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  • Former BP exec joins Oil Spill Response Limited as CEO

    15 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has welcomed a new CEO, who previously worked in various executive positions at BP.

  • IMB: Kidnappings in GoG surge by 40% year-on-year

    15 October 2020
    Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    There has been a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea in the first nine months of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, the latest figures from ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) show.  Pirates armed with guns and knives are abducting bigger groups of seafarers at further distances […]

  • USA: Stone Harbor Beach Reconstruction Nears End

    25 July 2013

    Stone Harbor’s ambitious beachfront reconstruction project is in its final clays and could conclude on or before Wednesday, July 31st. Stone Harbor Mayor Suzanne Walters and other Borough officials received word about major progress on the beach fill during a weekly project update meeting held at the Stone Harbor Fire Company on Wednesday, July 24th. […]

  • New projects boost CNOOC output

    22 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Chinese oil and gas giant CNOOC Limited recorded a production increase in the first quarter of the year driven by new project start-ups.

  • New Coal Ash Leaks Discovered

    5 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Massive coal ash pollution leaks have been discovered pouring from Duke Energy’s Buck Power Plant into the Yadkin River, conservation groups revealed yesterday. Testing confirmed this week that the extensive coal ash seeps – which have not been previously identified or publicly disclosed by Duke Energy or the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources […]

  • Subsea 7 and Royal IHC Splash Seven Vega

    27 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Subsea 7 and Royal IHC have launched the fully integrated reel-lay vessel Seven Vega. The ceremony took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, and was performed by Monica Th. Bjørkmann, Vice President for Subsea 7 in Norway. Stuart Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President Strategy and Commercial Subsea 7 said: “The vessel […]

  • USA: Aegis Destroyer Fabrication Starts at Ingalls

    12 September 2012

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has started fabrication on the U.S. Navy’s next Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113). The ship will be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division and will be the 29th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built at Ingalls. “This is a significant day for our company and for the U.S. Navy as […]

  • UK: Red Spider’s eRed Completes 100 Operations

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Red Spider, the Remote Open Close Technology specialist delivering major savings and reduced risk to the oil & gas industry, has announced completing 100 operations using its ground-breaking eRED tool. The work involving eRED has generated multi-million pound sales for Red Spider and has taken place across 30 fields in the UK, Norway, Australia and […]

  • U.S. SEACOR Selects Kongsberg DP System for Its Crew Vessels

    9 May 2012

     U.S. offshore marine support vessel operator SEACOR Marine LLC (SEACOR Marine), located in Houma, Louisiana, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply sophisticated Dynamic Positioning systems for two new 190-foot CrewZer Class Crew boats (also known as Fast supply vessels). SEACOR Lynx and SEACOR Leopard are under construction at Gulfcraft Shipyard, located in Franklin, Louisiana, and […]

  • Jaya Secures PSV Contract in Mozambique

    26 August 2013

    Singapore’s Jaya Holdings has signed a contract to charter its new build DP2 Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) “Jaya Vigilant” for a long term operation in the Indian Ocean, offshore Mozambique. The two year contract, which includes charterer’s options has a value of more than US$20 million. Jaya Vigilant, designed as a large PSV, is now being upgraded with […]

  • Asian natural gas demand may continue to outpace supply

    25 March 2014

    Asia’s hopes of diversifying its sources of gas and LNG supplies rests on large but still uncertain pending projects and capital investment decisions, senior industry executives and analysts told Gastech 2014 on 25 March.

  • Australian Gov’t Gives Nod for Ichthys Project

    28 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Government’s decision to grant environmental approval to the Ichthys Project is a welcome step forward and helps pave the way for a final investment decision in the fourth quarter of 2011 INPEX said on its website today. INPEX President Director Australia Seiya Ito said Federal environmental approval represents a significant milestone for the […]

  • Arctic Offshore Vessel ‘Aleksey Chirikov’ Named in Finland

    11 April 2013

    Arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was named after Russian Navigator Aleksey Chirikov at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard 11 April 2013. The vessel will be delivered to the largest Russian shipping company Sovcomflot the next week and it will continue its path straight to Sakhalin area in Far East Russia, where it will supply the Arkutun-Dagi oil […]

  • Singapore: Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard Bags USD 291.6 Million Contract

    19 December 2011

    Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$291.6 million contract to build an accommodation semi-submersible rig with options for another two units from Prosafe, the world’s leading owner and operator of accommodation and service rigs. Scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2014, the accommodation semi-submersible rig will be built based on the […]

  • Germany: Indian Coast Guard Orders Engines and Automation Systems from Tognum

    19 April 2011

      The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum has received a substantial follow-up order for the delivery of MTU engines and automation systems for 20 new vessels of the Indian Coast Guard. The value of the contract, which has been signed by the Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia, is in the medium two-digit million euro […]

  • AUSTEn Project Highlights Clarence Strait Tidal Energy Potential

    9 September 2019
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Australian Tidal Energy (AUSTEn) project has mapped a promising tidal energy site in the Clarence Strait, 50 kilometers north of Darwin. To help understand the site’s suitability for tidal energy extraction, factors including tidal speeds, bathymetry, water temperature and seabed composition were characterised. The Clarence Strait is one of two locations that AUSTEn prioritised for […]

  • Renewables and LNG are future of Hawaii energy

    27 August 2014

    Hawaiian Electric Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries proposed plans for Hawaii’s energy future that will lower electric bills, give customers more service options and nearly triple the amount of distributed solar while achieving the highest level of renewable energy in the nation by 2030. The companies’ planned state-of the-art electric systems for […]

  • Gamesa Inaugurates Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    22 October 2013

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, inaugurated the company’s maiden offshore wind turbine – and the first to be installed in Spain – in Arinaga Quay (Gran Canary Island). The inauguration ceremony was attended by the President of the Canary Islands regional government, Paulino Rivero, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History

    15 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near the island of Lolland.

  • Offshore Wind Powers Ørsted’s Green Switch

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted reported a 74% jump in wind power division’s operating profit (EBITDA) in 2017, largely due to farm-downs of 50% of the Walney Extension and the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farms.

  • India: East Coast LNG Import Terminal on Fast Track

    22 July 2013

    Faced with an ever widening energy gap, India is confronting the harsh reality that its enviable growth rate– projected at 7% by the World Bank for the next two years—is effectively capped by the chronic shortfall in the fossil basis. The huge shortfall in natural gas is sharply felt across a wide economic range, impacting […]

  • 2022 in review: Some of the major incidents related to offshore oil & gas

    3 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Human Capital, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    Action has been taken to minimise the risks of accidents and improve safety of offshore oil & gas infrastructure, but incidents still occur.

  • USA: Army Corps to Repair and Restore New York Beaches

    30 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    When Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States, a lot of its impacts were immediately obvious. From destroyed structures to massive power outages to flooding of communities and infrastructure like many had never seen before, the storm left its mark throughout the region. One of Sandy’s less obvious impacts at first was the damage it […]

  • Safety is Key Factor for UXO Disposal Ops (Interview)

    28 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    As the offshore energy industry expands it is important that developers take account of and address the risks of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment. Subsea World News recently spoke to Adrian Dann, a man who heads up James Fisher Subsea UXO services. He is ex-navy senior personnel who specialises in the identification, removal and […]

  • IMO’s MSC to Adopt Amendments to International Convention for SOLAS

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June 2013. The MSC is expected to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) relating to passenger drills; discuss preliminary recommendations arising from the Costa Concordia incident; and consider […]