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  • China’s first offshore large-sized deepwater gas field starts production

    25 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    CNOOC Limited has started production from China’s first offshore large-sized independent deepwater gas field, Lingshui 17-2 gas field.

  • Studies Underway for Hastings Development Project

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    A series of marine studies are being rolled out this month to support the planning of the Port of Hastings Development Project. Minister for Ports David Hodgett announced this today and said that the studies demonstrated the thorough process the Port of Hastings Development Authority is taking to progress planning of the project and develop […]

  • USA: Unique System Sets Up Hyperbaric Reception Facility

    10 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Unique System LLC (USA), a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG), an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has successfully completed the first mobilization of its Unique Hydra purpose-built Hyperbaric Reception Facility (HRF) within the Gulf of Mexico region of the United States. Unique System LLC (USA) is based in New Iberia, Louisiana and Houston, Texas. […]

  • Hydrex Conducts Rapid Underwater Bow Thruster Removal in USA

    17 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A Hydrex diver/technician team mobilized to Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A. last month to remove the bow thruster of a 294-meter container vessel. The unit needed to be overhauled. Hydrex performed the operation underwater in a very short time frame. This made it possible for the owner to keep his vessel out of drydock. Together with all […]

  • Ecosse Subsea Moves into Larger Premises (UK)

    30 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has moved to larger premises as it prepares for significant business growth. ESS was established in 1996 and has a number of innovative patented technologies, including the SCAR plough and trenching system, which is in demand for specialist projects in the oil and gas and renewables sectors. The […]

  • Court Reaches Decision on the Elbe River Dredging Project

    10 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    After years of discussions, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has finally announced its decision on the Elbe River deepening project. Commenting on the court’s decision for the fairway adjustment of the Lower and Outer Elbe, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority, Jens Meier, yesterday said that the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has underlined the necessity for the […]

  • Plexus Strikes Another Wellhead Equipment Deal With Gusar

    26 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Plexus said that its Russian licensee Gusar has placed an order for an additional set of POS-GRIP exploration rental jack-up drilling wellhead equipment. The deal follows the installation of the first POS-GRIP rental gas exploration wellhead in Russia for Gazprom. Plexus’ CEO Ben Van Bilderbeek said: “The acquisition of additional POS-GRIP exploration wellhead equipment by […]

  • Lifeboat incident on ‘Maersk Giant’ under investigation

    15 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has decided to investigate the lifeboat incident which occurred on the Mærsk Giant jack-up drilling rig on January 14, 2015. According to the PSA, the incident occurred during testing of the lifeboat systems on the Mærsk Giant jack-up rig currently positioned on the Yme field in the southern North Sea. […]

  • After days of delays, Transocean Winner rig set to leave UK

    7 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    After weeks spent moored in Broad Bay, Scotland, the Transocean Winner semi-submersible drilling rig is finally set to depart the UK waters. The rig had been stranded near a beach close to Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland after the harsh weather blew it ashore in August. After that, the rig was towed to Broad Bay […]

  • IOG chairman steps down to take nuclear position

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Independent Oil and Gas (IOG), a development and production focused oil and gas company, has informed that its chairman would be stepping down from his position. IOG said that David Peattie, the non-executive chairman of the company, has accepted the CEO role of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as of March 1, 2017. To fulfill […]

  • Tidewater gets more time from lenders

    19 September 2016

    Tidewater, a provider of offshore service vessels (OSVs) to the global energy industry, has received an extension from lenders to sort out its debt arrangements.  Tidewater has experienced a significant decline in the utilization of its vessels, average day rates received, and vessel revenue due to a decrease in oil and gas prices that has led […]

  • Exceed nets new business in Malaysia

    6 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Well management and performance improvement specialist Exceed, based in Aberdeen, has won its first Malaysia-based contract for its performance improvement division, worth around $600,000. The three year call-off contract will see up to three members of Exceed personnel mobilised to the region. Performance coaches in this division work alongside client rig teams, developing front line […]

  • Hurricane: Drydocks on schedule with Aoka Mizu FPSO upgrades

    12 December 2017
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Upgrade works on the Aoka Mizu FPSO, which will operate on the Hurricane-operated Lancaster field off the UK, are progressing as planned and the project remains on schedule for first oil in the first half of 2019. 

