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  • Expro Installs DST ExACT in Live Offshore Well

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Expro, an International oilfield services company, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well. The successful operation, a tubing conveyed perforating ‘shoot and pull’, took place on the Vermillion field offshore in the Gulf of Mexico following trial work onshore in Brazil last year. […]

  • PIRA Energy: Seasonal Weakness in 2Q Global LNG Pressured Down More on Europe

    12 June 2013

    PIRA Energy Group reports that seasonal weakness in 2Q global LNG has pressured down more on Europe. In the U.S., the falloff in natural gas drilling has yet to affect output. In Europe, power sector gas demand spiraled lower. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market fundamentals has revealed the following: The traditional 2Q weak […]

  • USA: Dredging costs of the Emory River are up, but so is the quality of the river

    18 February 2010
    Project & Tenders

    The cleanup of coal ash from the Emory River in East Tennessee has been “remarkable” with more than 70 percent removed from the waterway since the spill at TVA’s Kingston coal-fired plant, a state environment official told lawmakers Tuesday. [mappress] Source: Tennessean, February 17, 2010

  • Investigation of fatal Gulf of Mexico incident reveals probable causes

    20 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    U.S. offshore safety regulator has released an investigation report on a fatal incident on Fieldwood Energy’s platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Foss’ Rainier Shipyard Celebrates Major Milestone

    17 April 2013

    Eleven prefabricated vessel modules were successfully transported overland from Foss Maritime’s Rainier Shipyard in Rainier, Ore. to an assembly yard in Grand Coulee, Wa. Partnering with Washington state and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Foss recently completed fabrication of the hull modules as well as preliminary outfitting and systems for the state’s newest […]

  • Equinor tasked with tackling five improvement points at Johan Sverdrup

    22 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norway’s offshore safety regulator is awaiting a response from Equinor regarding the way the identified improvement points will be sorted out.

  • Ship recycling sector in Türkiye faces renewed scrutiny amid recent incidents

    15 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    The ship recycling industry in Türkiye has seen a wave of developments in recent months, drawing renewed scrutiny over safety practices, transparency, and environmental oversight, the Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking Platform has shared. According to the organization, the spotlight is once again on Aliağa, where controversies regarding the sale of shipbreaking yards, the arrival of a […]

  • Vietnam: Dung Quat Shipyard Delivers Repaired VSP01

    6 September 2012

    After 3 months of repairing, on 15th August 2012, Dung Quat Shipyard (DQS) delivered the VSP01 (FSO) for the ship owner Vietsovpetro. This is one of the largest oil storage vessels in Vietnam. The VSP-01 is built in 2000 in Japan, the largest length: Lmax = 262.40 m. The widest Bmax = 46.0 m. Depth […]

  • DPRK repatriates S.Korean fisherman

    19 April 2005

    The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) sent back a South Korean fisherman Monday afternoon, five days after he crossed the eastern inter-Korean sea border aboard a vessel despite South Korean military fired warning shots to stop him. A DPRK vessel handed over the South Korean fisherman, Hwang Hong-ryon, together with his 3.9-ton ship, to […]

  • Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker

    10 November 2009

    Somali pirates have attacked an oil tanker some 1,000 nautical miles (1,850km) off the coast, the EU’s anti-piracy mission says. The Hong Kong-registered BW Lion managed to evade an attack by two fast skiffs, firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, it says.

  • Australia oil well leak plugged

    4 November 2009

    An oil rig which has leaked thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea over the last 10 weeks has been plugged, the rig’s operators have said. A massive fire burning on the West Atlas rig has also largely been put out, said PTTEP Australia.

  • Exposure loss for vehicle owners onboard Felicity Ace estimated at $155M

    22 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    A fire on the Felicity Ace car carrier off Azores Islands is likely to generate at least $155 million in expected losses for Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini vehicles on board the vessel, the analysis from risk modelling company Russell showed.

