Business & Finance
UK: Flare at Elgin Platform Could Ignite Gas Cloud, Experts Say
The gas leak that occurred at the wellhead platform on the Total-operated Elgin field in the UK North Sea, remains ongoing, the operator reports. The gas has been flowing since Sunday, March 25th, when Total evacuated all the personnel from the Elgin platform. The precise cause of the gas leak, that
Denmark: New Bill to Clarify Responsibilities Regarding Maritime Education and Pilotage
Yesterday, Minister for Business and Growth Ole Sohn presented a bill clarifying the distribution of responsibilities between the authorities regarding the maritime training programmes and the pilotage area following the Government’s transfer of competences. The bill, which the Minister for Business
Spain: Boluda Takes Part in Ecoport Program
The objective of this working group is to improve the environmental status of Gandia, Valencia and Sagunto ports. Valencia – Boluda Towage and Salvage, a division of Boluda Corporación Marítima which holds a leading position in the shipping sector at national and international level, focuses on towi
Italy’s Saipem Hired by Petrobras and Saudi Aramco
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, worth approximately $700 million
British Ports Association Elects New Chairman
Colin Parker, Chief Executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, has been elected Chairman of the British Ports Association for the next two years at its AGM in London on 27 March. Also elected was Andrew Moffat, Chief Executive of the Port of Tyne, as Vice Chairman and Sara Bassett, Finance Director of Sho
Denmark: BIMCO Publishes GUARDCON Standard Contract
BIMCO announced the publication of the GUARDCON standard contract for the employment of security guards on vessels. This brand new contract has been developed to provide ship owners and private maritime security companies (PMSC) with a clearly worded and comprehensive standard contract to govern the
UK: Plexus Announces Interim Results
Plexus Holdings plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering announces its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2011. Highlights Financial · 24% increase in sales revenue to £9.3m (2010:
Norway: MaXccess System Completes Offshore Trials
OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil announced that they have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess. The trials were conducted with the backing of Siemens Wind Power and Statoil, at the Hywind Demo floating offshore wind t
Norway: Kongsberg Establishes Cybernetics R&D Group
Kongsberg Maritime has recently established a specialist ‘Cybernetics R&D Group’, whose main goal is to contribute at the cutting edge of research-based and market-oriented innovation across product areas such as dynamic positioning, navigation and automation systems. The group, which is currently r
Fairstar: FJELL Bags Nigeria Gig. FJORD Prepares for Gorgon, Australia
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has signed a contract with Aveon Offshore Limited to provide marine transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in Nigeria. The FJELL will transport two power barges from the Bonny River in Nigeria to the Escravos Area. The contract value is USD 1.2 mill
Russia: First Gas from Kirinskoye Field in 2H 2012
In 2012 Gazprom will launch gas production from the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field on the Sakhalin shelf as part of the Sakhalin III project. For the first time ever natural gas will be produced by a subsea production system in Russia. By the moment, a gathering manifold to intake gas mixture f
Russia: Gazprom Expects First Gas from Kirinskoye Field in 2012
In 2012 Gazprom will launch gas production from the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field on the Sakhalin shelf as part of the Sakhalin III project. For the first time ever natural gas will be produced by a subsea production system in Russia. By the moment, a gathering manifold to intake gas mixture f
Rolls-Royce Design and Equipment for Chinese-built OSVs
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £24 million order to design and equip four offshore service vessels which will be built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in China. The Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL vessels will feature a fully integrated equipment system including highly effic
Germany: SOC to Supply Inner Array Cables for Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced that SOC has been awarded the contract for the installation of the inner array grid cables as well as associated services for the Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm project by Amrumbank West GmbH, a subsidiary