Business & Finance
UK: Marin Unveils Supersize Subsea Grab Tool
Subsea intervention specialist Marin Group has unveiled a versatile new high-volume grab tool designed for use across a range of applications, including large-scale brownfield clearance. The tool — available from operating company Marin Subsea — forms part of the EVO Marin Debris Recovery System (MD
Two NYK Ships Receive Japanese Pilots’ Best Quality Ship Award
The NYK-owned containership NYK Arcadia, and the LNG carrier Pacific Eurus, managed by NYK LNG Shipmanagement, an NYK Group company, have received the Best Quality Ship Award for 2011 by the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Associations (JFPA). An awards ceremony was held on June 21 at the Todofuken Kaik
The Netherlands: Blue Offshore Completes Construction of Turntable I
The Blue Offshore management team announced that it has succesfully finalised the construction phase of the company’s first self-owned cable carousel system, Turntable I. Turntable I has positively passed Factury Acceptance Testing (FAT) to ensure it meets the design and performs as required. Turnta
Technip Secures Ichthys FPSO Contract (Australia)
French oilfield services provider Technip has received a services contract for Ichthys project in Australia from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
IHC Winches to Construct Riser Pull-In Spread for MODEC FPSO (The Netherlands)
IHC Winches, part of IHC Merwede, has signed a contract for the design and manufacture of a riser pull-in spread to be placed on a MODEC Floating Production Storage & Offloading vessel (FPSO). The delivery of the riser pull-in spread is scheduled for Q1 2013. Part of this system will be built in Bra
Shell Charters Two Sovcomflot’s LNG Carriers (Russia)
At the XVI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Russia’s Sovcomflot, the world’s largest operator of ice class vessels, signed an agreement to provide Shell with two modern LNG carriers on the basis of a long-term time charter. The agreement was concluded following a tender process, which res
USA: Liquid Robotics and Schlumberger Create Oil & Gas Joint Venture
Liquid Robotics, Inc. and Schlumberger announced the creation of Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas, a joint venture to develop services for the oil and gas industry using Wave Gliders, the world’s first wave-powered, autonomous marine vehicles. The joint venture will combine Liquid Robotics Wave Glider tech
Drydocks World Starts Construction of DolWin Beta (UAE)
Drydocks World, the established international player in ship repair, conversion and new building, announced today that beginning of construction of DolWin beta, the world’s largest Wind Power HVDC Offshore Platform for Aibel AS, a leading service company that works within the oil, gas and renewable
Shipping Lines and Their Customers Need to Cooperate with Terminal Operators
To achieve required increases in terminal productivity on a consistent basis to handle larger vessels and tighter schedules, terminal operators and shipping lines, and their customers, will need to work more closely together to streamline the process, according to APM Terminals’ Head of Design and I
DCD MARINE to Supply Subsea Equipment for Project Ikhwezi in South Africa
The ability to ensure timeous delivery of services is critical to the sustainability of any repair facility. “DCD MARINE has built its reputation in the market by providing an uncompromising attitude towards specified project turnaround expectations in terms of both quality and timing,” says DCD MAR
Wärtsilä Appoints New VP Research and Development (Finland)
Paolo Tonon, MSc (Eng), (42) has been appointed Vice President, R&D of Wärtsilä Industrial Operations as of 1 June 2012. Mr Tonon will be responsible for the Research and Development of Wärtsilä products. Mr Tonon, who joined Wärtsilä in 1998, has successfully held several leading strategic, operati
Eni, Rosneft Ink Deal for Development of Russian Offshore Reserves
Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni and Rosneft Chairman Igor Sechin signed agreements in Saint Petersburg today concerning their operation of assets in the Black Sea and the Barents Sea. The deal refers to the strategic cooperation agreement signed April 25, 2012 between the two companies, under which Eni and Ro
GoM Lease Sale: Apache Expands Presence in Gulf of Mexico
Apache Corporation announced it was the high bidder on 90 shelf and deep water blocks in the Central Gulf of Mexico offshore lease sale held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in New Orleans. Of the 56 companies submitting bids for Gulf of Mexico acreage, Apache Corp. was ranked No. 1 o
UAE: Drydocks Starts DolWin Beta Construction for Aibel
Drydocks World, the established international player in ship repair, conversion and new building, announced the beginning of construction of DolWin beta, the world’s largest Wind Power HVDC Offshore Platform for Aibel AS, a leading service company that works within the oil, gas and renewable energy