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  • Minister Ewing Keynote Speaker at Offshore Decommissioning Conference

    26 September 2013

    Oil & Gas UK and Decom North Sea, co-organisers of the Offshore Decommissioning Conference, have confirmed that Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism will deliver the keynote address at this year’s event, sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP. The conference will take place at the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews from 1 to […]

  • Ballast Water Management, an Active Subject

    21 April 2012

    Vast amounts of ballast water are transported over various continents. Ships require this water for stability and manoeuvrability. However, it can hold living and dead organisms unknown to the ecosystem it is or will be pumped into. These organisms can be harmful to the receiving ecosystem. Royal NIOZ on Texel, the Netherlands is part of […]

  • Petrofac eliminates need for offshore surveys with digital process

    19 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Petrofac has collaborated with James Fisher Asset Information Services to eliminate the need for offshore surveys ahead of modifications.

  • Scotland sets aside funds to help those affected by oil slump

    1 February 2016

    The Scottish Government has set aside £12 million ($17.2M) in order to help people who face losing their jobs in the oil and gas sector. According to a statement by the government, the fund, announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, will be used to help those affected transition into other energy industry and manufacturing employment. The First […]

  • Iona Energy goes into administration

    7 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Iona Energy has appointed two administrators from FTI Consulting LLP, a global business advisory firm, as it enters into administration.  Namely, Chad Griffin and Lisa Rickelton of FTI Consulting LLP were appointed as joint administrators for Iona Energy Company (UK) plc and Iona UK Huntington Limited, both oil and gas exploration and production companies with assets in the UK […]

  • First power flows from world’s largest floating offshore wind farm

    14 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    First power has been produced from the first turbine at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The power from the first turbine, which was installed in June, was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea on 13 November. The Hywind Tampen floating offshore […]

  • The Netherlands: Archaeological Specialists Investigate in Yangtzehaven

    7 October 2011

    A team of archaeological specialists is carrying out investigations in the Yangtzehaven. They hope to find traces of human habitation there from 12,000 years ago. The current Yangtzehaven will become the entrance for shipping to Maasvlakte 2. At the end of 2012, the Yangtzehaven will therefore be dug out and deepened to -20 NAP. The […]

  • Bladt Industries Gets Steel for Innovative ‘Suction Bucket’ Foundation

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Tata Steel, Europe’s second largest steel producer, in conjunction with German pipe manufacturer Eisenbau Krӓmer, has successfully completed delivery of 400 tonnes of 3D profiled and submerged arc welded (SAW) tubular steel to Bladt Industries which is being used for an innovative suction bucket foundation being trialled in the North Sea. In a bid to […]

  • Germany: DeepOcean Awarded Subsea Removal Contract

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has been awarded a contract by AF Group in connection with the removal and recycling contract for the B-11 riser platform cessation project for Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The contract is an option in the existing contract DeepOcean was awarded in […]

  • The Netherlands: Archaeological Specialists Carry Out Investigations in Yangtzehaven

    7 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      A team of archaeological specialists is carrying out investigations in the Yangtzehaven. They hope to find traces of human habitation there from 12,000 years ago. The current Yangtzehaven will become the entrance for shipping to Maasvlakte 2. At the end of 2012, the Yangtzehaven will therefore be dug out and deepened to -20 NAP. […]

  • New Oil and Gas Discovery for Equinor Near Fram Field

    6 November 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor and partners ExxonMobil, Idemitsu and Neptune have discovered oil and gas in exploration well Echino South, 35/11-23, near the Fram field in the North Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at 6-16 million standard cubic meters of oil equivalent, corresponding to 38-100 million barrels of oil equivalent. “We are making one of this year’s biggest […]

  • Registration opens for Subsea Expo (UK)

    16 December 2014

    Subsea UK has informed that the registration has opened for Subsea Expo, Europe’s “largest annual subsea conference and exhibition”, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre from the 11th to the 13th of February 2015. The flagship event, organised by industry body Subsea UK, is expected to attract over 6,000 delegates and […]

  • Contract Awarded for New IJmuiden Lock

    21 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    After a lifetime of almost 100 years, the Northern lock in IJmuiden, the Netherlands is about to be replaced. Rijkswaterstaat (the Dutch Highways and Waterways Agency) has awarded the construction contract for the new IJmuiden sea lock, located at the entrance to the North Sea Canal, to the Consortium OpenIJ. The consortium, consisting of BAM-PGGM and […]

