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  • VOS Themis, New AHTS in Vroon Offshore’s Fleet (The Netherlands)

    18 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) yesterday announced that it had taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Themis, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered today, 17 October 2011, in China. The vessel will operate out of Singapore and will […]

  • Noble Energy Finds Natural Gas Offshore Israel

    26 November 2013

    Noble Energy has made a natural gas discovery offshore Israel. The news was first reported by Delek Group which said that the partners in South West Tamar exploration well have concluded that strong signs of natural gas were discovered based on logging tests while drilling that were carried out by the Operator, Noble Energy Mediterranean […]

  • Picture of the Day: Memphis Continues Tradition

    10 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    For many decades, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, has maintained the capability to fabricate specialized parts and equipment for its fleet of dredges, workboats and other equipment. The black and white photo taken in March 1939 show some of the Corps employees pouring a brass casting in the foundry at the old U.S. Engineer […]

  • Saipem Names New CFO

    2 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Italian oilfield services player Saipem has informed that, with effect from November 15, 2018, Stefano Cavacini will assume the role of chief financial officer of the company. According to Saipem, Cavacini will be responsibe for for the company’s administration, finance and control. Stefano Cavacini, 47, has experience in the role of CFO in multinational groups […]

  • Police Arrests 16 Workers for Conducting Illegal Mining at Kharghar-Kamothe Creek

    6 June 2014

    The police of Panvel tehsildar confiscated five barges that were conducting illegal mining in the creek between Kharghar and Mansarovar. Apart from the barges, the police arrested 16 workers for taking illegal actions, The Times of India informed. An NGO, Awaaz Foundation, have complained over the dredging activities and expressed their satisfaction over the quick […]

  • Crew members on board Maersk Idaho test positive for COVID-19

    26 June 2020
    Human Capital, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Several crew members on board a containership owned and operated by a US subsidiary of Danish shipping giant Maersk have tested positive for coronavirus.

  • Salamander Submits Insurance Claim for North Kutei Drilling (Indonesia)

    22 May 2013

    Salamander announces that an insurance claim is on-going relating to the North Kutei drilling campaign in Indonesia. The campaign has so far resulted in the South Kecapi oil and gas discovery and a suspended potential gas discovery at North Kendang-1. Operations on the Bedug-1 exploration well continue. As reported on 11 April 2013, the drilling […]

  • USCG Updates Port Security Advisory for Libya

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Coast Guard has issued an updated Port Security Advisory for Libya. Due to the continuing civil unrest and weak governmental institutions in Libya, the U.S. Government has concerns regarding whether the port facility security requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code are still being comprehensively executed and maintained. The […]

  • BP Engeneer to Talk About EOR at SPE Aberdeen

    21 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    BP’s Discipline Lead Reservoir Engineer, Euan Duncan, will address SPE Aberdeen’s members and the wider public on 23 April, at a presentation covering how EOR (enhanced oil recovery) works and the opportunities this technology presents when conditions are right. Duncan will discuss the BP North Sea EOR programme and lessons learned from water-alternating gas projects in the […]

  • Norway: Statoil’s Chief Researcher Wins Conrad Schlumberger Award 2010

    15 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    On 14 June Statoil’s chief researcher Lasse Amundsen received the prestigious Conrad Schlumberger Award 2010 for outstanding petroleum geophysics research. The award was presented by the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) during the organisation’s conference in Barcelona, Spain. Amundsen has published a great number of articles on seismic data processing and imaging. Many […]

  • Court to Resolve EBF Subsea Cable Dispute (Ireland)

    15 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Sea Fibre Networks Ltd (SFN) has taken legal actions on the Commercial Court against the Minister for the Environment regarding his approval of Emerald Bridge Fibres (EBF) Ltd’s subsea fibre optic telecommunications cable project. According to SFN, the cable that would stretch between Portmarnock, Co Dublin and Wales, would cross the SFN’s state-of-the-art network CeltixConnect, […]

  • Wind farm debut

    10 July 2009

    On the weekend of 11-12 July 2009, RWE npower renewables’ Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm is expected to generate power for the first time from its location off the north Wales coast. Weather permitting, the first of the wind farm’s 25 turbines will export its first power to shore as construction works continue on site […]

  • Crews ‘overpower Somali pirates’

    17 August 2009

    About 40 Egyptian fishermen have escaped from their Somali pirate captors near the northern town of Las Qorey, reports from the region say. A wounded pirate, found on a beach with machete wounds, said the crew attacked him and his colleagues with tools and then seized their weapons. He said that at least two pirates […]

