Business & Finance
Norway: Dolphin Appoints New Chairman
Dolphin Group ASA announces the appointment of Tim Wells as Chairman of the Board for Dolphin Group ASA. Tim has more than 35 years’ experience from the seismic industry. He began his career with Digicon Geophysical in Houston as a Processing Geophysicist and was rapidly promoted to manage their Sou
Norway: Dolphin Geophysical Appoints Chairman
Dolphin Group ASA has appointed Tim Wells as Chairman of the Board for Dolphin Group ASA. Wells has more than 35 years’ experience from the seismic industry. He began his career with Digicon Geophysical in Houston as a Processing Geophysicist and was rapidly promoted to manage their South and North
Germany: Bourbon Enterprise Prepares Seabed for Cable Installation for BorWin2
The cooperation between Cuxport and Offshore Marine Management GmbH (OMM) is gathering pace: the “Bourbon Enterprise”, the first vessel equipped for the maritime cable business at a quay at Cuxport, left Cuxhaven for the last time bound for the North Sea. On its seven trips, the 76-metre long multi-
USA Congressional Staff Delegation Visits Klaipeda Seaport
On the 24th May 2012 the USA Congressional staff delegation arrived with a visit to the premises of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority. Delegation stayed in Lithuania from the May 21st to May 25th. This visit was organized under the auspices of the Embassy of Lithuania to the United States of America.
ASCO Supports Maersk Drilling Operations in Norway
ASCO, an oil and gas logistics company, has signed a three year partnership deal to support Maersk Oil’s drilling campaigns in Norway. The campaigns will be supported from ASCO’s Kristiansund Base at Averøy. The first oil rig to be supported under the new contract will be the Transocean Barents at l
Seadrill Negotiating USD 1.16 bln Gig for West Polaris Drillship (Norway)
Seadrill, one of the world’s largest drilling contractors, has announced it is in advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for the drillship West Polaris. This new contract will start in direct continuation of the existing assignment which is scheduled to be completed in October 2012.
Russia: Mooring Trials for Multipurpose Salvage Vessel ‘Spasatel Karev’
Nevsky Shipyard, LLC started mooring trials of the lead multipurpose salvage vessel “Spasatel Karev” (Yard Number 701), capacity 4 MW, Design Project MPSV07. The State Customer of the vessel is the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency. The Customer is The Direction of State Contractor of Marine
Subsea UK Launches Annual Scholarship Initiative
Subsea UK launched its annual scholarship initiative which is aimed at boosting the number of highly skilled subsea engineers in the industry. The scholarship programme, which enables successful candidates to study towards a post-graduate MSc in subsea engineering, was introduced last year by Subsea
Germany Expects Major Grid Expansion
Last week an initial breakthrough was made to further accelerate Germany’s shift to renewable energy. The country’s four major grid operators provided the German government with a new plan for a major grid expansion. The government is reviewing the plan and has recently intensified high-level meetin
Greece: Almi Tankers Chooses OceanSaver BWT Solutions for Its VLCCs
Greek oil tanker operator, Almi Tankers S.A. has chosen OceanSaver Ballast Water Treatment solutions for its VLCCs currently under construction at Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. The 320,000 dwt vessels will join Almi’s fleet in July 2013 and November 2014 and are designed
Norway: Lundin Petroleum, Partners Submit Bøyla Field PDO
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS and the Bøyla partners have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Bøyla field located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Bøyla de
Marathon, Partners Submit Bøyla Field PDO (Norway)
Marathon Oil and its partners ConocoPhillips and Lundin Petroleum have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Bøyla field located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Bøyla development is expected to begin production during
Belgium: Hydrex’s Ecospeed Wins National Energy Globe Award
On 30 May 2012 two delegates from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce at the Austrian embassy in Brussels, Mr. Peter Fuchs and Mr. Henry Simon, visited Hydrex nv in Antwerp to present the company with the National Energy Globe Award for sustainability for 2012. Hydrex won the award for Belgium for its
Norway: TGS Introduces Clari-Fi, New Seismic Data Processing Technique
TGS announces the release of Clari-Fi, a proprietary seismic data processing technique. TGS’ Clari-Fi technique allows broadband seismic to be generated from conventionally acquired seismic data. In order to achieve this, acquisition related frequency attenuation effects and the attenuation caused b