  • Pella: Tugboat ‘MB-93’ Ready for Delivery

    18 September 2013

    Pella Shipyard has completed the trials of the tugboat “MB-93”, building No 504, the second from the series of 6 tugboats of project PE-65, built for the Russian Navy. In November the tugboat will be put into operation within RF Pacific Fleet. Assignment: towing of vessels and floating objects in harbor areas and open seas […]

  • Video: Sunken Russian Trawler Leaking Oil

    24 April 2015

    Three leaks have been detected during an inspection of the Russian trawler Oleg Naydenov that sank on April 14th some 15 miles off Punta Maspalomas, the Canary Islands. The  Canary Islands Government and the Ministry of Environment said they were working on collecting the hydrocarbon residues on the beaches of Veneguera, Tasarte and Taurito, where initial estimates show that around […]

  • Toxic ship to be escorted into Brisbane

    22 June 2006

    Fire safety authorities have boarded a ship off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast that is leaking gas from toxic chemicals. The ship is due to be escorted into Brisbane by water police this afternoon. Queensland authorities say the container ship will not be going anywhere until a full scientific hazard assessment has been completed and is considered […]

  • IMB piracy figures indicate increased threat and range of Somali pirates

    22 April 2010

    The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 67 incidents of piracy worldwide in the first three months of 2010. Twenty-six vessels were boarded, 18 were fired upon, there were twelve attempted attacks and eleven vessels were hijacked.

  • USA: Incident Occurs on Ship Shoal 233 B Platform in Gulf of Mexico

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    W&T Offshore, Inc. reports that at about 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, a fire started on its Ship Shoal 233 B Platform and was subsequently extinguished at 11:35 a.m. This production processing facility, which is operated by the Company, is located approximately 30 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, in 128 feet of […]

  • Thome, WSS Pen Safety Service Agreement

    22 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based ship management company Thome and Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) have signed a Safety Service Agreement, under which WSS will be in charge of keeping Thome’s fleet compliant with the high safety standards. “Partnering with WSS on our safety service management gives us the assurance that our safety equipment is managed to the same high […]

  • Thome, WSS Pen Safety Service Agreement

    22 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based ship management company Thome and Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) have signed a Safety Service Agreement, under which WSS will be in charge of keeping Thome’s fleet compliant with the high safety standards. “Partnering with WSS on our safety service management gives us the assurance that our safety equipment is managed to the same high […]

  • USA: W&T Offshore Provides Information Regarding Incident on Ship Shoal 233 B Platform

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    W&T Offshore, Inc. reports that at about 10:00 a.m. this morning, a fire started on its Ship Shoal 233 B Platform and was subsequently extinguished at 11:35 a.m. This production processing facility, which is operated by the Company, is located approximately 30 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, in 128 feet of […]

  • Top News of the Week April 7 – April 12, 2014

    13 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Video: Damen’s Shipment Reaches Rotterdam Last Friday, a shipment that left China seven weeks ago carrying 13 new Damen Stan Pontoons and 10 other Damen vessels arrived in Rotterdam. ILO Visits ‘B Ladybug’ Drifting off Malta International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives visited the crew of the B Ladybug, a Ro-Ro ship, which has been stranded […]

  • Philippines: Appeal to MARINA to Reconsider its Decision on Trans-Asia Shipping Line’s Vessels

    4 August 2011

    Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has made an appeal with Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to reconsider its earlier decision to ground all the vessels of Cebu-based Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, a move which she described as “drastic” and which “violates due process.” “We appeal to Marina to consider the consequences of its action, which I find rather […]

  • BC Ferries orders LNG conversion of two Spirit-Class vessels

    25 March 2016
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    BC Ferries awarded a contract to Remontowa Ship Repair Yard of Gdansk, Poland to convert two Spirit-Class vessels to dual-fuel.

  • Statoil’s Brage Management Needs Improvement, PSA Norway Says

    25 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    During the period 24-27 April 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of electrical systems, instrumented safety systems and fire and explosion protection on the Brage offshore platform. The audit activity was carried out in the form of a meeting with the operations organisation in Bergen, with subsequent verifications and interviews with […]

  • Kongsberg clinches Catcher FPSO job

    28 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) will deliver an Integrated Control and Safety System for the new BW Offshore ‘Catcher FPSO’.