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  • Transworld Associates and TE SubCom Plan to Upgrade TW1 Subsea Cable System (Pakistan)

    12 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      Transworld Associates Ltd. , Pakistan’s first private submarine fiber optic cable operator, and TE SubCom a TE Connectivity company formerly known as Tyco Telecom and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced plans to upgrade the TW1 undersea cable system. TW1, which was constructed by SubCom and began operations in 2006, connects Pakistan, […]

  • UK: Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Showcase Its Expertise at Tidal Energy Event

    17 August 2012

    As the famous saying goes “fortune favours the bold” so it is no surprise that Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), a firm who has amassed a wealth of experience in developing and building ocean going vessels, various types of marine structures along with advanced engineering technologies for high-efficiency gas turbine power generation plants have taken the […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Installation Work Proceeds as Planned

    5 July 2012

    During the last six months, a lot of effort has been put into the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm.  DONG Energy’s Project Manager, Claus Bøjle Møller, has been overall responsible for the construction project and gave a status of the last six months: ”If I don’t take the daily […]

  • Ramboll to Carry Out EIA for Three Nearshore Wind Farms in Denmark

    28 October 2013
    Environment

    Ramboll was recently awarded a major contract to carry out the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for three near-shore wind farms in Danish waters for the Danish energy grid owner, Energinet.dk. The project covers the EIA for both the offshore wind farms as well as the onshore connection to the national grid. “Ramboll’s experts have significant […]

  • 2013 Best Financial Year Ever for PNE WIND

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    German wind farm developer PNEWIND AG has published its annual report for 2013, which turned out to be the most successful fiscal year in the company’s history. At the same time, the company has significantly expanded its operational activities in the first quarter of 2014. “2013was not only an outstanding year financially for PNE WIND […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Delivers Rix Tiger

    30 September 2013

    The thunder may have been roaring on the North East coast at the end of July but that didn’t stop the UK’s premier boat builder Alnmaritec delivering the latest boat to be built at their Blyth, Northumberland base for client Rix Shipping. The ‘Rix Tiger’ is the second of the new Wave Captain class of […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Delivers Rix Tiger

    30 September 2013

    The thunder may have been roaring on the North East coast at the end of July but that didn’t stop the UK’s premier boat builder Alnmaritec delivering the latest boat to be built at their Blyth, Northumberland base for client Rix Shipping. The ‘Rix Tiger’ is the second of the new Wave Captain class of […]

  • Tortue oil field reserves review shows 80 pct surge

    8 January 2018
    Project & Tenders

    BW Offshore’s subsidiary, BW Energy Gabon (BWEG), has seen an increase in oil reserves at Tortue field, located offshore Gabon.

  • CHC leases Airbus helicopter for North Sea ops

    21 December 2017

    Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H175 aircraft and placed it on lease with CHC. The aircraft will be based out of Aberdeen, Scotland, supporting oil and gas production activities in the North Sea. Crispin Maunder, Executive Chairman of LCI, says: “The […]

  • The Netherlands: SBM Offshore Records First Half Net Loss of USD 250.8 Million

    18 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    SBM Offshore today announced half-year results for 2011. Financial Highlights Turnover of US$ 1,461 million (US$ 1,378 million in H1 2010); EBITDA of US$ 359.7 million (EBITDA of US$ 293.5 million in H1 2010); US$ 450 million impairment charge booked in H1 2011, as already announced on 28 July 2011; Net loss of US$ (250.8) […]

  • What Added Costs Will Sulphur Directive Bring?

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ships’ costs structures will change as increased bunker costs are unavoidable due to the latest 0.1% Sulphur Directive for the Emission Control Areas (ECAs), which came into effect January 1, according to Karen Jacques, Dryad Maritime’s Director for Asia Pacific. There will inevitably also be additional costs associated with the requirement for additional bunkering to carry […]

  • Sea Shepherd Volunteers Arrested in Faroe Islands

    21 July 2015

    Two volunteer crewmembers from a ship operated by the conservationist group Sea Shepherd, Sam Simon, have been arrested in the Faroe Islands by Faroese police. The duo, identified as Susan Larsen of the United States, driver of the small boat named Farley, and Tom Strerath of Germany, navigator of the boat, were arrested at approximately 0900 local time on Monday […]

  • ICS: Implementation of Global Sulphur Cap Likely in 2020

    5 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has agreed that the shipping and bunker refining industries should work to the possibility that the global 0.5% sulphur in fuel cap, required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is more likely to be implemented worldwide from 2020, rather than 2025. Annex VI of the IMO MARPOL Convention allows […]

  • Small-scale market pushes LNG import and export up at Gate terminal

    12 January 2015

    For the third year in a row Gate terminal shows an increase in terms of import and export of liquefied natural gas.

