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  • Final HERO named in Sweden

    8 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Norwegian/Swedish shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has named MV Nabucoo, the final in a series of four HERO large car and truck carriers (LCTCs).

  • ExxonMobil’s Hebron under the spotlight again after near miss incident

    30 November 2018

    ExxonMobil has reported a high potential near miss incident on the Hebron platform located offshore Newfoundland, Canada. 

  • KCA Deutag enters Canadian drilling sector with Hebron contract

    13 April 2014

    The Platform Services division of leading global drilling and engineering company KCA Deutag has entered into the expanding offshore Canadian drilling sector following the award of its first contract in Canada, in a multi-million dollar contract with ExxonMobil Canada Properties. KCA Deutag was awarded the Hebron Platform drilling operations and maintenance services contract. The contract […]

  • Probe into incident with ‘potential for fatality’ at ExxonMobil’s Hebron platform underway

    6 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    ExxonMobil has launched an investigation into the root cause of a near-miss incident at the Hebron platform offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

  • Worker on Hebron support vessel injured during lifeboat testing

    24 August 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Safety, Vessels

    Canada’s safety regulator has revealed that a worker has been injured in an incident on a vessel supporting ExxonMobil’s Hebron platform.

  • Commercial Dredger Sinks in Lake Huron (USA)

    20 July 2012

    The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron early Thursday morning. There were no injuries reported, but a 500-foot diesel sheen has been reported. The Coast Guard was notified that at 4:35 a.m., the motor vessel Arthur J., a 110-foot dredge, sank and the motor […]

  • Last HERO begins journey to Europe

    4 November 2021
    Vessels

    Norwegian shipping and logistic company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has revealed that the fourth HERO vessel started its journey towards Europe.

  • Spotted: WWL Gets New HERO

    21 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added another Post-Panamax vessel – the Theben. This RoRo (HERO) class vessel joins its two sisters Thalatta and Thermopylae. However, this is not the last one, says WWF. More RoRos are to follow soon.  WWL plans to launch eight RoRo vessels, all of them taking advantage of the new vessel size […]

  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Adds Another HERO

    19 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has taken delivery of Themis, the fourth out of eight Neo-Panamax RoRos ordered from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea. Like her sister vessels, Theben, Thalatta and Thermopylae, Themis is almost 200 metres long, 36.5 metres wide and features five liftable car decks. The vessel can transport […]

  • Kiewit-Kvaerner JV Work on Exxon’s Hebron GBS in Canada

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Kiewit-Kvaerner Contractors joint venture, has been authorised by ExxonMobil Canada Properties (EMCP) to proceed with work on the Hebron Project gravity based structure (GBS) project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The authorisation comes after the substantial completion of front end engineering and design services and awards the next phase, which includes detailed engineering, procurement and […]

  • CCG to Unveil Second Hero-Class Patrol Vessel

    13 November 2012

    The new vessel from Hero-class patrol Fleet is set to be presented today in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, The Chronicle Herald reports. The vessel is the second of nine commissioned in 2009 by the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessels are being built at Halifax Shipyard, owned by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. All vessels from the class should […]

  • Spotted: Panama Canal Brings HEROs to Puget Sound

    11 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    On August 9, The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) East Blair One terminal in Tacoma welcomed a Post-Panamax RoRo vessel, MV Thalatta, owned by Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL). According to the NWSA, the first-call visit of this vessel indicates the larger locks in Panama open new opportunities for both RoRo and container cargoes […]

  • ExxonMobil investigating near-miss incident on Hebron platform

    29 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    A near-miss incident on the ExxonMobil-operated Hebron platform located offshore Canada has been reported to the Canadian offshore regulator.

  • Worley Parsons Selects Supplier for Hebron Living Quarters

    20 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Worley Parsons has announced the intent to award the contract for supply of the Living Quarters for ExxonMobil`s Hebron Field offshore New Foundland, Canada, to the Apply Leirvik/ GJCahill Group Partnership. The contract includes delivery of a 7 floor Living Quarters Module with an area of 5300 m2 and a capacity of 120 double cabins, […]

  • MTE on track to complete Hebron project scope ahead of first oil

    10 August 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Teesside-based manufacturer and supplier of fire, blast, and heat protection systems, Mech-Tool Engineering (MTE), is on track to deliver on-site supervision and inspection services to the Hebron platform ahead of first oil scheduled near the end of 2017. MTE said that its work on the Hebron project, a 52-well offshore oilfield development off the Canadian […]

  • Nordic Tankers, Herning Shipping Merge Danish Activities

    27 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Denmark-based Nordic Tankers and Herning Shipping will consolidate all of their shore-based activities in Copenhagen, Denmark, effective June 2015, as part of the restructuring process. The Herning office functions are moving to Copenhagen and the Herning office will consequently be phased out. The aim is to have all employees in Denmark within chartering, operations and technical management […]

  • Aker Solutions gets five-year contract renewal on Hebron

    28 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance

    Aker Solutions has secured a five-year contract extension from ExxonMobil for the provision of EPC services for the Hebron platform, offshore Newfoundland.

  • USA: Salvage Operation of Arthur J Nears End

    23 July 2012

    Oily product and other hazardous materials pulled from Lake Huron are piled together, for proper removal and disposal, aboard the barge Parker J as clean up and salvage operations continue. The oily product recovered from Lake Huron was from the 110-foot dredge barge Arthur J, which sank in Lake Huron July 19. The Arthur J […]

  • Black River Canal Dredging Begins

    18 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dredging operations along the Lake Huron end of the Black River Canal in Port Huron are currently underway. “We worked with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to get an emergency permit to get it back open. The canal should be open to boaters by the weekend,” said Port Huron City Manager James Freed. The costs […]

  • VIDEO: Take a look inside one of the world’s largest offshore oil platforms

    25 December 2018

    Located off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Hebron is one of the world’s largest offshore platforms. But what is it like to work and live in such a place, located hundreds of miles from the nearest land?

  • Canada: ExxonMobil Gets Approval for Hebron Field Development

    1 June 2012

    The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has approved ExxonMobil’s Hebron Development Application. The approval of the Development Plan now enables ExxonMobil Canada Properties Limited to proceed with development of the Hebron Field, which is estimated to contain 707 million barrels of of recoverable resources.. Hebron is a heavy oil field estimated to have […]

  • UK: Traders See Slight Growth in August LNG Imports

    22 July 2010

    Atlantic basin LNG traders were sceptical on Thursday that the recent fall in the front-month NBP price was driven by a glut of LNG schedule… (ICIS Heren) [mappress] Source: ICIS Heren, July 22, 2010;

  • NOAA Scientists to Study Lake Huron (USA)

    10 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Visitors to Lake Huron this summer may have a unique opportunity to glimpse science in action. During July and September… [mappress] Source: NOAA, July 10, 2012;  Image: NOAA

  • Community Action Delays Point Peron Decision

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Peaceful community action and last minute letters outlining crucial new evidence from Senator Scott Ludlam has ‘Stopped the Clock’ on the disastrous canal and marina development at Point Peron. After months of well-orchestrated community campaigning to halt a decision by Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt on the proposed marina, the decision has now been delayed […]

  • No Renewable Energy Approvals for Offshore Wind Developments in Lake Huron (Canada)

    16 February 2011

    An announcement Friday afternoon that the provincial government will not be proceeding with offshore wind projects, including the 12… (clintonnewsrecord) [mappress] Source: clintonnewsrecord , February 16, 2011