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  • Ferry retires after 17 years on UK-Channel Island route

    2 June 2010

    A ferry which has operated between the Channel Islands and the UK for 17 years has made its last trip to the islands. Condor 10 was the first car carrying fast ferry to serve the islands when it started operating on the Weymouth to Channel Islands route in April 1993.

  • Prysmian to Link Phu Quoc Island to National Power Grid in Vietnam

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by the Vietnamese utility EVNSPC (Southern Power Corporation under Vietnam Electricity) worth a total of Euro 67 million for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a submarine power cable link to connect Phu Quoc Island to the […]

  • Australia: Wood Group Kenny Bags MPT’s Energy Island Contract

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Wood Group Kenny has been awarded a three-year contract by Marine Power Technologies Pty Ltd (“MPT”) to provide project management and engineering support services for the development of MPT’s Energy Island (“EI”) concept on the southern coastline of Australia. Six or more Energy Islands may be linked together to create an Energy Farm, which is […]

  • Norway: STX OSV to Build Subsea Support Vessel for Island Offshore

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one advanced subsea support vessel for Island Offshore. The value of the contract amounts to more than NOK 500 million. The vessel will be of Rolls […]

  • Pacific and Caribbean Island States Urge Action Against Rising Seas

    2 October 2015

    Islands States from the Pacific and Caribbean took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on October 1 to call for urgent action on climate change, with President Peter Christian of Micronesia warning that their people and culture face “potential genocide” from rising seas. President Christian voiced hope that the international climate change conference in […]

  • Elia Asset Unveils Plan for Artificial Island in Belgian Offshore Grid

    9 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Elia Asset NV has prepared a 5 year frame agreement for all engineering office tasks for an artificial island in the Belgian Offshore Grid. The artificial island will probably be situated up to 45 kms off the shore of the Belgian coast and the water depth can go up to 21m. The engineering requirements of […]

  • Gulf Island Fabrication to Fabricate Jacket for Coelacanth Project in GoM (USA)

    5 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., announced that, through its subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators, it has received a Letter of Intent in anticipation of a contract for the fabrication of a 1200’ jacket from Walter Oil & Gas Corporation for its Coelacanth Project located at Ewing Bank 834 in the Gulf of Mexico. Revenue backlog and man-hours […]

  • Prysmian to Provide New Connection Between Balearic Islands of Mallorca & Ibiza

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately 85 million euro by REE (Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.U.), the Transmission System Operator of the Spanish electricity system, for the second circuit of the interconnection between the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. The […]

  • National Grid to Build Block Island OWF Subsea Transmission System

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    U.S. National Grid has submitted a proposal to the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) for construction of a transmission system to connect Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Offshore Wind Farm to the mainland via a subsea cable.  In 2012, National Grid and Deepwater Wind were negotiating an option for Deepwater to build […]

  • USCG: Gas Pipeline Ruptures Off Marsh Island, Two Injured

    27 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to a report of a natural gas pipeline fire, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Marsh Island. Namely, Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification yesterday at 8:30 p.m. that a natural gas pipeline had ruptured and was on fire. Sector New Orleans directed the launch […]

  • Falkland Islands: Rockhopper Spuds 14/10-7 Exploration Well

    22 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/10-7 exploration well was spudded at 06:00hrs BST on 22 August 2011. The Well is situated on Licence PL032, which is 100% owned and operated by Rockhopper. The Well is located approximately 3.3km to the north west of the 14/10-2 […]

  • Norway: Vard Nabs OSV Construction Contract from Island Offshore

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has entered into a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one advanced offshore support vessel of Rolls-Royce design. The value of the contract amounts to approximately NOK 400 million. Delivery is scheduled from […]

  • Falkland Islands: Desire Petroleum Provides Dawn Well Operational Update

    4 January 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Desire Petroleum plc the company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, advises that the 25/5-1 well on the Dawn/Jacinta prospect has reached a total depth of 1,697 metres in pre-rift sediments. Based on preliminary drilling and wireline logging data there are no significant hydrocarbons in the Dawn prospect and the well will be plugged […]

