Business & Finance
Norway: Naming Ceremony for Standby Vessel Ocean Alden
Ocean Alden, the newly built stand-by vessel for the Gjøa field was named yesterday at a ceremony at the GDF SUEZ base in Florø. A new subsea warehouse and workshop were inaugurated on the same occasion. GDF SUEZ E&P Norge has awarded shipowners Atlantic Offshore a 10 year contract for the operation
Norway: Ocean Alden Naming Ceremony at GDF SUEZ Base
Ocean Alden, the newly built stand-by vessel for the Gjøa field was named today at a ceremony at the GDF SUEZ base in Florø. A new subsea warehouse and workshop were inaugurated on the same occasion. GDF SUEZ E&P Norge has awarded shipowners Atlantic Offshore a 10 year contract for the operation of
The Netherlands: APM Terminals Improves Safety Standards
APM Terminals’ 2011 Sustainability Report shows continued improvement in sustainability performance throughout the company’s global port, terminal and inland services network. Ongoing work to achieve the highest possible safety standards, reduction of the environmental impact of expanding global ope
Demag Cranes Supplies Portal Harbour Crane to Brazil
At the turn of the year 2011/2012, Demag Cranes commissioned its first Generation 5 Portal Harbour Crane in Latin America. This G HSK 4316 B, a variant of Model 4, is being used to handle fertilisers and construction material for Fospar S.A. Fertilizantes Fosfatados do Paraná (Fospar) at their termi
Norway: Statoil Reports Small Oil Discovery in Oseberg Area Unit
Statoil, together with partners in the Oseberg Area Unit, has made a small oil discovery in the production license PL053 in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in the exploration well 30/6-28S located in the production license PL053 in the Ose
UK: Team Oman Completes Cable Installation at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm
Cable laying at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore wind farm in the Greater Wash has been completed, reports renews Europe. Visser & Smit has installed a total of 56km of infield cables by utilizing the 86m vessel Team Oman, which has been deployed at the site for 18 months. The cable will now be trenche
Norway: Statoil Discovers Oil Column in Oseberg Area
Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in the exploration well 30/6-28S located in the production license PL053 in the Oseberg Area Unit. The well drilled by the rig COSL Pioneer proved an oil column of 12 metres in the Statfjord Formation. The estimated volume
UK: FES International to Supply Fluid Swivels for Xcite Energy’s Bentley Field
FES International, a global supplier of fluid transfer systems for the offshore industry has been commissioned to supply North Sea oil exploration and development company, Xcite Energy, with a bespoke swivel system. The fluid swivels are used for subsea well heads and attach to flexible risers to pr
Providence: Barryroe Gas Zone Beats Expectations (Ireland)
Providence Resources P.l.c., today provided a final testing update from its Barryroe well, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10z Barryroe appraisal well is located in approximately 100 metre water depth, some 50 kilometres offshore Ireland in Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 in the North C
UK Gives BP a Go-Ahead for Drilling Offshore Shetlands
Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given BP consent to drill the deepwater North Uist well, northwest of the Shetland Islands. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has subjected BP’s application, including the environmental impact and emergency response plans, to detailed and extensive scruti
UK: Scottish Government Announces New Fund for Renewables
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced a new £103 million investment fund which will drive the growth of renewable energy in Scotland for generations. The Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) will initially focus on supporting communities and rural businesses to develop their own local renewa
UK: EAOW Welcomes New Program Director
Andy Paine, the new program director for Vattenfall, has been cordially welcomed at the East Anglia Offshore Wind joint venture, reports reNews Europe. Upon assuming this new position, he will act as a spokesperson for the development to building stronger relationships with key stakeholders and he w
CG Receives Grid Contract for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium
CG has been awarded the contract for the grid connection study and supply of main transformer 275 MVA and 2 reactors of 65 MVAr at the Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium. The Northwind wind farm, previously named “Eldepasco”, will have an installed production capacity of 216 MW. The connection
Norway: Oveldi Worldwide Enters Talks with TP Shipping
The management of Oveldi Worldwide has begun talks with Norwegian ship brokers TP Shipping of Grimstad, Norway. President Thomas Parlow, 16 year president of TP Shipping and formerly of TexShip Chartering of Houston, Texas, specializes in heavy lift transports, project cargo transports and IMO cargo