Ensco plc is hosting a reception this evening at Lancaster House to celebrate the opening of Ensco’s new global headquarters in London. The event is to introduce Ensco as one of the largest global companies to move its legal domicile to the UK. The reception will be attended by major business leader
Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded a Diverless Marine and Subsea Services Frame Agreement by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. The 1-year Frame Agreement includes additional 2 x 2 yearly options and covers a broad spectrum of subsea services including p
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) port at Swinoujscie… [mappress] Source: Boskalis, May 21, 2010
To coincide with the launch of their new corporate website, Masteel UK Limited is offering a comprehensive range of structural steel grades suitable for the offshore industry. Used in the construction of offshore steel platforms and structures, offshore steel s need to offer good tensile and yield s
IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede, and Wärtsilä Netherlands (WNL) have teamed up to provide life-cycle support for ships with Bolnes and Smit Bolnes engines. The companies will combine their industry knowledge, expertise and strength to maintain these dredging and other vessels worldwide in
ShawCor Ltd.announced its pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value in excess of US$90 million from Corus UK Limited to provide pipeline coatings for the Total E&P UK Ltd. Laggan-Tormore project. Laggan-Tormore is an offshore gas field which lies 125 km north-west of
Stefan Aarninkhof (Royal Boskalis Westminster) and his colleagues at EcosShape | Building with Nature, Jan van Dalfsen and Jan Mulder (both Deltares) and Daan Rijks (DHV Consultants, now Royal Boskalis Westminster) won the Award for their paper entitled “Sustainable Development of Nourished Shorelin
BELGIAN dredging giant Jan de Nul has taken on 350 Croatian workers after failing to find qualified staff on the European Union market. [mappress] Source: lloydslist, May 19, 2010;
A guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2009 gives the replacement value for ex-works, yard or importer and exclusive of VAT, in… [mappress] Source: IADC, May 18, 2010
DEME (AvH 50%) realized a clear increase of turnover and operational result in the first quarter of 2010, thanks to a good level of activity. The order book remained more or less stable and amounted to 2,060 million euros at the end of March, compared to 2,122 million euros end 2009. In March, DEME
Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded several significant contracts for company multipurpose vessel Geosund, ensuring solid utilisation through the summer. In late April, Geosund successfully completed annual subsea inspection work for Mærsk Olie og Gas
EIVA announced the release of NaviCat software featuring catenary simulations related to anchor handling tug operations through integration with EIVA NaviPac including 3D visualization option. By utilizing predefined cable, MLB and anchor libraries NaviCat makes creation, modification and display of
Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering firm, has been awarded a 3 year contract extension, with a further optional 2 years, for the integrity management of Perenco’s 1600km of pipelines and umbilicals in the southern North Sea. This contract is part of Jee’s ongoing relationship with Perenco
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, today announces further details regarding two contracts awarded for the construction of two new platforms in its Cheleken Contract Area, located in the Caspian Sea, off-shore Turkmenistan. The first contract was awarde
