Business & Finance
UK: Pharos Offshore Starts Construction of Newly Designed Remotely Operated Vehicle
Pharos Offshore Group has started construction of a newly designed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) specifically for the offshore wind farm cable market. The new Inter Turbine Array Trencher, the ITAT 800™, is an 800 HP (600 kW) self-propelled trenching ROV that can be more easily manoeuvred by the o
Belgium: Ackermans & van Haaren NV Announces Half Year Results 2011
The board of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren NV announces that the consolidated net result (part of the group) is 93.4 million euros for… More info: AvH [mappress] Source: AvH, August 25, 2011;
Germany: Wismar Yard Sends Tanker Nordic AT 19 on Test Voyage
Nordic Yards, the manufacturer of technologically sophisticated, innovative special ships and maritime structures, is sending the special Arctic tanker “Nordic AT 19” on its test voyage Yesterday. The ship, commissioned by the Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel, will be handed over by the dockyar
Norway: Dolphin Geophysical Appoints Emil Janson as Marketing and Sales Manager UK & EU
Dolphin Geophysical announces the appointment of Emil Janson as Marketing & Sales Manager UK & EU. Emil has excellent and extensive contacts throughout the region and beyond. He has had a career dedicated to marine seismic with 30 plus years’ experience in both seismic sales, Multi-Client developmen
UK: A.Mylne & Co Presents Retro Styled Motor Yacht PF36
Recently featured in Boat International, Scottish firm A.Mylne & Co can now proudly announce some of the details behind a project we have been discreetly working on since November 2010. Codenamed PF36, this retro styled motor yacht has been designed to take it’s owner around the world in comfort and
Norway: Statoil Spuds Well 16/2-9S on Aldous Major North Structure
Lundin Petroleum announced that drilling of appraisal/exploration well 16/2-9S on the Aldous Major North structure has commenced. The well is located in licence PL265 in the Norwegian North Sea. The Aldous Major North structure is believed to be the north-westerly continuation of the Aldous Major S
‘Oleg Strashnov’ Completes Foundation Installation at Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm Site (UK)
All 90 foundations for the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, located off the UK’s Norfolk coast, are now in position and awaiting the arrival of the remainder of the wind farm’s 88 turbines. The 183m crane vessel ‘Oleg Strashnov’ completed the installation of the final foundation on Sunday
Shell Gets Approval to Remove Residual Oil and Gas from Gannet Platform Pipeline (UK)
Shell has received approval to start removing residual oil and gas from a pipeline that leaked from the Gannet platform in the North Sea… (Subsea UK) [mappress] Source: Subsea UK, August 24, 2011;
Faroe Petrolem Strikes Oil at Fulla Prospect, Offshore UK
Faroe Petroleum plc announces an oil discovery in its first operated exploration well on the Fulla prospect in the west of Shetland (Faroe Petroleum 50% and operator). Highlights The 206/5a-3 exploration well discovers oil in the Fulla prospect The well penetrated a gross oil column in the well of 1
Statoil Hits O&G in Southern Part of Gullfaks Sor Field, Offshore Norway
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 50, is about to complete the drilling of wildcat well 34/10-52 A and sidetrack 34/10-52 B. The wells proved oil and gas. The wells were drilled on a fault segment in the southern part of the Gullfaks Sør field, located in the northern part of the
Germany: Nexans Wins Contract to Supply and Install Infield Power Cables for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by the project developer Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG, which is owned by Enova and EWE ENERGIE, to supply and install the infield submarine power cables and ancillary equipment for the Riffgat offshore w
Cargotec Wins Best Supplier 2010 Award from MHI Shimonoseki Shipyard, Japan
Cargotec has won the Best Supplier award 2010 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki shipyard in Japan. It was given to Cargotec’s Offshore business and local Japanese team and, in part, is recognition of the company’s drive to understand future customer needs through the provision of an exten
Developers Become Enthusiastic About Tidal and Wave Energy Development (UK)
With more Tidal and Wave turbine device developers moving from the conceptual stage of their projects to commercial realisation, a large… (renewableenergyworld) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyworld, August 24, 2011;
Hamburg Sud Expands Presence in West Coast Central America
Effective from 4 September 2011, Hamburg Süd will expand its coverage of West Coast Central America by joining APL in a two loop service concept (WECA). String 1 (WCX – WECA1) will deploy three vessels of 1.300 TEU nominal capacity and has the following port rotation: Balboa – Puerto Quetzal – Lazar