Business & Finance
Astilleros Gondan Delivers FSRU Support Vessel to Fratelli Neri in Italy
Astilleros Gondán shipbuilders have yesterday (12th January 2012) delivered the LNG Guardian stand-by vessel to its Italian owner, Fratelli Neri S.p.A. The LNG Guardian is the third ship to be built for Fratelli Neri at Gondan Shipyard. This is an FRSU ( Floating Storage Regasification Unit) support
Carisbrooke Takes Delivery of First SUPER GREEN 8500 Vessel in China
Carisbrooke Shipping took delivery of the first SUPER GREEN 8500 vessel from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The vessel was delivered after succesful seatrials and started her maiden voyage in the direction of Korea to pick up her first cargo. The shipyard launched first Super Green 8500 vessel fo
Norway: TTS Energy to Deliver Wellhead Platform Drilling Units to OSX
TTS Energy AS has on the 12th of January 2012 signed the contract with OSX WHP 1&2 Leasing B.V, a subsidiary of OSX S.A of Brazil for delivery of two complete wellhead platform drilling units. The 2 units are to be delivered Q2 and Q3 2013. The scope of work will be performed jointly by […]
Norway’s TTS Energy to Deliver Two Wellhead Platfom Drilling Units to OSX in 2013
TTS Energy AS has on the 12th of January 2012 signed the contract for delivery of two complete wellhead platform drilling units with OSX WHP 1&2 Leasing B.V, a subsidiary of OSX S.A of Brazil The 2 units are to be delivered Q2 and Q3 2013. The scope of work will be performed jointly by […]
Norway: Helicopter Forced to Land on Asgard B
A scheduled helicopter en route from the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig to Kristiansund made a controlled emergency landing on Statoil’s Åsgard B floating gas platform at 16.45 on Thursday afternoon. Odfjell Drilling had four employees onboard the helicopter. The incident happened when the helicopter a
Norway: Kongsberg Maritime Subsea Division Names New Executive Vice President
Bjørn Jalving has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Kongsberg Maritime’s Subsea division and a member of the Kongsberg Maritime management group, effective 1st January 2012. Jalving will succeed Rolf Arne, who is moving to a role working with strategic projects in Kongsberg Maritime. Jal
OW Bunker Launches New German Brand
OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading suppliers and traders of marine fuel, announced the launch of a new unified German brand, OW Bunker Germany. The move follows the merger of Wrist Bunker Supply and Wrist Worldwide Trading, companies within the Wrist Group, OW Bunker’s parent company. The new ent
Plexus Receives Funding from Maersk Oil UK for HP/HT Mudline Tieback Wellhead System
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 that it has received £260,000 funding from Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited (‘Maersk Oil UK’), a leading independent oil and gas
Denmark: Maersk Line, Ericsson Bring Mobile Connectivity to Oceans
The oceans are the last “white spot” for mobile communication industry to connect. The world’s largest shipping company, Maersk Line, has appointed Ericsson to address this by introducing end-to-end systems integration and deployment of mobile and satellite communication to its entire vessel fleet.
Rotech Subsea Works on UK’s Largest Windfarm
A global subsea engineering firm is working on a major North Sea contract worth in excess of £2million. Rotech Subsea, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and owned by Norwegian firm Reef Subsea, is involved in a subsea excavation project with marine construction firm Red7Marine on what will be the U
Norway: Technip Wins Subsea Contracts for Statoil’s Vilje South and Visund North Projects
Technip was awarded two contracts by the international energy company Statoil, worth a total of around €55 million, for the Vilje South field and Visund North developments located in the North Sea at water depths of 120 and 385 meters respectively. These contracts cover: * welding and installation o
UK: Government Invests in Wave and Tidal Research and Development Funds
The government is to invest over £10 million in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs. Marine Energy – Supporting Array Technologies is a competition for collaborative R&D funding that will suppor
Norway: Naming Ceremony for Ulstein Design PSV MV Blue Fighter
The first platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuilding of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN®, M/V Blue Fighter, was named in a formal ceremony at Ulstein Verft, Norway on 12 January. The vessel is the first of two PSVs of the new design under construction at Ulstein Verft for Blue Ship Invest, a shipping co
Norway: Ulstein Launches New Platform Supply Vessel for Blue Ship Invest
Ulstein Group, a group of companies mainly known for its ship building and ship design activities reported today that the first platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuilding of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN®, M/V Blue Fighter, was named in a formal ceremony at Ulstein Verft, Norway on 12 January. The ves