Business & Finance
Norway: Production Commences on Gaupe Field
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that the Gaupe field, located in the Southern North Sea, offshore Norway, commenced production on 31 March 2012. The Gaupe field is located in PL292 and is adjacent to the Norway – United Kingdom (UK) border, some 225 km from the Norwegian mainland. T
The Netherlands: Vroon Takes Delivery of Its New Wind Farm Service Vessel
Vroon announced today, Monday 2 April 2012, that the company has taken delivery of MPI Cardenio. MPI Cardenio is a windfarm-service vessel, built at the South Boats Medina Shipyard on the Isle of Wight. She is the seventh addition to the MPI Workboats fleet and will commence operations immediately f
Italy: Fincantieri’s Shipyard Launches Frigate ‘Virginio Fasan’
Following the launch of the “Carlo Bergamini” last July, yesterday Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Virginio Fasan”, which is due for delivery at the end of 2012. The vessel is the second of a series of Fremm vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates – which were o
UK: More Companies Join Grimsby Renewables Partnership
According to Grimsby Telegraph, Grimsby Renewables Partnership announced close cooperation with a group of various town companies, interested in taking part in maintenance of turbines in the North Sea, £1.6 billion worth project and numerous other projects related to renewable energy. The firms agre
UK: More Companies Join Grimsby Renewables Partnership
According to Grimsby Telegraph, Grimsby Renewables Partnership announced close cooperation with a group of various town companies, interested in taking part in maintenance of turbines in the North Sea, £1.6 billion worth project and numerous other projects related to renewable energy. The firms agre
Dutch Huisman to Equip Allseas’ Pipelayer with Offshore Mast Crane
Huisman, the Netherlands-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelayer “Solitaire”, the larg
UK: BP Hires Ensco’s DS-6 UDW Drillship
Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a five-year term drilling contract with BP for the new ENSCO DS-6 ultra-deepwater drillship at a rate of approximately $522,000 per day, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $1 billion to Ensco’s revenue backlog. In addition, the contr
UK: BP Hires New ENSCO DS-6 Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a five-year term drilling contract with BP for the new ENSCO DS-6 ultra-deepwater drillship at a rate of approximately $522,000 per day, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $1 billion to Ensco’s revenue backlog. In addition, the contr
Norway: Eni’s Marulk Field Comes On Stream
Eni, an Italian multinational oil and gas company has started production from the Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea, located about 80 km from the coast. The Marulk offshore field is the first ever field that Eni has directly operated in Norway and is part of the PL122 license held by Eni (20%) with
UK: Port of London Authority Orders Mooring Maintenance Vessel
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has placed a £6 million(approx USD 9.6 mln) order for a Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV), with MPI Services (UK) Limited, trading as Manor Marine. The contract for the MMV is the PLA’s largest single investment in over 20 years. The vessel will replace the PLA’s tw
Greece: Navios Maritime Acquires Handysize Vessel ‘Navios Serenity’
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced today that it has acquired the Navios Serenity, a 2011-built Handysize vessel of 34,718 DWT, for $26.0 million. The vessel was previously part of Navios Holdings’ long-term charte
Greece: Allseas Marine’s Bulk Carrier MV Kind Seas Gets GL Certification
Allseas Marine SA announced that its Bulk Carrier, MV Kind Seas, has been certified from Germanischer Lloyd on behalf of Marshall Islands as meeting the new ILO MLC 2006 Convention requirements. The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 provides protection at work for the world’s seafarers. It sets out se
Dutch Huisman to Build Offshore Mast Crane for Allseas’ Pipelayer
Huisman, the Netherlands-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelayer “Solitaire”, the larg
UK: Hamworthy to Supply HHI-Built FSRUs with Regasification System
Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems has secured a contract to supply its innovative LNG regasification technology for the third Höegh LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries. Working together with Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (SOE) Wärtsilä