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  • EUNAVFOR Receives Spanish and Dutch Frigates

    6 April 2012

    EUNAVFOR – the counter piracy task force sent by the European Union to patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa, has been joined by two additional warships. The Dutch multi-role frigate HNLMS VAN AMSTEL has arrived in the area, as well as Spanish frigate ESPS REINA SOFIA.  Both ships have helicopters embarked that are […]

  • Popular news, Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2015

    4 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

    A story about a fire outbreak on an offshore oil platform in Mexico was by far the most read article this past week on Offshore Energy Today.

  • North Sea Collision Takes Lives of Four Sailors

    6 December 2012

      In the collision that happened last night (Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012) between a car carrier and a containership where the car carrier sank off the Dutch coast four sailors died, thirteen were rescued and seven sailors are still missing, Reuters reports. Coastguard spokesman Peter Westenberg told BBC that three boats from the Royal Dutch […]

  • Watch: Crew airlifted from troubled cargo vessel off Norway

    6 April 2021
    Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    All 12 crew members of the heavy-lift vessel Eemslift Hendrika were evacuated yesterday by the Norwegian coast guard after their ship started listing west of Ålesund, Norway. The Dutch-flagged ship, built in 2015, is managed by Amasus Support BV. The cargo vessel’s crew sent a distress signal on Monday morning after the cargo started shifting […]

  • PHOTO: Aasta Hansteen LQ sail away

    1 December 2015
    Project & Tenders

    The photo above, sent to Offshore Energy Today by CKT Projects, shows the living quarters, built for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen platform, being transported to Ulsan, South Korea. CKT Projects, a Dutch company building accommodation modules for the offshore oil and gas industry, told Offshore Energy Today that the LQ was loaded aboard the heavy lift […]

  • Siemens SOV Fleet Growing

    21 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Over the summer, several hands contributed to put Siemens’ service operation vessels (SOVs) into shape. The first SOV hull has been built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. It arrived at the Havyard shipyard in Norway in August – its final building site. Soon, the first SOV will be ready for docking out and first sea trials. […]

  • Neptune Energy picks Dutch player for offshore ops in North Sea

    16 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    WFR Oilfield Services has entered into an agreement with Neptune Energy for the provision of a wide range of well testing services.

  • One-stop shop for offshore industry formed in Den Helder

    2 September 2016

    Several Dutch companies have teamed up to form Offshore Project Support (OPS) in order to offer a complete service to the offshore industry. The joint venture company, created by Den Helder Support Service (DHSS), Den Helder Aircraft Systems (DHAS), Glomar Offshore, and GEOxyz, resulted in one team with multiple disciplines in-house. A diverse fleet of vessels […]

  • OPITO offers offshore helicopter safety training in GoM region

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    With 2.3 million passengers travelling to work on offshore installations by helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico every year, OPITO is making sure every worker has the necessary training to get to work and return home safely every trip. The oil and gas industry’s training standards body has set new and higher standards for Tropical […]

  • Norway: “Wall of Innovation” to Feature Innovative Films at Nor-Shipping 2011

    9 May 2011

    Dutch maritime product-, process- and service innovations. They are strongly represented in the Maritime by Holland Pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2011. The ‘Wall of Innovation’ will feature innovative films, the spring edition of the Maritime by Holland Innovation Newsflash will be distributed and the 20 participants of the Holland Pavilion will share their newest innovations. Nor-Shipping […]

  • Innovation Strongly Represented in Maritime by Holland Pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2011

    9 May 2011

    Dutch maritime product-, process- and service innovations. They are strongly represented in the Maritime by Holland Pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2011. The ‘Wall of Innovation’ will feature innovative films, the spring edition of the Maritime by Holland Innovation Newsflash will be distributed and the 20 participants of the Holland Pavilion will share their newest innovations. Nor-Shipping […]

  • Update: Eemslift Hendrika taken under tow

    8 April 2021
    Safety, Vessels

    A tow line has been attached to the Dutch-flagged cargo ship Eemslift Hendrika, which has been drifting off Norway since Monday. The ship has been secured and is now being towed by two tug boats to harbour in Ålesund, the Norwegian Coastal Administration said in an update. The tow line was set up by a […]

  • Seychelles: Pirates Captured by EU Naval Force Dutch Warship Convicted

    4 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    On Wednesday, 2 October 2013 eleven pirates were convicted in the Seychelles Supreme Court of committing acts of piracy and operating a pirate vessel between 7 – 11 May 2012. Their sentences ranged from 18 months to 16 years. The pirates had been apprehended by the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate, HNLMS Van Amstel, on 11 […]

  • Bond Offshore Helicopters Crew Honored for Bravery in ‘VOS Sailor’ Rescue Mission

    4 October 2013

    A Bond Offshore Helicopters crew was honored yesterday for its key role in a dramatic North Sea rescue last December The crew has received an award at the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society’s annual Skill and Gallantry Awards which for 162 years has recognised the bravery of those who risk their lives in dangerous sea and air/sea rescues. […]

  • HNLMS Rotterdam Joins NATO Counterpiracy Operation ‘Ocean Shield’

    9 August 2012

    As of August 4th, 2012, HNLMS Rotterdam is the flagship of NATO counterpiracy operation Ocean Shield. The Landing Platform Dock took over the tasks of air defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen in the waters off the coast of Somalia. Along with the Rotterdam’s 320-strong crew, Commodore Ben Bekkering and his staff will also be […]

  • Statoil Opts for Unmanned Wellhead Platform on Oseberg

    9 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Norway’s Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the North Sea. According to Statoil, the platform will be controlled from the Oseberg field centre, and the investment decision is expected next winter. Three various concept studies have been made […]

  • MHI Vestas taps DHSS for Borssele helicopter services

    26 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has awarded DHSS with a contract to manage helicopter services for crew change during the installation and commissioning of wind turbines at the 731.5 MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind farm. DHSS will be in charge of coordinating the transport of passengers, luggage, and cargo from its logistics hub at Den Helder […]

  • Unmanned wellhead platform chosen for Oseberg

    9 February 2015
    Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The platform will be controlled from the Oseberg field centre. The investment decision is expected next winter. Three various concept studies have been made for an […]

  • Ready for take off: Helicopters in the offshore wind industry

    26 August 2012

    At first sight perhaps conventional shipping would appear to be the most obvious means of getting out to and supporting wind farm installations. A helicopter being employed on such slim structures as wind turbines with long blades does not seem to be the most obvious candidate. But nevertheless an industry has grown up that is […]

  • U.S. Coast Guard Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel in Bering Sea

    15 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche assisted the crew of the disabled fishing vessel Alaska Mist in the Bering Sea near Amak Island on Thursday. Joint effort between the crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, the 207-foot tug Resolve Pioneer and the fishing […]

  • Dutch gov’t taking gas infrastructure into consideration for upcoming offshore wind tenders

    16 December 2024
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project proposal […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ørsted Hires NHV for Borssele I & II Helicopter Ops

    20 December 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Ørsted has signed a contract with the NHV Group for the provision of helicopter services on the Borssele I & II project, starting from May 2020. 

  • Innovation Strongly Represented in Maritime by Holland Pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2011 (Norway)

    9 May 2011

      Dutch maritime product-, process- and service innovations. They are strongly represented in the Maritime by Holland Pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2011. The ‘Wall of Innovation’ will feature innovative films, the spring edition of the Maritime by Holland Innovation Newsflash will be distributed and the 20 participants of the Holland Pavilion will share their newest innovations. […]

  • Canadian offshore regulator unveils set of measures to mitigate coronavirus impact

    18 March 2020

    Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has revealed its set of measures aimed as a response to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.