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  • Channel ferry firm seeks takeover

    24 February 2009

    The newest ferry company operating from a Kent port is proposing to takeover a rival to save hundreds of jobs. LD Lines, which operates between Dover and Boulogne and Dieppe, said it would make a formal bid for SeaFrance. SeaFrance, which sails to Calais, this week said it may axe 650 French jobs to survive […]

  • Five Missing in Collision off Singapore

    13 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Five seafarers are mising following a collision between a 30,747 dwt tanker Kartika Segara and a Dominican-registered dredger JBB De Rong 19 in Singapore territorial waters. After the ships collided at about 12.40 am Singapore time on September 13, while they were some 1.7 nautical miles south-west of Sisters Island, the dredger capsized and “is currently […]

  • TenneT Maps Borssele Wires Route

    2 September 2015
    Storage

    TenneT, the Dutch electricity transmission system operator, has mapped the export cable route for the Borssele offshore wind farm zone. The cable will come ashore at Borssele, less than a kilometre from TenneT’s existing 380 kV substation. “This is the outcome of an intensive process, in which all interests are identified and weighted. The Ministries […]

  • Bergen Group Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy

    16 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s Bergen Group has started bankruptcy proceedings at one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries citing lack of new orders and failing results in the company’s shipbuilding and offshore departments as the main reasons. Sunde-headquartered Bergen Group Skarveland, a supplier of complete pipe installations for the ship, offshore and land based industry, reported a turnover of NOK 32 million and […]

  • Brazil: Far Saga Hired by Petrobras

    29 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrobras has awarded the IMR vessel Far Saga (2001, UT 745 L) a 6 year contract with 6 years options. The contract includes ROV support and other subsea related activities in Brazilian waters. Far Saga will leave the North Sea during December 2013. Before leaving, the vessel will be upgraded with a new and larger […]

  • Paris-based firm buys iXblue

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    Paris-headquartered Groupe Gorgé has completed the acquisition of iXblue, bringing it under the same roof as ECA Group. According to iXblue, the two companies will benefit from a global workforce of 1,500 persons and will achieve an annual turnover of €250 million. “In addition to our complementary activities, both our companies share a common DNA […]

  • Kreuz Subsea Hires Seamec Princess

    25 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Seamec Ltd’s has secured a new charter deal for its vessel Seamec Princess. Under the new contract Singapore’s Kreuz Subsea will take delivery of the vessel by March end. The DP2 Saturation Diving Support vessel was previously hired by the French oilfield services provider Technip. The value of the contract with Kreuz Subsea is approximately […]

  • Siemens Hires Dalby for London Array

    24 November 2014

    The Dalby Swale has been contracted by Siemens to work on the London Array Wind Farm. The Swale was chosen for her versatility in carrying cargo and passenger comfort. The vessel is 23m long with a residual mounted wheelhouse and saloon, and a sprint speed of 30knts and cruises at 24knts. The Dalby Swale is the […]

  • Kvaerner hired to dispose of Gyda platform

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Kvaerner has been awarded a contract from Allseas for offshore preparations assistance, onshore disposal, and recycling of the Repsol-operated Gyda platform in the North Sea.

  • Noble fined for environmental crimes in Alaska

    9 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Drilling contractor Noble Drilling was charged with environmental and maritime crimes for operating the drillship Noble Discoverer and the drilling unit Kulluk in violation of federal law in Alaska in 2012, the Department of Justice announced. Under the terms of a plea agreement filed in federal court yesterday, Noble will plead guilty to eight […]

  • In focus: Gas still runs the show but bets on hydrogen threaten to steal it

    9 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Transition

    Will the increase in investments enable hydrogen to dethrone gas as the key player in the energy decarbonisation game?

  • BP’s dash for gas: Five-well drilling campaign on Mediterranean’s horizon

    9 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    BP has taken steps to expand its natural gas arsenal in the Mediterranean Sea by striking a deal with Egypt for a multi-well drilling campaign, which is expected to yield new finds that will prolong the lifespan of existing production facilities in the West Nile Delta.

  • Development moves forward but pending court verdict could spell the end for UK’s giant oil & gas projects

    21 November 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    As the climate crisis intensifies, so do legal challenges for hydrocarbon projects, especially in the United Kingdom (UK), where two North Sea operators and climate activists are locked in a court battle with the potential to put the fossil fuel industry out of commission.

  • With over 140 carbon capture, utilisation, and storage hubs in development, 2022 pushes CCUS to new heights

    27 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    IEA: More than 140 new CCUS projects were announced, ramping up planned storage capacity by 80 per cent, and capture capacity by 30 per cent.

  • Bouchard Transportation files for Chapter 11

    30 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    US petroleum barge company Bouchard Transportation has filed voluntary petitions to restructure under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard intends to fund the chapter 11 process with debtor-in-possession financing to maintain normal operations while it undertakes certain key operational restructuring initiatives, and keeping full compliance […]

  • Seaway 7 hires Maersk Connector

    6 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract for its cable-laying vessel Maersk Connector with Seaway 7 in the North Sea.

  • Fieldwood Energy files for Chapter 11

    5 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    U.S.-based Fieldwood Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of its efforts to restructure the company.

  • Hyundai Heavy fined for unfair trade

    27 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Equipment, Regulation & Policy

    South Korean Fair Trade Commission has fined shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. for unfair trade with its subcontractors. The KRW 970 million ($805,000) fine is described as the highest fine yet to be imposed by the anti-trust regulator for misusing technologies from other companies. The commission said in a release that Hyundai misappropriated technical […]

  • Petrobras, Partners Hire FPSO for Carioca

    30 October 2013

    Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras, the operator for the BM-S-9 consortium, announces, together with its partners BG E&P Brasil and Repsol Sinopec Brasil, that the company’s affiliate Guará BV has signed on its behalf a letter of intent to charter, through Modec Inc. and Schahin Petróleo e Gás S.A., an FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading […]

  • DSME Wins Order for Five Boxships

    15 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering receives a contract to build 5 containerships.

  • PSA Closes 2018 ‘on a Firm Footing’

    25 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Despite a challenging market, PSA saw only a slight decrease in its profit for 2018.

  • Cargill Hires Diana Shipping’s Capesize

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Diana Shipping has signed a charter deal with Cargill International for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels.

  • China Fines 21 Liner Companies

    19 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Some 21 shipping companies operating on Sino-Japan routes have been fined for violating international regulations on fair competition, China’s Transport Ministry informed. The move follows an investigation launched by the ministry in 2014 that found that certain shipping companies operating on the route had offered lower market prices to attract clients, thus breaching fair competition rules. […]

  • Serica Files Columbus Development Plan

    28 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Serica Energy has submitted a field development plan (FDP) for the Columbus field, located in Blocks 23/16f and 23/21a Columbus Subarea in the UKCS Central North Sea. The FDP provides for the supply of up to 40 million cubic feet of gas per day (gross) at peak to the UK gas market and 1,150 barrels […]

  • Weatherford to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    13 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Houston-based oilfield services provider Weatherford will file for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of an agreement with a group of its senior noteholders.