Business & Finance
Norway: Expro Secures Largest Single Power Connector Order
Expro has been awarded its single biggest power connector order to date with a contract worth in the region of £7.3million. Aker Solutions, of Norway, has ordered high-voltage subsea connectors for the subsea gas compression system the company is developing for Statoil at the Åsgard field, which is
Offshore Vessel Simulator Opened in Haugesund, Norway
The official opening of the all-new KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator at the SimSea AS maritime training centre in Haugesund, Norway, took place on the 9th February 2012. The simulator, which is part of a 1300m2 simulator park, is one of the most advanced of its kind, offering fully integrated tra
Sweden: Alfa Laval, Spliethoff Sign Contract for Largest Fully Integrated Scrubber System
Alfa Laval, a major equipment supplier to the marine industry, has signed a contract with Spliethoff, a leading player in the transport market. It covers the retrofit of a multiple inlet PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system on board one of Spliethoff’s vessels which operates mainly in the North Europ
UK: Fairfield Farms-Out Darwin to Taqa
Fairfield Energy Limited, the North Sea focused independent oil and gas exploration, development and production group, has agreed to farm-out a 50% interest in licences P184, P474 and P1634 to TAQA Bratani Limited. In consideration for the farm-in to the licences, which are collectively known as Dar
Cyprus’ SeaBird Enters Multiple Contracts
A Cyprus-based seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration PLC has entered into multiple contracts of a varying nature. Firstly, SBX has entered into contracts for multiclient data sales relating to the Perdido survey in the US Gulf and for the late sales of a survey in the Barents Sea. These two contrac
Aker Solutions Orders Expro’s Power Connectors for Asgard (Norway)
Expro has been awarded its single biggest power connector order to date with a contract worth in the region of £7.3million. Aker Solutions, of Norway, has ordered high-voltage subsea connectors for the subsea gas compression system the company is developing for Statoil at the Åsgard field, which is
Norway: January Production Figures
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, a governmental specialist directorate and administrative body today released preliminary production figures for January 2012. The figures indicate an average daily production of about 2 037 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is an increase of 47 000 bar
Njord Offshore Orders Eight Wind Farm Crew Transfer Vessels from Strategic Marine, Australia
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has started 2012 strongly, signing contracts to build eight 20 metre offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (including options) for the European market. The company will also be establishing a Service Network in Europe to support the vessels it will be suppl
Ireland: Drilling at Dunquin Scheduled for 2Q 2013
Providence Resources P.l.c., yesterday confirmed the forward programme for Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, which contains the Dunquin exploration prospect. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore) Limited (27.5% interest) operates FEL 3/04 on behalf of its partners, Eni Irel
Subsea UK Attracts Record Number of Visitors
Subsea UK has marked its Aberdeen annual conference and exhibition as the most successful after attracting a record number of visitors reaching over 3,000 at this year’s Subsea 2012 – an increase of 700 on last year. With 130 exhibitors, Subsea UK’s flagship event was described as a “hive of activit
Germany: Scandlines to Christen New Ferry ‘Berlin’ on 9 March
On 9 March Scandlines and P+S shipyards will be celebrating the christening of the Berlin in Stralsund. She is the first of two ferry newbuilds that Scandlines will put into service on the Rostock–Gedser route in 2012. Her sister ship, the Copenhagen, will be christened in May, also in Stralsund. By
Tug Malta Completes Rig Transportation from Egypt to Cyprus
Tug Malta’s motor tug SPINOLA arrived at Abu Qir port on the 22nd December and after moving out the rig from the said port, the voyage to Limassol commenced with SPINOLA and another tug towing the rig. The tugs arrived in Limassol 3 days later and loading operations on the heavy lifter Black Marlin
Norway: Kongsberg Offers Fully Integrated Offshore Vessel Team Training
The official opening of the all-new KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator at the SimSea AS maritime training centre in Haugesund, Norway, took place on the 9th February 2012. The simulator, which is part of a 1300m2 simulator park, is one of the most advanced of its kind, offering fully integrated tra
Kongsberg Opens New OSV Simulator Centre in Haugesund, Norway
The official opening of the all-new KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator at the SimSea AS maritime training centre in Haugesund, Norway, took place on the 9th February 2012. The simulator, which is part of a 1300m2 simulator park, is one of the most advanced of its kind, offering fully integrated tra