Business & Finance
Germany: AF Group Signs Contract for ‘H7 Platform Removal Project’
The AF Group (AFG) has signed the contract for the “H7 Platform Removal Project”. The contract is signed with Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The agreement covers planning, engineering, removal and demolition of the installation. The contract value is approx. NOK 420 million, e
E.ON Moves to Next Stage on Proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
E.ON is moving to the next stage of its planned 665MW Rampion wind farm off the Sussex coast. The company, is also a partner in the London Array which will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete, has applied for permission to put a 100m mast on the proposed Rampion site and [&hellip
UK: North Star Shipping Inks North Sea Contracts with Teekay and Marathon
North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm – Craig Group, has secured in excess of £20 million in new business and the renewal of existing contracts. The company which provides offshore support vessels to the offshore industry has won a new contract
UK: North Star Shipping Inks North Sea Contracts with Teekay and Marathon
North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm – Craig Group, has secured in excess of £20 million in new business and the renewal of existing contracts. The company which provides offshore support vessels to the offshore industry has won a new contract
Norway: ‘Johannes Maersk’ Joins OSM Fleet
OSM marine-services successfully took over ‘Johannes Maersk’ in Rotterdam 6 September. All crew are now well onboard to start overlap and training. This was the fifth of 6 vessels from Maersk which OSM undertakes full management. ‘Johannes Maersk’ was built in 2001. She is 216 meters long and has a
PA Resources Spuds Exploration Well at Lille John Prospect, Offshore Denmark
The oil and gas group PA Resources continues its drilling campaign in Licence 12/06 in the Danish North Sea with the commencement of drilling of an exploration well at the Lille John prospect. In July an exploration well was drilled on the Broder Tuck prospect on the Danish License 12/06 and gas and
Melrose Gets Approval to Carry Out 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Government said on September 7 it has allowed British oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources to use a seismic vessel by the … (sofiaecho) [mappress] Source: sofiaecho, September 09, 2011;
Norway: Marlink Signs SCAP FleetBroadband Contract with Wilson Ship Management
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has signed an agreement with Wilson Ship Management, one of the largest shipping operators in the European short sea segment, to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP FleetBroadband on a 36 month contract. The contract is a full service
Russia: UCL Begins Construction of 15 New River-Sea Tankers Under RST27 Project
The construction of 15 new river-sea tankers under RST27 project (capacity – up to 6.9 thousand of tons) was launched at the Krasnoe Sormovo plant (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia). The customer of new vessels is Volgo-Balt-Tanker, LLC, the subsidiary of holding’s company B.F. Tanker. Five new tankers are
JDR Announces Appointment of Andrew J. Norman as CEO (UK)
JDR, the leading provider of specialist high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems for the offshore oil, gas and renewables market announces that Andrew J. Norman will join the company as Chief Executive Officer on 19 September 2011. Andrew joins from Dresser Flow Technology Europe, where
Total Hits Major Gas Discovery at Absheron Prospect, Offshore Azerbaijan
Total announces a major gas discovery in the Caspian Sea in the Absheron block offshore Azerbaijan. The Absheron X-2 well has encountered more than 500 feet of cumulated net gas pays within high quality sands on the northern flank of a major 270 square kilometres structure. Reservoirs are expected t
DeepOcean Wins Contract from Statoil for Edda Flora Vessel (Norway)
DeepOcean AS has been awarded a 1 year option by Statoil for the vessel Edda Flora under the existing frame agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) the company holds with Statoil. Edda Flora is now committed until 1st December, 2012. The award represents a significant addition to Deep
Converteam to Supply Equipment for DeltaStream Device (UK)
Tidal Energy Limited announces that Converteam UK Ltd has been awarded the contract for the design, manufacture and supply of the electrical power generation and conversion equipment forming part of the demonstration DeltaStream device. The contractor’s scope of work will include the design and supp
STX Finlad Wins Outfitting Contract for Eide Marine Semi AS’ Vessels
STX Finland Oy and Eide Marine Semi AS, a subsidiary of Eide Marine Services A/S, have signed a contract for the outfitting, completion and delivery of two highly sophisticated well intervention vessels with an aggregate contract value exceeding EUR 300 million. The technically advanced well interve