Business & Finance
Scotland and England Strive to Create Hub for Offshore Wind Industry
Scotland and England are competing to create hub for $52 billion offshore wind industry. Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and the northeast English coastal town of Hartlepool are striving for an investment worth 150 million-pound ($237 million) from a Spanish wind-turbine mak
Norway: Vestdavit to Supply Davits to Eight New CCPBs
NORWAY-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by shipbuilder Austal to supply its state-of-the-art PLAR-6500 davits to eight new Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) to be built for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Austal will build th
Ireland: Lansdowne Provides Seismic Update of its Prospects in North Celtic Sea
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, announces an update of the interpretation of the recently processed 3D seismic surveys acquired in the summer of 2011, over its prospects in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. Amergin Prospect (Standard Exploration Licence 5/08 – part-Blocks 47/25, 48/21 & 22) Interpretatio
Blue Water Shipping Opens New Danish Office
Blue Water Shipping opens a new Danish office in Rodby on the island of Lolland primarily due to activities in connection with the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany. Blue Water Shipping opens its 14th Danish office. This time, Blue Water Shipping establishes an office with primary
UK: Sonardyne Expands Aberdeen Office
Sonardyne International has completed the expansion of its Aberdeen office to meet unprecedented demand from their European customer base. The Company has acquired premises adjoining their existing offices in the Bridge of Don, increasing the space available by a third for customer training, equipme
Gas Stuck in Ukraine Hampered Gazprom’s Reputation, Miller Says
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee reported today to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the progress with the South Stream project. “It is a very timely project. Besides the evident growth in gas transit reliability, it will considerably enhance our capabilities to flexibl
Offshore Wind Zone at Offshore Energy 2012 (The Netherlands)
Offshore Energy, Exhibition & Conference, introduces the Offshore Wind Zone at the fifth edition of the event, taking place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 October 2012, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands. Offshore Energy is the only annual event in The Netherlands dedicated to offshore energy, and the f
Denmark: Minister Ida Auken Opens Conference on Ships’ Ballast Water Management
The Danish Nature Agency, the Danish Maritime Authority and the Danish Shipowners’ Association organize conference on ships’ ballast water managemen. The Copenhagen International Ballast Water Management Conference, which is to be held on 8 March 2012, will focus on the challenges arising with the c
Denmark: Blue Water Assists Noreco with Luna
In connection with Noreco’s drilling scope at the Luna-1 site (license 1/11) in the Danish North Sea sector, Blue Water Shipping has been awarded the offshore base contract in Esbjerg. “We are very proud to have been awarded this contract. Currently, we are performing all base activities, handling a
Norway: Solstad Gets Recognition for Green Operations Initiative
Solstad Offshore won the Environmental award at the Annual Offshore Support Journal (OSJ) 2012 event. The company won the prize for its Green Operations initiative, which has seen the company work with the Rainforest Foundation Norway to reduce emissions and provide funds towards protecting the rain
Russia: Rosatomflot Reveals Plan to Construct Largest Nuclear Icebreaker
Rosatomflot has revealed its plans to construct an LK60, the largest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker ever built, that will be deployed in the Northern Sea Route. Vyacheslav Ruksha, General Director of Rosatomflot, says to BarentsObserver that the estimated cost for a new icebreaker is € 1.1 bil
Denmark: Ramboll Expands its Headquarters
Strong growth makes the Ramboll Oil & Gas headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark expand with 2,500 square meters of rental office facilities located close to the harbour. For a long time Ramboll in Esbjerg has held a wish to unify all activities at one address. However, plans for a new building next to th
China: TSHD “Chang Jiang Kou 02” Launched
The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 02, took place today at the Daoda Heavy Industry shipyard in Qidong, China. IHC Merwede is building the impressive vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, which is based in the Peo
Azerbaijan: Shah Deniz Partners Select TAP Pipeline
Shah Deniz consortium in Azerbaijan lead by BP and SOCAR has selected Trans Adriatic Pipeline over the ITGI (Interconnector Turkey-Greece-Italy) as the pipeline route for Caspian natural gas. The pipeline will carry gas from Shah Deniz field located in the Caspian Sea to Italy and further to Western