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  • Bumi Armada Receives Its Newbuild PSV

    20 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services company, Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada) announced that it took delivery of the first of four PSVs (platform supply vessels) from Sentinel Offshore (L) Ltd on 31 July 2013 at the  Xiamen Shipyard in China. The contract for the four PSVs which is worth approximately USD80 million (RM260 million) is […]

  • Study Shows Nature of International Piracy Is Changing

    11 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The nature of international piracy is undergoing a dramatic change, according to a study recently released by three organizations: the International Maritime Bureau, Oceans Beyond Piracy and Maritime Piracy-Humanitarian Response. The study shows that in 2012, for the first time in recent history, pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea surpassed those in the Gulf […]

  • BAE Systems Mobile: Search Continues for Missing Shipyard Worker, USA

    5 April 2013

    One worker from BAE Systems Mobile, Alabama, shipyard is still missing after the CCL’s cruise ship Carnival Triumph, due to the high wind, broke loose from the dock. Erin Moseley, the new president of BAE Systems Support Solutions sector, said: “On Tuesday at approximately 1:30 p.m., CDT, an unexpected weather event with high winds passed through our […]

  • UK: BMT’s Engineers to Take Part in Aircraft Carrier Alliance Platform Design Team

    24 August 2011

    BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announces that two of its naval experts have secured prominent roles within the Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier project. As part of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) platform design team, Rob Weedon has assumed the role of Chief Naval Architect and will be responsible for General […]

  • ABB Wins Automation Services Contract Renewal for PEMEX in Mexico

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $16 million for the renewal of a lifecycle service contract to maintain and upgrade automation equipment installed on sixteen offshore production platforms in PEMEX’s Cantarell and Ku-Maloob-Zaap Oil Fields. The contract renewal is for four years. Cantarell and Ku-Maloob-Zaap are the largest […]

  • India: Cochin Shipyard Delivers SCI Yamuna

    27 November 2012

    Cochin Shipyard Limited today, on Nov. 27, handed over the new high-tech Rolls Royce Platform Supply Vessel of UT 755 CD design to Shipping Corporation of India. The vessel named SCI Yamuna is the second, in the series of two, high technology offshore vessels being built by CSL for SCI. The vessel is dually classed […]

  • Russia: Caspian Flotilla to Start Modernization

    3 September 2012

    Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla (CF) in the nearest time will radically change and reinforce its strength, said Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov on Aug 29 during an inspection tour over Astrakhan region. That was the first inspection visit of Viktor Chirkov to Caspian Flotilla since his appointment. At the working meeting, governor of Astrakhan […]

  • EUNAVFOR Stops Group of Suspected Pirates Off Somalia

    30 March 2012

    EU Counter Piracy Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) have tracked down and stopped a group of suspected pirates who were believed to have tried to attack a Hong-Kong flagged tanker approximately 400 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia. EU Naval Force warship FS Aconit was called to investigate after the tanker came under attack on 26 […]

  • Evol LNG to fuel Adaman’s Kirkalocka gold mine

    17 June 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Wesfarmers unit Evol LNG has won a long-term contract to supply liquefied natural gas the Kirkalocka gold mine in Western Australia.

  • SeaRoc Develops Communications and Logistic Data System for Offshore Wind

    20 September 2016
    Technology

    SeaRoc Group has launched SeaHub, a new communications and logistic data solution and an industry-first for the offshore wind sector, according to the company. The SeaHub system utilises the latest enhancements of its SeaPlanner software, which sets out to centralise, standardise, automate and make equipment easily deployable, subsequently reducing costs and ensuring safety for the people […]

  • Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Training Center Gets GWO Accreditation

    15 August 2019
    Human Capital

    Taiwan’s first offshore wind energy training center has secured Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accreditation to deliver Basic Safety Training (BST) and Basic Technical Training (BTT). The center is developed by Taiwan International Windpower Training Corporation (TIWTC), a joint venture of CWind Taiwan, Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), China Steel Corporation (CSC), China Ship Building […]

  • South Africa to Get Wave Power Plant

    4 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Blackbird International Corporation (BBRD), a wave energy technology company, through its wholly owned affiliate (WERPO) and Wadamba Technovations Pty Ltd have agreed to set up a joint venture to install a 500 MW power plant in South Africa. Daniel Naimi, head of operations, states: “We are most pleased with not only this joint venture but that this advances […]

  • PM wants Vietnam’s first LNG power plants online by June as delays loom

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

    Following delays related to the startup of Vietnam’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects under development announced at a recently held industry event, the country’s Prime Minister has called for stepping up the ante on starting their commercial operation.

