Business & Finance
Norway: Kongsberg Evotec Wins Order to Equip Sanco Shipping’s Seismic Vessel
Kongsberg Evotec AS, has been awarded a contract with Kleven Maritime (Myklebust), Sanco Shipping and Dolphin Geophysical, for the complete back-deck handling system on Sanco Shipping’s new (up to) 16 streamers seismic vessel built to be operated by Dolphin Geophysical AS. The ST324 designed by Skip
Russian Navy Gets Modern Rescue Ship
14 years after the disaster with the Kursk submarine in the Barents Sea, the Russian navy will finally get a modern rescue ship… (BarentsObserver) [mappress] Source: BarentsObserver, November 17, 2011
French Technip Forms Genesis. New Consultancy, Engineering Firm for Offshore Energy Sector
Technip today announced the formation of a new and enhanced worldwide consultancy, subsea and offshore engineering services company. This new company is a combination of Technip wholly owned subsidiary Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants and the deepwater engineering team of Technip in Houston. The newl
Technip Announces New Consultancy, Subsea and Offshore Engineering Services Company (France)
Technip announces the formation of a new and enhanced worldwide consultancy, subsea and offshore engineering services company. This new company is a combination of Technip wholly owned subsidiary Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants and the deepwater engineering team of Technip in Houston. The newly form
UK: Endeavour Announces Spud of Tudor Rose Well
Endeavour International Corporation today reported that the Tudor Rose well in the Central North Sea block 14/30a was spud yesterday, on the 16th of November 2011. The Tudor Rose oil accumulation was discovered in 1983 and encountered an 80 foot oil column within the Tertiary age Beauly Sands, but p
Norway: Kongsberg Evotec to Provide Complete Back-deck Handling System for Sanco Shipping
Kongsberg Evotec AS, a Kongsberg Maritime company, has been awarded a contract with Kleven Maritime (Myklebust), Sanco Shipping and Dolphin Geophysical, for the complete back-deck handling system on Sanco Shipping’s new (up to) 16 streamers seismic vessel built to be operated by Dolphin Geophysical
Parkmead Acquires Stake in Platypus Gas Field and Possum Gas Prospect, Offshore UK
The Parkmead Group plc yesterday completed an agreement with XTO UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to buy a 15% interest in Blocks 48/1a, 47/5b and 48/1c in the UK Southern North Sea. These blocks contain the Platypus gas field and the Possum gas prospect. This acquisition marks an i
Norway: Kongsberg Evotec Wins Contract for Back-Deck Handling System
Kongsberg Evotec AS, a Kongsberg Maritime company, has been awarded a contract with Kleven Maritime (Myklebust), Sanco Shipping and Dolphin Geophysical, for the complete back-deck handling system on Sanco Shipping’s new (up to) 16 streamers seismic vessel built to be operated by Dolphin Geophysical
Bahrain: EDB Signs MoU with Rodriguez Cantieri Navalli
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with world-renowned Italian high-tech shipbuilders Rodriguez Cantieri Navalli, controlled by the Italian Immsi Group (Rodriquez), to establish a marine boat manufacturing industry in the Kingdom. The agreem
Norway: Vestdavit Develops Sliding Davit Solution for Arctic MOB and Fast Rescue Craft Boat
Norway-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has developed a sliding davit solution which permits easy handling and maintenance of rescue craft in Artic conditions. Vestdavit’s PLR-3600 MOB/FRC davit is DNV and ABS approved for work in -40 degree C and can handle MOB bo
German Minister for Transport to Visit Port of Rotterdam
Tomorrow, Thursday 17 November, the German Minister for Transport Dr Peter Ramsauer, accompanied by Minister Schultz van Haegen and the German Ambassador to the Netherlands Dr Heinz-Peter Behr, will be visiting the port of Rotterdam. Ramsauer has a particular interest in the hydraulic aspects of the
Norway: Cosalt Offshore Orders Second 50-tonne Spooling Winch from ACE Winches
Cosalt Offshore, which provides lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil & gas industry, has recently ordered a second 50-tonne spooling winch from ACE Winches as part of a major investment in equipment. The second winch, destined for Norway, was ordered following an increasingly high demand
Estlink 2 to Increase Transmission Capacity Between Finland and Estonia
On November 16, a cornerstone was placed at the Püssi substation in Lüganuse where one of the converter stations for the… Kristopher Rikken (err) [mappress] Source: err, November 16, 2011
Norway: Cosalt Offshore Orders 50-tonne Spool Winch from ACE Winches
Cosalt Offshore, which provides lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil & gas industry, has recently ordered a second 50-tonne spooling winch from ACE Winches as part of a major investment in equipment. The second winch, destined for Norway, was ordered following an increasingly high demand