  • BG: LNG market entering a period of supply growth

    4 March 2015

    For the LNG market, 2015 will be marked by increasing volatility as new ‘waves’ of supply start adding volume together with new markets opening up, according to BG Group’s annual Global LNG Market Outlook.

  • Most popular articles of the week, September 15 – 21, 2014

    21 September 2014

    Death on FSO, Jobs slashed in Norway, Oil discovery in Angola, Scotland votes No, No crocs on choppers, NCS rig overcapacity, Exxon drilling halt in Russia, Qataris swoop for Keppel rig…

  • UK Gives BP a Go-Ahead for Drilling Offshore Shetlands

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given BP consent to drill the deepwater North Uist well, northwest of the Shetland Islands. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has subjected BP’s application, including the environmental impact and emergency response plans, to detailed and extensive scrutiny, and the Health and Safety Executive has undertaken a thorough examination […]

  • Shipdock Amsterdam to Refit ‘Polarcus Naila’

    17 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ship repair and conversion yard Shipdock Amsterdam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, received a contract for the propulsion upgrade of the 3D Seismic Vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’. The ultra-modern vessel will arrive at Shipdock in February 2014 for its six-week conversion. In addition to the propulsion upgrade the vessel will also undergo modification works in order […]

  • Asian Hercules III ‘largest heavy-lift sheerlegs of its kind’ named in Singapore

    15 May 2015
    Equipment

    Asian Lift, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Smit Singapore, a member of the Boskalis Group of Companies, has named today, May 15, 2015, the Asian Hercules III.  According to the company, the Asian Hercules III is the largest and most versatile heavy-lift sheerlegs of its kind in the world. […]

  • Statoil CEO: Our industry has bad memory

    22 April 2015

      Statoil CEO Eldar Sætre has called for more standardization across the oil and gas industry, saying that is the key to lowering costs in the tough market of low oil prices. Sætre, appointed CEO of Norway’s biggest oil company after Helge Lund left for BG Group, said: “Some say that the secret to happiness […]

  • DW: Brazil will need to drill 300 wells to reach production target

    6 July 2015

    Petrobras has long been a pioneer in the adoption and deployment of deepwater technology. This has enabled them to build huge reserves of some 16 billion barrels of oil, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, said in its DW Monday report. Converting these reserves to production, however, is another matter and Petrobras has a history of setting […]

  • Increased O&G industry activity to boost PPE fabrication

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Increased activity in end-user industries such as manufacturing and oil and gas is expected to boost the adoption of above-the-neck personal protective equipment (PPE) across Western Europe. Opportunities abound, particularly in the manufacturing sector, where new jobs are being created due to in-shoring. Market participants will be looking to exploit these trends by rolling out […]

  • Aker BP integration complete after BP, Det norske merger

    1 December 2016

    Aker BP, a new exploration and production player in Norway,  has completed the integration after the merger between Det norske oljeselskap and BP Norway, announced earlier this year. The merged company on Thursday announced that Aker BP now operates “as one organization with considerable ambitions on the Norwegian continental shelf.” “Aker BP has been through […]

  • GC Rieber slips to red over impairments, low activity

    9 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian offshore shipowner GC Rieber Shipping sank to a loss in the third quarter 2016 versus a profitable third quarter last year, mostly due to fleet impairment and low activity in the oil related segments of subsea and marine seismic. The shipping company on Wednesday reported a net loss of NOK 233.5 million ($28.1M) in 3Q […]

  • WWF Canada challenges validity of Shell’s exploration permits

    12 April 2016

    World Wildlife Fund Canada, the environment conservation organization, has taken legal action challenging validity of some Shell’s offshore exploration permits in Canada. WWF-Canada is aiming to have Shell’s Lancaster Sound oil and gas exploration permits declared expired. The conservation group claims that the permits issued more than four decades ago, are now expired “and therefore invalid.” […]