  • MacGregor to Supply SWL Subsea Crane for COSL’s New AHTS

    25 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry for a 100-tonne SWL active heave-compensated subsea crane. The MacGregor crane will be installed on the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, currently under construction for the offshore specialist, China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL). Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry, a subsidiary of one of China’s […]

  • Germany: TÜV SÜD to Test 30 Siemens’ Turbines

    13 November 2012

    TÜV SÜD has received an order from Siemens Wind Power to test wind turbines in the North Sea. For the Borkum Riffgat project, the TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH will test a total of 30 wind turbines from Siemens. The services include testing of lifts, pressure tanks, cranes, ladders and fall protection as stipulated by […]

  • Farstad Scores $186 Mln in Charter Deals with Petrobras

    29 October 2013

    Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded two charter contracts in Brazil Petrobras has awarded the IMR vessel Far Saga (2001, UT 745 L) a 6 year contract with 6 years options. The contract includes ROV support and other subsea related activities in Brazilian waters. Far Saga will leave the North Sea during December 2013. Before leaving, the […]

  • Keel laid for ‘Beacon Atlantic’

    10 November 2014
    Exploration & Production

    China’s CIMC Raffles last Friday held a keel laying ceremony for a new semi-submersible drilling rig, the Beacon Atlantic. This will be the ninth semi-submersible drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles. The ceremony was held at the company’s Yantai construction base. Beacon Atlantic is the 6th semisubmersible drilling rig of the GM design. Scheduled for […]

  • PIRIOU Launches WFSV Duo

    19 November 2013

    PIRIOU shipyard has launched two 19m wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) for MPI WORKBOATS Ltd., VROON’s offshore wind farm subsidiary. Started in April 2013, ‘MPI NAPOLEON’ and ‘MPI SNOWBALL’ will join MPI’s fleet at the beginning of 2014 and will go into service in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Both vessels have been designed […]

  • MacGregor Bags Subsea Crane Order

    25 February 2014

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry for a 100-tonne SWL active heave-compensated subsea crane. The MacGregor crane will be installed on the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, currently under construction for the offshore specialist, China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL). Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry, a subsidiary of one of China’s […]

  • The Netherlands: Christening Ceremony for Pilot Station Vessel ‘Polaris’

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands christens the boat ‘Polaris’ at the Cruise Terminal Rotterdam. Conoship’s member shipyard Barkmeijer had earlier launched Pilot Station Vessel ‘Polaris’ (NB 324). This vessel design is the result of close collaboration between the Dutch Pilot Organisation, Barkmeijer Shipyards and Conoship International. Special attention was paid to motional behaviour […]

  • ‘Great’ oil & gas exploration appetite bears fruit as Norway awards 53 new production licenses

    15 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    As part of the award in the pre-defined areas 2024 (APA 2024) round, Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 53 production licenses to 20 oil and gas companies for further hydrocarbon exploration activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Equinor decides not to exercise option on Jersey’s Buchan blocks

    8 October 2019

    Norway’s Equinor has elected not to exercise the three-month option which was granted by Jersey Oil & Gas over a 50% equity interest in respect of Blocks 20/5a and 21/1a (the Buchan blocks) in the UK North Sea. 

  • Boskalis Secures Offshore Wind Related Contracts in Irish Sea

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Boskalis has signed a contract with partners DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables for the partial construction of the “West of Duddon Sands” offshore wind park in the Irish Sea. The work comprises the preparation of the seabed and the transport and placing of 108 wind turbine foundations. The project will be carried out by […]

  • Well-Safe Selects Port of Dundee for Marine Base Location

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Aberdeen-based Well-Safe Solutions has selected Port of Dundee for its onshore marine base location. Well-Safe secured two acres of quayside facilities with access to 40,000 square feet of covered space at the Port of Dundee for its marine assets. The Port of Dundee will provide Well-Safe with direct access to deep water quaysides, heavy lifting […]

  • Harbour Energy expects low output to bounce back as delayed project nears start-up

    23 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Heavy lifting, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Harbour Energy has experienced a negative impact on production during the first five months of 2021 due to planned maintenance and outages.