Business & Finance
Denmark: Vattenfall Awards CTV Contract to World Marine Offshore
World Marine Offshore announces that it has been awarded one boat contract by Vattenfall, one of the Major Energy suppliers in Northen Europe, to provide Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) to DanTysk Windpark. The Contract has been awarded for 19 Months with possibility for extension. Vattenfall has chosen
Chevron’s Rosebank Offshore Project Enters FEED Phase (UK)
Chevron Corporation has entered front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the Rosebank oil and gas project in the West of Shetland region. “The Rosebank project is another important step forward in our strategy to grow profitably in core areas of our upstream business,” said George Kirkland, Chevro
Germany: VULKAN to Present New Coupling Type RATO R+ at SMM 2012
VULKAN Couplings has extended the range of the enhanced performance ACOTEC couplings with the RATO R +. The drive specialist, which is based in Herne, is launching the initial sizes of the development and presenting it to specialists for the first time at SMM 2012, from 4th – 7th September in Hambur
UK: CTruk Works on Third Vessel for Offshore Turbine Services
The second in a trio of CTruk 20-tonne payload multi-purpose catamarans, ordered by Offshore Turbine Services for deployment at Lincs wind farm, was named in Brightlingsea. CTruk technicians and staff joined the owners on board the 20T MPC, ‘Captain P’, for the traditional blessing and bottle smash,
Researchers Conduct New Coral Growth Study (UK)
Research from the University of Southampton and National Oceanography, Southampton has provided new insight into the basic immune response and repair mechanisms of corals to disease and changing environmental conditions. Research from the University of Southampton and National Oceanography, Southamp
Melrose to Drill Kamchia Well Offshore Bulgaria Next Year
Melrose Resources plc, the oil and gas exploration, development and production company announced the results of the interpretation of the seismic data acquired offshore Bulgaria. The results of 3D seismic data acquired over the central area of the offshore Galata Block in 2011 have confirmed the pre
UK: NOC Scientist to Make Porcupine Abyssal Plain Seafloor Map
NOC scientist, Dr Henry Ruhl, is leading an expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, some 300 miles southwest of Lands End. He will be looking at how the shape of deep ocean floor and climate influence deep sea ecology, and he intends to do this by making a very large photographic map of the seafl
STEP ONE Yacht Set for Inaugural Public Appearance at Monaco Yacht Show
The new Amels yacht STEP ONE is set to make her first public appearance at the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show in September. STEP ONE’s exterior is designed by the renowned British designer Tim Heywood and her full custom interior by Laura Sessa. She is the first in line of the 55 metres series and measu
TTS: Purchase of Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (Germany)
TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF), located in Hamburg, Germany. Closing is expected to be finalized in the first half of August 2012. Expected turnover of NMF in 2012 is 660 MNOK (88 MEUR). The last 5 years NMF has delivered marine cranes
K Line Offshore Has New CEO (Norway)
K Line Offshore AS, a ship owning and operating company in the Offshore Support Vessel segment founded in Arendal, Norway, has named Tomoyuki Okawa a Chief Executive Officer of the company. Okawa begins as CEO on 1st July 2012 and replaces Mr. Katsue Yoshida, who has held the CEO position for the la
STX Finland Delivers RV Mirabilis
On Thursday 28 June 2012, STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard celebrated the flag-changing ceremony of the specialised vessel built for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia. The event was witnessed by representatives of the customer, the Namibian Ministry of Fisherie
PSA Inspects Use of Lifting Equipment on Valhall Field
During the period 7-9 May 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of use of lifting equipment on the BP-operated Valhall field, as well as working environment conditions on Valhall QP. The objective of the audit was to verify the company’s management of technical, oper
Russia: World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker to Be Built
Rosatomflot has announced an open tender for the construction of the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker. The company plans to take delivery of the vessel by the end of 2017. The as-yet unnamed icebreaker – the first of the LK-60 model to be built – will be 173 metres long and 34 metres wide,
UK: Reef Subsea Wins Major Contract for Gwynt y Môr
Reef Subsea AS announced today that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd. with offices in Stockton on Tees and Aberdeen, has been awarded a major contract with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, worth approximately £40m. It will see Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with