Business & Finance
Germany: Hartmann Shipping Gets Second Managing Director
As already announced, there is a second Managing Director at Hartmann Shipping since March 1 st : Mr. Jan-Lars Kruse (37). He is responsible for the financial part, while Capt. Michael Ippich, Managing Director of the company since August 2011, accounts for the company’s technical matters. Trained b
Norway: ConocoPhillips to Use Maersk Innovator at Ekofisk
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to use the jack-up drilling facility Mærsk Innovator to drill eight water injection wells on the Ekofisk field. The consent covers the drilling of eight water injection wells with the objective of maintaining the formation pressure in the s
The Netherlands: Delivery of MARIN Mermaid Simulator to SMIT Towage Northwest Europe
Since 2008, SMIT and URS have been training their tug masters in the Netherlands and Belgium with MARIN Mermaid simulators. As part of its Tug Master program, SMIT used a Compact Manoeuvring Simulator called “De Brug” for purposes of training and assessment at its office in Rotterdam. In parallel, U
Spanish Boat Builder Launches Tidal Transit’s New Windfarm Service Vessel
Eden Rose, the second of Tidal Transit’s fleet of windfarm service vessels, was launched on 30 March 2012 by its Spanish boat builder, Mercurio Plastics. Like its sister Ginny Louise, it is a state-of-the-art, purpose designed vessel for use by companies involved in the planning, development and con
Subsea 7 Hires WESL for Works in Danish North Sea
Wilton Engineering Services (WESL) Limited – the international design, engineering and fabrication business – has secured a multi-million pound contract with Subsea 7. Wilton Engineering, a Wilton Group company, will construct support clamps for work on DONG Energy’s SIRI Caisson Support Project in
Belgium: Nexans’ Subsea Cables for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has won a contract worth more than 50 million Euro to supply a total of 57 km of high-voltage subsea power export cables to Northwind NV in the North Sea. The project comprises 14 km of cable to connect Belwind Phase 2 to the Northwind wind farm [&he
Denmark: WESL Secures North Sea Project with Subsea 7
Wilton Engineering Services (WESL) Limited – the international design, engineering and fabrication business – has secured a multi-million pound contract with Subsea 7. Wilton Engineering, a Wilton Group company, will construct support clamps for work on DONG Energy’s SIRI Caisson Support Project in
Norway: Statoil Hires Prosafe Accommodation Rigs
Prosafe, an owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation/service rigs, has been awarded two separate contracts by Statoil Petroleum AS (‘Statoil’) using the Safe Scandinavia and Regalia. The Safe Scandinavia will be used for accommodation support at Snorre A in the Norwegian sector of the No
UK: First Subsea Ballgrab Connectors Moor BW Athena FPSO Submerged Turret Production Buoy
Ahead of the arrival of the BW Athena FPSO, subsea mooring specialist First Subsea has supplied the Ballgrab connectors used to moor the FPSO’s submerged turret production buoy in 440 feet (134 meters) of water in the Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, Athena field located on Block 14/18b in the UK sector
UK: First Subsea Moors FPSO Athena’s STP Buoy
Ahead of the arrival of the BW Athena FPSO from Dubai, subsea mooring specialist First Subsea has supplied the Ballgrab connectors used to moor the FPSO’s submerged turret production buoy in 440 feet (134 meters) of water in the Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, Athena field located in the UK North Sea. F
Lime, Rex Enter Norway Through North Energy’s Assets
North Energy ASA has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Lime Petroleum Plc and Rex Oil & Gas Limited transferring parts of North Energy’s interest in the licenses PL 503, PL 518, PL 526 and PL 530 to Lime, upon their pre-qualification as an exploration company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. T
Germany: Nordex Order Intake Increased by 84 pct in Q1
The new Chief Executive Officer of Nordex SE, Dr. Jürgen Zeschky, presents the group accounts for the first time today. In addition, Zeschky underscores that the Management Board, acting with the approval of the Supervisory Board, has decided to continue on the path of strategic reorientation alread
Finland: Cargotec MacGregor Mooring Systems for SapuraCrest’s Pipelayers
Cargotec has received an order to supply a total of twenty 150-tonne electric MacGregor winches for two pipe-laying heavy-lift offshore construction vessels (N448 & N449) which are currently being constructed at Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard Co Ltd in China. The vessels are being built for Malaysian offs
Finland: Cargotec to Provide Mooring Systems for Two Pipe-Laying Vessels
Cargotec has received an order to supply a total of twenty 150-tonne electric MacGregor winches for two pipe-laying heavy-lift offshore construction vessels (N448 & N449) which are currently being constructed at Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard Co Ltd in China. The vessels are being built for Malaysian offs