  • Offshore workers stage strike on Statoil’s Mariner platform

    9 April 2018

    Offshore workers on Statoil-operated Mariner platform located in the UK sector of the North Sea staged an unofficial strike over the weekend.

  • IOGP elects BP man as new MC chair

    9 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    After two years, Monika Hausenblas of Shell has decided to step down from her role as Chair of International Association of Oil & Gas Producers’ Management Committee (MC).

  • UK: Alicat Prospers in Offshore Renewables Market

    10 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alicat Workboats Ltd. has seen the launch of its sixth vessel since being set up just over two years ago, establishing itself as a market leader in providing state-of-the-art catamarans to the offshore renewables sector. The high speed aluminium built vessels are specifically designed to quickly and comfortably transfer workers to offshore wind farms […]

  • ReCAAP: Maritime Crime Rampant in Asia

    21 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    A total of 161 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships had been reported in Asia during January-September 2015, a 25% increase compared to 129 incidents reported in the same period in 2014, according to a report by piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC. Of these, 11 were piracy incidents and 150 were armed robberies against […]

  • Family of Missing El Faro Crew Member Files USD 100 Million Lawsuit

    15 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Owners and the captain of the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing off the Bahamas on October 1 and is presumed to have sunk, are facing a USD 100 million lawsuit filed by the family of one of the 32 missing crew members, Reuters reports. The family of the 33-year-old Lonnie Jordan filed the USD […]

  • Diana Expands Fleet, Agrees on New Charters

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, has through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary taken delivery of the M/V  G. P. Zafirakis, a 179,492 dwt newly built Capesize dry bulk vessel that the company entered into an agreement to purchase in June 2014. The M/V G. P. Zafirakis is […]

  • FoundOcean Wins Major Contract to Help Raise Costa Concordia Wreck

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Scottish-based FoundOcean has been working at the Costa Concordia wreck removal site since October 2012, having been awarded the scope of work to design, manufacture, and grout 2,500 fabric formworks, which will support the ship’s hull during the up-righting phase of the salvage operation. FoundOcean will also carry out the foundation grouting of six subsea […]

  • South Korea: HHI to Build Drillship for Diamond Offshore

    10 May 2012

    Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., its subsidiary Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited, has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for construction of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with delivery scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2014. Total cost, including commissioning, spares and project management, but excluding capitalized interest, is expected to be approximately […]

  • ACCSEAS Annual Conference Takes Place in Edinburgh, Scotland

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The ACCSEAS Second Annual Conference takes place next week in Edinburgh, Scotland, with an array of maritime organisations from around the globe convening to discuss the work of ACCSEAS in developing a test-bed of e-navigation solutions to help keep mariners safe when navigating the increasingly busy shipping waters of the North Sea Region. Organisations confirmed […]

  • Saab Transpondertech to supply AIS Network for Romania

    10 June 2009

    Saab TransponderTech AB, the international leader in Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology, today announced that it has installed more than 15,000 shipboard AIS transponders and 1,500 AIS base stations around the world. “This is a major milestone and underscores Saab’s clear position of market dominance in maritime AIS,” said Gunnar Mangs, vice president, sales and […]

  • UK: Briggs Commercial Takes Delivery of 18m Survey Catamaran

    5 February 2013

    Incat Crowther announced that Briggs Commercial has taken delivery of the 18m Coastal Survey Catamaran, Severn Guardian. Severn Guardian is the third in a line of such vessels deployed by Briggs Marine to support coastal survey operations for the Environment Agency of England and Wales. Launched by UK’s Mustang Marine in late 2012, she joins […]

  • Scorpio Orders Two Tankers from Hyundai Mipo, South Korea

    24 January 2013

    Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of two 50,000 deadweight ton product tankers to be delivered in May and June 2014. In addition, the Company has taken delivery of four previously announced time chartered-in vessels. Newbuilding vessel orders The Company […]