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  • Piper 25 to Galvanise O&G Industry into Further Continuous Improvement

    20 June 2013

    A major three-day conference to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Piper Alpha disaster has opened at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Tuesday 18 June. Organised by Oil & Gas UK, the event is aimed at bringing together people from across the global oil and gas industry to reflect on the lessons learnt […]

  • Denmark Introduces New Way of Surveying Fishing Vessels

    9 July 2012

    As of 1 March 2012, the Danish Maritime Authority has introduced a new way of surveying fishing vessels. Whereas surveys were previously slavishly based on a survey form and subsequent reporting, they are now based on dialogue and overall assessments. From general control to focused dialogue Ship Surveyor Bo Berggreen Larsen from Thyborøn explains the […]

  • India: Krishnapatnam Port Wins Global Port Award

    17 October 2011

    Krishnapatnam Port, a dynamic new generation world class port located in the East Coast of India has been adjudged the winner in the category of Port Operator Award at the Lloyd’s List Awards, Global 2011. The maritime industry’s prestigious award took place on September 20, 2011 at the London Hilton Park Lane. The award was […]

  • SHI, KHNP and Seaborg to develop floating nuclear plants

    24 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has teamed up with a Denmark-based startup focused on nuclear reactor technology Seaborg Technologies and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), an owner and operator of nuclear power plants, in a consortium that aims to develop floating nuclear power plants. The plants would be based on Seaborg’s […]

  • CCS awards China’s 1st hydrogen fuel cell type approval

    20 April 2021
    Certification & Classification, Environment, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Wuhan-based PEM fuel cell supplier Troowin Power System Technology Co has won a type approval from China Classification Society (CCS) for its marine fuel cell product. CCS said that this was China’s first certificate of type approval for a marine fuel cell, and that it follows more than a year of reviews and on-site tests. The […]

  • Canada: Memorial University Program Studies Marine and Offshore Structures in Harsh Environments

    4 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Newfoundland and Labrador’s knowledge and technological capacity for ships and offshore structures operating in harsh ocean environments is about to be strengthened with the launch of a research program at Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and ABS of Texas announced a combined […]

  • Keppel secures four contracts worth S$340 million

    21 November 2008

    Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured SGD 340 million dollars worth of contracts through its subsidiaries for the conversion of a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO), the construction of an internal turret, the refurbishment and outfitting of a semi-submersible multi-service vessel as well as the fabrication, installation and integration of topside process modules for […]

  • Havyard Group to Build Iceland’s First Platform Supply Vessel

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    At the annual Fosnavåg Shippingklubb Cod Dinner, held on March 20, the Foreign Minister of Iceland, Dr. Össur Skarphéðinsson announced that Fafnir Offshore, an Icelandic oil service company, had contracted Havyard Group to build and deliver Iceland’s first platform supply vessel. The Foreign Minister stated that Iceland is ready to embrace the opportunities and meet […]

  • Havyard to Build Iceland’s First Platform Supply Vessel

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Yesterday at the Fosnavåg Shippingklubb Cod Dinner the Foreign Minister of Iceland, Dr. Össur Skarphéðinsson announced that Fafnir Offshore, an Icelandic oil service company, had contracted HAVYARD GROUP to build and deliver Iceland’s first platform supply vessel. The Foreign Minister stated that Iceland is ready to embrace the opportunities and meet the challenges being brought […]

  • USACE Galveston District Celebrates Corps’ 237th Birthday (USA)

    8 June 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District celebrated the Corps’ 237th birthday with an awards ceremony, June 7, to recognize an Employee, Engineer and Supervisor of the Year, as well as to honor staff for their contributions to the community, state and nation. “We’re here to reflect on the hard work and achievements of […]

  • Thailand: Wartsila Power Plants Wins Two Awards for Technical Papers

    10 October 2013

    Wärtsilä Power Plants has been recognised with two awards for technical papers presented at the Power-Gen Asia 2013 conference & exhibition and the Asian Power Awards 2013 event. At the Asian Power Awards 2013, an annual event that recognises “best-of-the-best” practices in Asia’s power generation and supply sectors, Wärtsilä received the Bronze award for the […]

  • Norway: Expro’s AX-S System Installed on Havyard’s Havila Phoenix Vessel

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    There are great things happening aboard the vessel “Havila Phoenix” nowadays. During the last two years there have been installations and tests of a whole new system likely to revolutionise the offshore light well intervention market. The vessel, a Havyard 858 design, is designed and constructed by the ship technology group, Havyard Group AS, and […]

  • Unique System LLC (USA) to Participate at Underwater Intervention 2014

    10 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Unique System LLC (USA), a Unique Maritime Group company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announces its participation at Underwater Intervention 2014 to be held at Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, USA from February 11th to 13th, 2014. Underwater Intervention is an industry conference and exhibition, jointly […]

  • Worker injured aboard Suncor Energy’s Terra Nova FPSO

    31 December 2019
    Infrastructure

    An offshore worker was injured in an incident aboard Suncor Energy’s Terra Nova floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Canada on Sunday, December 29.

