Business & Finance
Aker Solutions Bags Hild Field Gig, Offshore Norway
Aker Solutions has won a contract to conduct the basic engineering for the development of Total’s Hild field in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract value is about NOK 215 million. Aker Solutions’ scope of work includes engineering for several building blocks, including topside, jacket, an FSO (flo
DONG Energy Appoints Thomas Dalsgaard as Executive Vice President (Denmark)
Thomas Dalsgaard, age 45, is with effect from October 1st 2011 appointed Executive Vice President in DONG Energy and will be responsible for the business unit Generation. Thomas Dalsgaard previously served as Senior Vice President in DONG Energy Generation with responsibility for the commercial acti
Norway: Havyard Holds Naming Ceremony for Fishing Vessel Artus
The purse seiner / Danish seiner Artus, of a Havyard 515 design, was named during a ceremony in Fosnavåg, Norway last Saturday. Artus, the fifth fishing vessel in a line of vessels by the same name, will after the coming week of completion go straight to Bjørnøya, fishing for haddock and coalfish. “
A&P to Provide Repair Works for Cable-Laying Vessel Acergy Eagle (UK)
A&P GROUP’S Tyne shipyard has completed its second order this year for Subsea 7 – one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies. The Hebburn yard has just finished repairs to the construction and cable-laying vessel Acergy Eagle, similar to the work it carried out in the s
Offshore Energy 2011: Baker Hughes, Cuadrilla and EBN Discuss Unconventional Gas (The Netherlands)
For the first time, the Offshore Energy conference program will offer a session on unconventional gas. On Wednesday afternoon, October 12th speakers from Baker Hughes, Cuadrilla Resources Nederland , EBN and the University of Groningen will discuss the world wide potential for unconventional gas, po
Offshore Energy 2011: Baker Hughes, Cuadrilla and EBN on Unconventional Gas
For the first time, the Offshore Energy conference program will offer a session on unconventional gas. On Wednesday afternoon, October 12th speakers from Baker Hughes, Cuadrilla Resources Nederland , EBN and the University of Groningen will discuss the world wide potential for unconventional gas, po
Subsea Company Faces Battle to Attract Skilled Experts (UK)
In a corner of a giant hangar clinging to the Forth waterfront at Rosyth, a small group of hard- hatted men are forcing complex pieces of… By Dominic Jeff (business.scotsman) [mappress] Source: business.scotsman, September 28, 2011;
The Netherlands: AKD Says Hiring of Armed Guards Should be Left to Government
In the wake of an independent report recommending the Netherlands government to provide Dutch shipowners with better levels of protection against piracy, including the hiring of armed guards, Netherlands law firm AKD says that shipowners who directly hire armed personnel themselves could face crimin
Royal Netherlands Navy’s OPV Starts Sea Acceptance Trials
On Tuesday, September 27th the third Oceangoing Patrol Vessel (OPV), FRIESLAND, left the Damen Shipyard from Galati, Romania for her Sea Acceptance Trials. After a journey of 150 kilometres along the Danube, the ship has arrived at the Black Sea where it will be conducting tests for the next 10 days
Germany: Port of Hamburg Welcomes ‘Grande Sierra Leone’
Overnight from 25 to 26 September 2011, the GRANDE SIERRA LEONE docked at the Unikai terminal at the Port of Hamburg for the first time. It is the first sailing of the newbuild in the West Africa service operated by Grimaldi Lines. The GRANDE SIERRA LEONE joins the “Southern Express” service of the
UK: Port of Felixstowe Formally Opens New Deep Water Shipping Terminal
The Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, formally opens a new deep water shipping terminal. The new terminal which consists of two berths – Berths 8&9 – is the first stage of a £1 billion plus inward investment programme in Hutchison’s UK ports. Currently the Port of Felixstowe deals
Norway: PSA Hosts Seminar Concerning Pipelines and Risers on 19 October 2011
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is hosting a seminar at its premises in Stavanger on Wednesday 19 October 2011 concerning pipelines and risers – both rigid and flexible. The focus will be on pipeline integrity from a systems perspective. The purpose of the seminar is to enhance general k
Iberdrola Changes Headquarters (Spain)
In a meeting held today, the Board of Directors of IBERDROLA approved the change in the company’s registered office address in Bilbao to the Iberdrola Tower building, Plaza Euskadi nº 5. The move requires that article 4.1 of the company’s Articles of Association be amended. The move to the new corpo
SeaEnergy Warns About Share Scam (UK)
Aberdeen offshore wind firm, SeaEnergy, has warned investors it has been targeted by a scam, after being alerted by shareholders. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, September 28, 2011