Business & Finance
Finland Based Wartsila Launches New Medium Voltage Power Drive
Wärtsilä has launched its new Medium Voltage Power Drive. The product will enable the delivery of electro and automation systems for large, electric propulsion vessels, such as drilling rigs and tankers, large passenger and cruise ships, various offshore service vessels, as well as compressors and p
Norway: ANDRITZ Increases Stake in Hammerfest Strøm
International technology Group ANDRITZ increased its stake in Hammerfest Strøm AS from 33.3% to 55.4%. The other major shareholders are the local Norwegian utility company Hammerfest Energi and the Spanish utility company Iberdrola. The company will operate under the name of ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest
Norway: T-Rex Disappoints
Danish Maersk Oil has finished drilling the T-Rex prospect offshore Norway. The well, drilled in Production Licence 431 in the Norwegian Sea, discovered hydrocarbons but not in commercial quantities. The well found thinner than expected oil-bearing sands of reservoir quality at two intervals in the
OPDR Revamps Its Portugal and Spain Services
Hamburg, 5th March 2012. As part of its ongoing growth strategy and effective 7th March 2012, the Short Sea Shipping & Logistics provider Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) will revamp its Portugal and Spain services. The launch of the PANG (Portugal, Andalusia & Galicia) and CISS
MMF Steering Group Announces MMF50 (UK)
The next Marine Measurement Forum (MMF) will be number 50 in the series. To celebrate this milestone, the MMF Steering Group has announced that MMF50 will take place on Tuesday 12th June 2012 in the prestigious Princess Royal Gallery at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in the Historic Dockyard
The Netherlands: DNV and KEMA Form Energy Consulting, Testing, and Certification Company
DNV and KEMA form a world-leading energy consulting, testing, and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy eco-system. DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV”s re
UK: AML Oceanographic to Introduce New Products at Oceanology International
AML Oceanographic of Sidney, B.C. will introduce four new products at Oceanology International 2012. Turbidity•Xchange™ and DO•Xchange™ are two new additions to AML’s Xchange family of field-swappable sensor-heads. The addition of these two new low cost sensor-heads brings all the advantages of fiel
UK: Marine Renewables at Oceanology International
The scene is set for a highly successful Oceanology International 2012 – over 525 exhibitors from 33 countries in the major exhibition and seven separate one day conferences. Being held 13-15 March at London’s ExCeL, Oceanology International 2012 is the global forum where industry, academia and gove
UK: Marine Renewables at Oceanology International
The scene is set for a highly successful Oceanology International 2012 – over 525 exhibitors from 33 countries in the major exhibition and seven separate one day conferences. Being held 13-15 March at London’s ExCeL, Oceanology International 2012 is the global forum where industry, academia and gove
UK: CodaOctopus at Oceanology International
CodaOctopus’ team aims to make a real splash at this year’s Oceanology International. The CodaOctopus will unveil a whole host of new products, services and branding in London’s Excel, where the event takes place. New Products Oceanology will unwrap several new products across its portfolio. The com
UK: Bowtech Upgrades Tooling and Diving Cameras
As part of Bowtech’s continual product improvement strategy, the compact tooling and diving cameras have been upgraded with 100 more TV lines. The monochrome LCC-700 camera replaces the LCC-600 and the colour camera L3C-650 replaces the LCC-550. Bowtech’s LCC and L3C cameras have been on the market
UK: Coretrax Reports Success of North Sea Operations
Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm Coretrax Technology Limited has secured over £1.2million of contracts since the start of the year and expanded its team to 12 people. Coretrax specialises in innovative oilfield services to the completion, cementing, abandonment and wellbore clean up sectors bot
UK: Fugro Seacore to Install Met Mast on Rampion Wind Farm Site
Fugro Seacore have announced that they have signed a contract relating to the design, build and installation of an offshore met mast to record and monitor site conditions on the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm site in the English Channel, 13km off the coast of Sussex, UK. “We will be working on
Wintershall Begins Production in K18-Golf Field in Dutch North Sea
Germany’s largest internationally active oil and gas producer, Wintershall, is continuing to step up its activities in the southern North Sea and is now launching natural gas production from the K18-Golf field in the Dutch North Sea. By carefully designing the well and deploying a new down hole comp