996 results found for 'western isles'

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  • EU sets out plan to tackle double whammy of dependence on Russian fossil fuels and climate crisis

    18 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition

    The European Commission has presented a plan on how the EU can rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition.

  • Siem Offshore Reports First Quarter Results (Norway)

    10 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Siem Offshore, an international supply and subsea shipping company, today announced results for the first quarter of 2011. The operating revenue for the first quarter was USD 68.9 million compared to USD 49.8 million for the same period of 2010. The operating margin was USD 21.8 million compared to USD 12.0 million for the […]

  • Siem Offshore Reports First Quarter Results (Norway)

    10 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Siem Offshore, an international supply and subsea shipping company, today announced results for the first quarter of 2011. The operating revenue for the first quarter was USD 68.9 million compared to USD 49.8 million for the same period of 2010. The operating margin was USD 21.8 million compared to USD 12.0 million for the […]

  • Interview with Polarcus CEO: What’s ahead for marine seismic?

    29 June 2016
    Equipment

    Rod Starr (photo) was named the CEO of Polarcus, a marine geophysical company, in February 2015, at the time when the oil price was slightly over $50 a barrel, down from over a $100 in mid-2014, after having spent years at TGS-NOPEC (TGS), another Oslo-listed seismic company. We caught him on the phone while in […]

  • Mamiraua Institute, WWF Study Amazon River Dolphin Population

    8 September 2014
    Research & Development

    In the same week that Amazon Day is commemorated, the Mamiraua Institute and WWF are publicising the preliminary results of an expedition undertaken to register the distribution of Amazon River dolphin species (tucuxi and pink river dolphins) and estimate their abundance in the Tapajos River basin. The team of researchers travelled 577 km on board […]

  • Drones flying off into brighter offshore future

    2 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vision

    With COVID-19 still a concern and climate change being a major talking point all around the world, drone operators and innovators are trying to test and push the limits of usefulness of drones in the offshore industry both here and now and in the future.

  • Shipyard De Hoop Completes First of Three Ships for Vantage Travel

    12 April 2012

    The number of river cruise passengers in Europe has increased 2.5-fold in the past ten years. About half of the 230 river cruise ships on the European rivers is younger than ten years old. One of the key players in this expansion has been Shipyard De Hoop, located in Lobith-Tolkamer, the Netherlands, and separated from […]

  • UAL HOUSTON: BODEWES ECO TRADER 8700 DWAT, ALL THAT GLITTERS IS . . . A GOLDEN CROWN

    13 December 2012

    Despite the challenging times in the Dutch shipbuilding industry, Bodewes Shipyards’ ethic is to invest significantly in the development of their vessels. Their philosophy is that the market dictates the configuration of ships and not vice versa, unlike a lot of other shipyards. Consequently, a changing market requires evolving designs to keep pace with the […]

  • Offshore Energy Conference Review: From industry wide challenges to technology niches

    12 January 2016

    Globally some 250,000 jobs have been cut in the oil and gas industry, Bloomberg recently published, quoting Houston based industry consultant Graves & Co. More than 1,000 rigs now lay idle and the industry has reduced its spending by more than USD 100 billion this year to cope with oil prices that have fallen by more than half since 2014.

  • Report: Oil prices rise over U.S. – Iran tensions after U.S. drone shot down

    21 June 2019

    Oil price rose Friday over tensions between the U.S. and Iran, following Tehran’s shooting down a U.S. drone on Thursday over what the U.S. said were international territory waters. Tehrans claims the drone violated Iran’s airspace.

  • The vision of… Peter Zorge

    7 February 2014

    Director business group maritime Peter Zorge’s relationship with Econosto Nederland bv goes way back. Being introduced to the company as an intern, he returned after a short detour at the Royal Netherlands Navy and Van Wijk & Boerma and has been working for Econosto for 24 years now, still enjoying his job and the company. […]

  • Accommodation far at sea

    5 April 2012

    With wind farms getting bigger and bigger it means that the need for materials and personnel is also growing. The previous article described this growth in the need for support vessels sailing to and from wind farms under construction, or needing maintenance, transferring materials and personnel. But when do the support vessels stop being the only solution for transferring […]

  • Accommodation far at sea

    5 April 2012

    With wind farms getting bigger and bigger it means that the need for materials and personnel is also growing. The previous article described this growth in the need for support vessels sailing to and from wind farms under construction, or needing maintenance, transferring materials and personnel. But when do the support vessels stop being the only solution for transferring […]

  • ‘Demonisation’ of oil & gas seen as misleading: Is CO2 the main culprit responsible for climate change or the sun?

    7 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Three new research papers point a potential finger at the changes in solar activity as the primary cause of climate change.

  • Three pathways to decarbonization of shipping

    16 April 2020
    Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    There are three potential fuel pathways toward developing zero-emission vessels and decarbonizing the future of shipping, according to ABS. The US-based classification society just released the 2020 Setting the Course to Low-Carbon Shipping — Pathways to Sustainable Shipping outlook, which maps out the path toward decarbonization goals of the global fleet. The three fuel pathways […]

  • Sustainability and the Triple Helix

    8 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    By Tom Scott The subject of sustainability in the Dutch maritime sector can be summed in part by looking at the outcome of the IMO meeting in London in April last year. This resulted in the IMO announcing the goal to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 50 per cent by 2050 (compared to 2008 […]

  • COSL Innovator: Learning from the accident, making sure it never happens again

    17 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    October 17, 2016 – Waves are like snowflakes, and no two snowflakes are alike…

  • Fearnleys Shows Slight Market Recovery

    25 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Over the last week, 62 firm newbuilding orders have been reported, according to Fearnleys. Optional vessels are being declared in all segments as newbuilding prices are still firming. Vogemann has declared their option for another 4 Newcastlemax vessels from JES. Price reported to 53 mill USD, which is about 4 mill USD below current price level at […]

  • Are Gulf of Mexico vessel restrictions a boon for whales but a curse for America’s offshore oil & gas industry?

    12 October 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    New report warns that restrictions on oil & gas vessels in the Gulf of Mexico will undermine U.S. energy security and hamper economic growth.

  • USA: Schlumberger Reports Third-Quarter Results

    21 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Schlumberger Limited reported third-quarter 2011 revenue of $10.23 billion versus $9.62 billion in the second quarter of 2011, and $6.85 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Income from continuing operations attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges and credits, was $1.32 billion—an increase of 12% sequentially and 51% year-on-year. Diluted earnings-per-share from continuing operations, excluding charges […]

  • US offshore wind opportunities in 2018

    12 April 2018

    By: Jason Deign, for New Energy Update The US offshore wind sector ended 2017 on a slightly ironic note. Plans for Cape Wind, which was supposed to have been the country’s first offshore wind farm, were finally shuttered after a long period of uncertainty.[1] But prospects for the rest of the market looked better than […]