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  • Popular offshore industry news in 2Q 2018

    1 January 2019

    The most popular news at Offshore Energy Today during the second quarter of 2018.

  • Floatel Orders 5th Flotel from Keppel

    20 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a contract worth about US$280 million by Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), to build its fifth accommodation semisubmersible unit for delivery in 4Q 2015. Keppel FELS previously delivered the accommodation semis, Floatel Superior and Floatel Reliance, in 2010 and is currently constructing two more – Floatel Victory and […]

  • Obama Admin Proposes New Well Control Measures

    14 April 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has presented proposed regulations for better protection from oil spills. The measures include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. The proposal comes in response to the findings of investigations into the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, and […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Receives Investor of Year Award

    25 January 2013

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been conferred the prestigious Investor of the Year award, made every year by the British Government and UK Trade & Investment to prominent companies for investment and strategic projects in Great Britain. The awards ceremony will be held this evening in […]

  • UK: Sky1 Premiere is Race Against Time for BMT Naval Expert

    5 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Naval Architect Sam Stevens, from BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy recently undertook one of the biggest engineering challenges of his career to date. Sam was part of a team of four competing in the Sky1 premiere of SAFEBREAKERS, a brand […]

  • Yokogawa Bags Cygnus Gas Field Job (UK)

    23 January 2013

      Yokogawa Electric Corporation has been awarded a contract by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd to supply the integrated control and safety systems (ICSS) for its new Cygnus Development Project, following on from recent North Sea contract awards from a number of major oil and gas companies. Under the contract, Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. will […]

  • Rockwool Marine & Offshore Opens Sales Office in Shanghai, China

    15 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    As a result of the still ongoing concentration on shipbuilding activities in the Far East region and especially China’s position as the number one shipbuilding nation, Rockwool Marine & Offshore increases focus by establishing a sales office in Shanghai centre. The Rockwool Group, the world’s largest producer of stone wool insulation, has for many years […]

  • Nova Scotia Host Tidal Symposium, Getting Power to Market (Canada)

    28 June 2011

      The province is inviting experts from around the world to work together to accelerate the emerging tidal energy industry and discuss growing opportunities for Nova Scotia businesses. Representatives from Canada, U.S.A., U.K. and Korea will be in Halifax to discuss technology in the Bay of Fundy and help commercial development on a global scale, […]

  • Nova Scotia Host Tidal Symposium, Getting Power to Market (Canada)

    28 June 2011

      The province is inviting experts from around the world to work together to accelerate the emerging tidal energy industry and discuss growing opportunities for Nova Scotia businesses. Representatives from Canada, U.S.A., U.K. and Korea will be in Halifax to discuss technology in the Bay of Fundy and help commercial development on a global scale, […]

  • Importance of Gas in Supporting Asian Growth Key Focus of Gas Asia Summit

    16 October 2012

    The importance of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in supporting Asia’s economic growth will be a focus of the inaugural Gas Asia Summit, which will take place in Singapore on 24 and 25 October. Mr S Iswaran, Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry, will […]

  • USA: Los Angeles Port Set to Start Downtown Harbour Project

    18 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday approved a $13.5 million construction contract to ready a prominent, downtown-adjacent section of the San Pedro waterfront for a new public open space and harbor area. The approved Downtown Harbor “water cut” will create the necessary land and harbor infrastructure to accommodate development of a new […]

  • Marine Energy at a Tipping Point?

    1 April 2015

    If you have been following the news in the wave and tidal sector recently, you cannot be blamed for thinking the sector is at a critical point. However, 2015 promises to be a year full of opportunities for the Dutch maritime industry. Siemens decided, after a strategic review, to sell off Marine Current Turbines: the […]

  • UK and US to commit to boosting nuclear power capacity

    16 September 2025
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Companies from the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.) have signed “major” new deals that are expected to supercharge the expansion of nuclear power stations in both countries. As disclosed by the UK government, the deals between the two nations have been enabled by a new agreement—to be known as the Atlantic Partnership […]

  • The Netherlands: Eneco’s Financial Results Up

    15 March 2012

    Jeroen de Haas, chairman of the Board of Management: “We are proud of this result. It was achieved in a year in which great uncertainty affected economic activities and the confidence of businesses and consumers. In that context, it is satisfying to note that Eneco is able to realise further growth with its sustainability strategy. […]

  • IMB’s Report Shows Increase in Piracy Off West Africa

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

      One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures released recently in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report. In total, 11 vessels were reported hijacked worldwide, […]

  • IEEFA warns of worsening inflation in power sector with carbon capture and storage in the mix

    30 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    New report by IEEFA points out that adding CCS to fossil-fired power plants will have unsustainable implications on electricity prices.

  • Singaporean Firm Fined USD 1 Mn for Dumping Oily Waste

    16 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    US sentenced a Singaporean shipping firm to pay a fine of USD 1 million due to illegal oil dumping.

  • Petronas hires Norwegian firm for rig inspection work offshore Indonesia

    2 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Petronas’ Indonesian branch has awarded ABL with a contract to provide rig inspection services to its assets in Indonesian waters.

  • USA: Orleans County Hires Rochester Firm for Harbors Dredging Study

    25 August 2011

    A Rochester firm has been hired to study 20 harbors on the south shore of Lake Ontario, looking at their depths and needs for dredging, and… By Tom Rivers (thedailynewsonline) [mappress] Source: thedailynewsonline, August 25, 2011;

  • NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 90 Pct of Tonnage Scrapped on South Asian Beaches

    30 January 2019
    Rules & Regulation

     A total of 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to the scrap yards in 2018.

  • Repsol awards five-year integrity management contract to Norwegian firm

    11 September 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

    Spain’s energy giant Repsol has selected Norway’s IKM Operations, part of the IKM Group, as the provider of integrity management for its Norwegian fields. The contract covers engineering tasks and inspections at Repsol Norge’s topside facilities and subsea installations/pipelines in the Yme, Rev, and Blane fields offshore Norway. Contract duration is set for five years, […]

  • The First in a Series of Four Oceangoing Patrol Vessels for Royal Netherlands Navy

    13 April 2012

    In 2005, a study by the Dutch Navy concluded that changes in the field required a different type of vessel. The study proposed selling four frigates of the Karel Doorman class, measuring 122 metres for a crew of 154, and replacing them with four new Oceangoing Patrol Vessels, with a permanent crew of 50 and […]

  • The Netherlands Could Fail to Reach Renewable Energy 2020 Target

    24 August 2012

    Under the current policy the share of renewable energy in the Netherlands is set to rise from 4% in 2010 to 7-10% in 2020. Although this is a strong increase, it is not enough to achieve the European target of 14% by 2020. Even with the measures proposed by the Rutte government and the agreements […]

  • Gulf of Oman tanker attacks lift oil prices

    14 June 2019

    Around a fifth of the oil consumed globally passes through the nearby Strait of Hormuz.

  • Kotug’s dual-fuel methanol escort tugs to provide service for Trans Mountain

    6 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Maritime service provider Kotug Canada has announced that its dual-fuel methanol escort tugs will be used for Trans Mountain’s expanded operations on Canada’s West Coast. Trans Mountain operates Canada’s oil pipeline, servicing the West Coast of Canada, providing tidewater access to foreign markets for Canada’s petroleum resources. Under the agreement, Kotug Canada, a partnership between […]