  • Falkland Islands: Desire Petroleum Announces Rachel Prospect Drilling Update

    1 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Desire Petroleum plc , the oil and gas company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, wishes to provide an operational update on the 14/15-1Z sidetrack well on the Rachel prospect. Due to wellbore stability issues through the deviated section of the wellbore (forty degree hole inclination) it was not possible to reach the target […]

  • Noble Energy, Edison give up on Falkland Islands offshore block

    4 October 2018
    Equipment

    Oil companies Noble Energy and Edison have decided to relinquish their stakes in the PL001 offshore license in the Falkland Islands.

  • The Chinese to build offshore drilling islands for Berri field in Saudi Arabia

    17 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco has awarded a contract for the construction of two drilling islands to support the offshore Berri field production capacity. The work will be carried out by China Harbour Engineering Arabia. According to information by Wood Mackenzie, the Berri field extends off Saudi Arabia’s east coast, about 50 kilometers north of the export […]

  • Gulf Island sells Texas yard in $55 million worth deal

    23 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Gulf Island Fabrication has completed the sale of its South Yard in Ingleside, Texas, to a subsidiary of Buckeye Partners for $55 million. 

  • Gulf Island slips into red over weak demand and contract losses

    28 July 2017

    Gulf Island Fabrication, a Houston-based fabricator of specialized offshore structures, has ended up in the red for the 2Q 2017 due to reduced revenue for the quarter. Gulf Island said in its second quarter financial report that it went from black to red in 2Q with a loss of $10.9 million. In the second quarter […]

  • Block Island wind farm decision encounters legal problems (USA)

    16 August 2010
    Authorities & Government

    In the months leading up to this week’s PUC decision, Block Island residents have debated the merits of the proposed wind farm, focusing… by Jane Vercelli (blockislandtimes) [mappress] Source: blockislandtimes, August 16, 2010;

  • Penghu Islands Hold Great Wind Potential, According to Study (Taiwan)

    20 December 2011
    Research & Development

    The Penghu Islands off the western coast boast excellent land and sea areas for wind power generation, with generated power able… (chinapost) [mappress] Source: chinapost, December 20, 2011

  • USA: BOEM Schedules Offshore Wind Seminar in Rhode Island and Virginia

    15 January 2013
    Authorities & Government

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled public seminars in Rhode Island and Virginia to explain how offshore wind developers can participate in upcoming auctions for renewable energy development in federal waters offshore Rhode […]

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Wins USS Makin Island Repair Contract

    8 February 2013

    General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $9,051,101 modification to previously awarded cost-plus award fee contract (N00024-07-C-4013) for the removal and installation of gas turbine exhaust ducts as part of the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) fiscal 2012 phased maintenance availability. A phased maintenance availability includes the planning […]

  • UK: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Forward Island Starts Delivery Journey

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The most iconic section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Forward Island containing the bridge, has begun her delivery journey from the dock hall on HM Naval Base Portsmouth where the first steel was cut just 70 weeks ago. After leaving the dock hall’s basin and passing through a lock, the Forward Island will pause overnight […]

  • Rhode Island Ocean Zoning Plan Held up as Model (USA)

    30 May 2011

    As states around the country start to determine the best locations to develop offshore wind energy, a Rhode Island ocean zoning plan is… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, May 30, 2011

  • Block Island Wind Farm Linked to Land, Turbine Installation Upcoming

    4 July 2016

    The submarine cable connecting the first American offshore wind farm to Block Island has been installed. National Grid has completed the landing of a subsea cable between the Rhode Island mainland and Block Island, with inter-array cabling scheduled to be done this month.  National Grid’s sea2shore cable will bring power generated by Deepwater Wind’s five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm to the mainland […]