  • Honolulu Plans Waimalu Stream Maintenance Dredging (USA)

    30 March 2012

    According to Pacific Business News, the City and County of Honolulu is taking bids on a contract worth a little more than $5 million to do maintenance dredging on Waimalu Stream. The work would include dredging accumulated sediment on Waimalu Stream and Punanani Channel and disposing of it in the South Oahu Ocean Dredged Material […]

  • Japan’s spot LNG price climbs in August

    9 September 2015

    Japan’s price of spot liquefied natural gas contracted in August averaged US$8.1 per mmBtu on DES basis, up from US$7.9 per mmBtu in July, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The average price of spot LNG imported into Japan that arrived in August 2015 was at US$7.7 per mmBtu, the data […]

  • Picture of the day: Gate LNG break bulk terminal

    7 July 2014

    Gate LNG terminal has last week taken the final investment decision to add LNG break bulk infrastructure and services to the first Dutch LNG import terminal. The new facility in the port of Rotterdam is expected to boost the use of LNG as a transportation fuel in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe. Break bulk (or […]

  • CNPC, Siemens Ink Three Partnership Deals, Germany

    24 September 2012
    Project & Tenders

    CNPC and Siemens, on September 11, in Munich, inked three documents including a framework agreement on procurement and supply of merchandise and service, a memorandum on sharing best practices and experiences, and a memorandum on cooperation in equipment manufacturing. A further step taken since the two sides reached a strategic cooperation agreement in February this […]

  • Gladstone Harbour: Turbidity Management Plan in Action (Australia)

    23 January 2012

    The seasonal king tides of 4.48m coupled with extremely low tides of 0.61m, and strong winds are contributing to natural water turbidity in Gladstone Harbour. The Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project has put the Turbidity Management Plan in action to assist in mitigating these natural variations. The TMP reduces Al Mahaar Cutter Suction dredging […]

  • Pirates Kidnap Three Offshore Nigeria

    7 March 2013

    Pirates have kidnapped three sailors from an offshore support vessel in Nigerian waters.  The attack reportedly occurred Tuesday, March 5, in the Niger Delta. According to Reuters, the pirates have kidnapped the captain, chief engineer and second engineer from the Armada Tuah 22 Anchor Handling Tug. The vessel, owned by Malaysia’s Bumi Armada, is under […]

  • PSV ‘Sea Springer’ Delivered to Deep Sea Supply

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Deep Sea Supply has taken delivery of the Platform Supply Vessel “Sea Springer” of Ulstein PX 105 design from Sinopacific Shipyard. The vessel is owned by Deep Sea Supply’s subsidiary. The vessel’s main characteristics are the size of 4700 dwt, 1000 m2 deck area, clean design, diesel electric propulsion and the X-bow design which reduces […]

  • Choppy waters ahead for multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping

    15 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Heavy lifting, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping is facing numerous uncertainties and is most likely to see a stagnation over the coming period, according to the UK-based consultancy Drewry. The market outlook is heavily reliant on the timing of the global economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, several other factors are impacting the market, […]

  • Searcher Kicks Off PNG Seismic Survey

    3 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Searcher Seismic has started the Haere 2D seismic survey offshore Papua New Guinea PNG. The survey, in cooperation with the Department of Petroleum and Energy (DPE) and project partner BGP, comprises ~17,000 km of 2D long-offset, high resolution, broadband seismic over the Gulf of Papua. The has now mobilised for the project. Rachel Masters, Global Sales Manager […]

  • Nordic Shipholding Breaches Loan Covenants amid Market Headwinds

    2 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Nordic Shipholding A/S has breached some of its loan covenants amid market woes.

  • Point Lonsdale Seawall Project Kicks Off

    8 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is repairing  the Point Lonsdale seawall, which was damaged by winter storms. Local contractors Elstone Diving Services Pty Ltd started the $47,000 project yesterday. DELWP Senior Environmental Planner, Frances Northeast, said: “A series of storms over winter saw high sea levels and powerful waves cause damage […]

  • Ithaca: Harrier Field on Track for Mid-2018 Startup

    8 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    Ithaca Energy, a UK North Sea oil and gas operator, has informed that the Harrier field development is on track for startup in mid-2018. The Harrier field, together with the Stella field, is a part of the Greater Stella Area (GSA), located in the Central Graben area of the Central North Sea. According to Ithaca, only tie-in of the Harrier […]