  • Honeywell Opens Life Safety Training Center in Houston

    18 September 2013

    The International Labor Organization estimates that every 15 seconds worldwide, a worker loses his or her life due to a work-related injury or illness. More than 650 workers died in the United States last year as a result of falls, slips or other missteps in the workplace, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. To help educate […]

  • Colombo Dockyard: Launching Ceremony for New MPSV (Sri Lanka)

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) launched the 1st of a series three Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSVs) for Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Limited of Singapore, at the auspicious time of 1035 am on 5th March 2012. The ceremonial Launching was done by Owner’s Representative Mr. P.R. Naware (Executive Director) in the presence of Mr. V. […]

  • PSA: Heimdal Leak among the Most Serious Gas Emissions on NCS

    20 December 2012

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has notified Statoil of an order after its investigation of a hydrocarbon leak on Heimdal platform on 26 May 2012. The report identifies serious non-conformities from the regulations which are significant for safety. The hydrocarbon leak occurred in connection with the testing of two emergency shutdown valves (ESDVs) on […]

  • WWF, Greenpeace: Offshore Wind Better Than Gas for UK Economy

    4 December 2012
    Research & Development

    Investment in offshore wind would create more jobs and generate higher GDP than reliance on gas-fired power, with only marginal impacts on electricity prices, according to a Cambridge Econometrics report launched today by WWF-UK and Greenpeace. “Much of the debate around the choice between gas-fired and offshore wind electricity generation in the years post-2020 assumes […]

  • Oil & gas price uptick and vessel rerouting as Israel-Iran conflict keeps markets on edge

    17 June 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    A spike in crude oil prices and tweaks to ships’ regular routes are some of the key indicators of uncertainty enveloping energy and shipping markets in the wake of Israel’s attack on Iran, as both countries turn off their giant offshore hydrocarbon production taps for safety reasons.

  • Jack-up rig in Middle East to sport UK player’s red zone monitoring solution

    30 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    The UK’s Salunda has secured a multi-year contract to install its red zone monitoring solution on a jack-up rig in the Middle East.

  • USA: HydroVision International Gains Support of Six Industry-Leading Associations

    22 March 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    HydroVision International gained the support of six industry-leading associations for its 2013 event in Denver, Colorado, USA. The associations will assist in pre-event publicity and in on-site sessions. HydroVision International will take place July 23-26, 2013 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. HydroVision is the world’s largest hydropower conference and exhibition. It is […]

  • US DOE Seeks Input on Aqua Ventus I Environmental Assessment Scope

    16 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting public input on the scope of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 12MW New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind demonstration project in the Gulf of Maine, being developed by the University of Maine.

  • US DOE Seeks Input on Aqua Ventus I Environmental Assessment Scope

    16 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting public input on the scope of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 12MW New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind demonstration project in the Gulf of Maine, being developed by the University of Maine.

  • Power generation, transport to push gas growth, Gazprom’s head says

    28 May 2018

    Growing role of gas in the global energy mix is to come primarily from power generation and transport, Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller said. Speaking at an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Miller said that in regards to power generation, it is a “cost-effective and viable alternative.”  “The internal rate of return for combined-cycle projects averages 14 to 15 […]

  • EPA Proposes Amendments to Woonasquatucket River Cleanup Plan (USA)

    18 July 2012

    EPA has issued a Proposed Cleanup Plan Amendment for the cleanup of dioxin at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence, R.I. Dioxins are toxic chemicals that naturally exist in the environment and can be released into the environment through forest fires, backyard burning of trash, certain industrial activities, and residue from […]

  • IMO CCC 7 agrees on guidelines for ships using fuel cells

    20 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Draft interim guidelines aimed at providing international standard provisions for ships using fuel cell power installations have been agreed by International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 7).