Business & Finance
Xcite Energy: Bentley Drilling Progressing as Planned (UK)
Xcite Energy announces that, following the spudding of the Bentley 9/3b-7 well on 18 March 2012 with the Rowan Norway jack-up drilling rig, good progress has been made in drilling the 36″ hole and setting the 30″ conductor pipe. The 26″ hole has been directionally drilled and the 20″ surface casing
Cyprus: Songa Offshore Provides Fleet Status Update for March
Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based international offshore drilling company operating a fleet of 6 semi-submersible rigs with an additional 4 on order, has provided its fleet status update for March 2012: Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the month. The rig continues to operate
Poland: Gdansk Shipyard to Launch New Fjord Line’s Ship on April 8th
“Stavanger Fjord” – a ropax ferry is almost ready! On Thursday, the 8th of April at 12 PM, the vessel will be launched from the B1 slipway at Gdansk Shipyard. Just like at the ceremonies of steel cutting and keel laying, guests from Norway – Fjord Line ship owner and Bergen Group Fosen (for whom [&h
Russia: Yantar Shipyard Continues Work on Oceanographic Research Ship
JSC Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad, Russia) works hard on construction of same-named Project 22010 oceanographic research ship. It is planned to maintain such working speed till the end of 2012 when the ship will be put afloat for outfitting and trials, reports the shipyard’s press service. To determi
UK: LDD Delivers LD5000 Pile Top Reverse Circulation Drilling Rig to Birkenhead
LDD, an Acteon company providing near and offshore drilling and foundation services, announced that its custom-built LD5000 pile top reverse circulation drilling rig has been delivered to Birkenhead, UK, where LDD will use it to provide critical pile relief drilling for the installation of up to 160
UK: IMO – Modernization of Distress and Safety Communication at Sea
United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has held a meeting in the Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue. The Sub-Committee considers it necessary to revise and modernize the regulations on maritime distress and safety communication, the so-called GMDSS system.
ICTSI’ Polish Terminal Secures EU Funding for Expansion Project
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Poland, has signed a PLN 53.8 million (approx. US$17.3 million) agreement with the Center of European Union Transport Projects to subsidize a portion of the PLN 153 million (approx. US$49.2 milli
Elgin Incident: Flare Extinguished. No Explosion Threat (UK)
French oil giant Total, which has been fighting to stop a natural gas leak at its Elgin Field,located in the UK North Sea approximately 240 km east of Aberdeen, yesterday announced that the flare on the Elgin platform extinguished itself. „We received the first indication that the flare may be out a
UK: Total Hosts Press Conference on Elgin Platform Incident
Total hosted a press conference, attended by Rt Hon Charles Hendry, MP, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) at which it provided further details of the scale of its work to control the release of non-toxic gas from the G4 well on the Elgin field platform and conf
Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland
Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Cle
Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland
Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Cle
Norway: Eidesvik Offshore Takes Delivery of New PSV
Kleven Maritime delivered the LNG powered offshore supply vessel Viking Prince to Eidesvik Offshore on Friday, 30 March. ‘It is a great pleasure to deliver this advanced, environmentally friendly vessel to a ship owner that has a proven track record of taking every aspect of their environmental foot
Norway: Happy Dragon Transports 8 Manifolds to Goliat Field
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
France: Damen’s New Shipyard Puts Focus on Offshore Energy Industry
Damen Shipyards is the new operator of French shiprepair yard Sobrena. The yard will be renamed Damen Shiprepair Brest and will continue to serve the maritime and offshore industries with shiprepair and conversion services. The yard has three drydocks (up to 420 x 80 m) and will be available for rep