  • India: Krishnapatnam Port Wins Lloyd’s List Award

    17 October 2011

    Krishnapatnam Port, a dynamic new generation world class port located in the East Coast of India has been adjudged the winner in the category of Port Operator Award at the Lloyd’s List Awards, Global 2011. The maritime industry’s prestigious award took place on September 20, 2011 at the London Hilton Park Lane. The award was […]

  • Nexen BoD Approves Golden Eagle Development in UK North Sea

    27 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Nexen Inc. announced today that the company’s growth strategy achieved an important milestone when the Board of Directors approved plans to proceed with the Golden Eagle project in the North Sea. Golden Eagle will be a two-platform standalone facility with production capacity of approximately 70,000 boe/d (approximately 25,500 boe/d net to Nexen). Nexen is […]

  • Piper Alpha: 25th Anniversary of the World’s Worst Offshore Disaster (VIDEO)

    7 July 2013

    Saturday, July 6, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of the largest disaster in the history of offshore oil and gas industry. On Wednesday, July 6, 1988 the Piper Alpha platform in the UK part of the North Sea was struck by an explosion which set the facility on fire, killing 167 men on board. The […]

  • Bibby Maritime Upscale Training in India

    17 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Growing at a rapid pace, Sir Derek Bibby Maritime Training Center plan to expand and diversify by raising their quality standard and make use of the joint ventures route. Despite the recessionary phase in shipping, training institutes in India known for their unflinching dedication to quality education have done better than most establishments in other […]

  • UK: Centrica Releases Interim Management Statement

    16 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Centrica expects to deliver year on year earnings growth in 2012 in line with market expectations, subject to the usual variables of weather and commodity prices, in a continuing weak economic environment. Average UK residential gas consumption for the first ten months of 2012 was 9% higher than for the same period of 2011, while […]

  • Centrica’s Offshore Wind Project Remains on Track to Generate First Power in 2012 (UK)

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    As a result of the unusually warm weather experienced in the UK in recent months, and the corresponding impact on consumption, it is currently anticipated that Centrica’s 2011 earnings may be marginally lower than current market expectations, with the reduction in operating profits offset in part by lower interest and tax charges. Subject to weather […]

  • Singapore: The First of Two RAstar 3200 Tugs Finalizes Sea Trials

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    PM Coast Maritime Pte. Ltd. has completed sea trials of PMS 1386, the first of two RAstar 3200 tugs to be built by their own shipyard in Singapore. The RAstar class of tugs is intended for operations in exposed areas such as many new LNG terminals where a high standard of sea-keeping is required. With […]

  • Study Explores Oceans and Lakes as Renewable Energy Resources (Canada)

    22 July 2011

    As the demand for energy increases worldwide, the search for renewable and viable sources of power intensifies. Two Ryerson University researchers have taken that search underwater, and using Iran as a test case, have found that oceans and lakes could make an enormous contribution to global energy production.  “Bodies of water are a huge, untapped […]

  • BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies hire Halliburton for carbon capture and storage monitoring

    5 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Storage, Technology, Transition, Vision

    U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has secured a contract with the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture of BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, to deliver completions and downhole monitoring services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, the NEP project will comprise an onshore CO2 gathering network, compression facilities […]

  • HOOGVLIET

    15 March 2013

    Hartel Shipping & Chartering, founded in 1990, and Hudig & Veder, a logistics service provider with a history going back to 1795, jointly provide a service trading breakbulk and project material between Northern European ports and the East Mediterranean. Combining each company’s strengths, they offer practically door-to-door shipping from basically any type of cargo which […]

  • Controversial US energy project back in LNG game: Will its ‘rise from the ashes’ rekindle court battle?

    10 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    After getting the axe at the end of 2021, a hotly contested liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project and its 230-mile pipeline in Southern Oregon, USA, are coming back to the U.S. energy horizon, thanks to a first legal shot being fired to enable its revival.