Business & Finance
UK: Bibby Offshore Provides Diving Support and Underwater Repairs at Maersk Gryphon Field
Due to serious weather damage at the Maersk UK Gryphon field, Bibby Offshore were contracted to deliver diving support and in particular, help make the site safe while Maersk assessed the damage and then put in place plans for the field re-construction. Initially the Bibby Topaz was mobilised to sur
Trelleborg Produces New Innovative and Safe Piggyback Clamps for McDermott (Sweden)
Trelleborg Offshore has revealed a new diver-friendly piggyback clamp designed to improve safety during installation. Trelleborg developed the clamp at the request of leading offshore construction company, McDermott in collaboration with Trelleborg Offshore UAE distributor, Unique Maritime Group. Re
Greece: Excel Maritime Announces Cancellation of Four Capesize Shipbuilding Contracts
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd, an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today the cancellation of four shipbuilding contracts for the construction of four bulk carrier vessels of 180,000 dwt e
Maersk Contracts Bibby Offshore to Deliver Diving Support and Underwater Repairs (UK)
Due to serious weather damage at the Maersk UK Gryphon field, Bibby Offshore were contracted to deliver diving support and in particular, help make the site safe while Maersk assessed the damage and then put in place plans for the field re-construction. Initially the Bibby Topaz was mobilised to sur
Norway: GDF SUEZ to Use Aker Barents Rig for Exploration Drilling in Barents Sea
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7124/4-1S&A in the Barents Sea with the Aker Barents mobile facility. The consent relates to the drilling of an exploration well in production licence 530, with a possible sidetrack. The well is located approx. 53 n
Greece: Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Delivers MR2 Product Tanker Vessel to its Fleet
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (“Navios Acquisition”), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Bull, a 2009-built MR2 product tanker vessel of 50,542 dwt, was delivered today to Navios Acquisition’s owned fleet. The vessel is employed under long-term charter-out contract
Turkmenistan: Dragon Oil Spuds Dzheitune (Lam) Development Well 13/160
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that the Group has recently refitted the previously stacked Rig 40 and commenced drilling on the Dzheitune (Lam) 13 platform. The rig has spudded the Dzheitune (Lam) development well 13/160, the first of four
PSA Norway Carries Out Audit on Songa Dee Rig
On 22 September 2010, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of logistics, cranes, lifting appliances, lifting equipment and structural safety on board the Songa Dee mobile facility. Introduction The verifications targeted technical and operational factors on board the faci
UK: OPEX Wins Contracts Worth USD 791k
Aberdeen-based Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd, a specialist company focused on helping operators produce more oil and gas, has won new business worth more than £500,000 in the last month and is targeting turnover exceeding £1 million in its first year of trading. The company was set up in A
UK: Expro Receives Commendation from Chevron for Global Safety Performance
Leading international service company Expro has received a commendation from a major customer for maintaining an extremely high level of safety for the past year. Chevron has thanked Expro for an exemplary incident-free workplace for the past 12 months, covering work across its global operations. Ex
Rolls-Royce Bags Order to Design and Equip Two OSVs for Italian Shipowner
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced an £11million order to design and equip two offshore service vessels for Italian ship owner Fratelli D’Amato. These UT 755 XL vessels will carry out operations in the offshore oil and gas sector and will be built at the Rosetti Marino S.
UK: Chevron Praises Expro for High Level of Safety
Leading international service company Expro has received a commendation from a major customer for maintaining an extremely high level of safety for the past year. Chevron has thanked Expro for an exemplary incident-free workplace for the past 12 months, covering work across its global operations. Ex
Germany: NSW to Deliver and Install Submarine Cables on Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm
On July 8, 2011 WindMW GmbH and Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) signed a contract for the delivery and installation of 108 km medium-voltage submarine cables for the inter-array cabling of the wind farm project Meerwind. With the installation scheduled to start in the second half of 2012, comp
France: CGGVeritas Provides Vessel Utilization and Fleet Allocation Update
CGGVeritas provides its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the second quarter of 2011. Vessel utilization for the second quarter 2011: *The vessel availability rate1 was 92%. This compares to a 81% availability rate in the first quarter of 2011 and a 92% rate in the second quart