Business & Finance
Greece: NewLead Holdings Announces Redelivery of Four Dry Bulk Vessels
NewLead Holdings Ltd. announced yesterday that the Company has recently completed the redelivery of four dry bulk vessels, the “Australia”, the “Brazil”, the “China” and the “Grand Rodosi”, to their owners, which are affiliates of Lemissoler Maritime Company W.L.L. As previously announced, NewLead h
Dutch IHC Merwede Signs Finance Agreement for Construction of Two Pipelayers
A ceremony for the largest ever working capital guarantee issued by Atradius Dutch State Business – on behalf of the Dutch Government – took place on Thursday 5 April 2012 at IHC Merwede’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel. With this finance agreement in place, IHC Merwede will start work on the co
UK: High Demand Spurs Ensco to Order Another Drillship
Responding to the high level of customer demand driven by an ongoing trend of successful offshore discoveries, Ensco plc has ordered a new advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (SHI) Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The vessel, ENSCO DS-8
UK: Total Sends Helicopter on Elgin Platform
Total confirms that a helicopter took off from Aberdeen at 10:30am today with the objective of landing on the Elgin PUQ (Process, Utilities, Quarters) to allow a specialised team to perform a reconnaissance mission of the Elgin wellhead platform and the G4 well, if it is safe to do so. On 25 March,
Technip Orders Crane and Flexlay System from Huisman (The Netherlands)
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured new contracts with Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, for a 500mt Yard Crane and a 150mt Flexlay System. Both the crane and the pipelay system will be desi
UK: Aegir Wave Farm to Benefit from Viking Wind Farm
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has granted consent for the 370MW Viking wind farm on Shetland. The wind farm will allow the construction of an interconnector cable between the Shetland Isles and the Scottish mainland, allowing the export of electricity to the national grid. This interconnector is vita
Huisman to Build 500mt Yard Crane and 150mt Flexlay System for Technip (France)
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured new contracts with Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, for a 500mt Yard Crane and a 150mt Flexlay System. Both the crane and the pipelay system wi
Technip Orders Crane and Pipelay System from Dutch Huisman
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured new contracts with Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, for a 500mt Yard Crane and a 150mt Flexlay System. Both the crane and the pipelay system wi
UK: Government Supports Wave and Tidal Industry Through MEAD Scheme
Government has launched its eagerly awaited £20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD). This scheme will support up to 2 pre-commercial projects to demonstrate the operation of wave and/or tidal devices in array formation over a period of time. Organisations across the UK will be abl
Jumbo Javelin Prepares for Installation of Transition Pieces at Anholt Wind Farm (Denmark)
The vessel Jumbo Javelin, which will assemble the transition pieces for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, has just started mobilisation in Rotterdam and is expected to be calling at Aalborg Harbour in mid-April. At the same time, the water temperature is now above the 5 degrees Celsius required for the cas
UK: SMD to Participate at Subsea Power Cables Conference
SMD has announced its participation on this year’s Subsea Power Cables conference on the 25th and 26th of April at London’s Royal Garden Hotel. Paul Davison, SMD’s trenching business stream manager will be speaking on the advantages and disadvantages of technologies available for cable protection. M
UK: North Star Shipping Scoops International Safety Award
North Star Shipping has scooped a prestigious international award from one of the world’s leading health and safety training, advisory and audit bodies. Following rigorous assessment by an independent adjudication panel the British Safety Council has bestowed its esteemed International Safety Award
Norway: Sevan Drilling’s March Fleet Update
Sevan Drilling ASA, an international drilling contractor specializing in the ultra deepwater (UDW) segment provides fleet update for March 2012. Sevan Driller: Sevan Driller had a technical uptime of 95.6 % in March 2012. Sevan Brasil: Sevan Brasil was loaded onto the heavy-lifter Mighty Servant 1 a
UK: STL Secures Patents for Unique Subsea Core Connector Technologies
Subsea pressure equipment specialist Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has been awarded UK patents for its Xtreme Release (XR) and Stackable Lightweight Intervention (SLIC) Connectors. Both the XR and SLIC connectors have been well received by the oil and gas industry. The first XR Connector has bee