Business & Finance
Expro Celebrates Opening of New Operations Base in Newfoundland (Canada)
Leading international oilfield services company Expro hosted a grand opening event celebrating its new operations base in Paradise, Newfoundland. The custom-built facility supports the company’s growth in Newfoundland’s emerging offshore oil industry. In recent years, Expro has secured multi-million
Westcon Power and Automation Opens New Sales Office in Singapore
The Norwegian company Westcon Power & Automation announced opening of a sales offices in Singapore to strengthen the local business in the South East Asia area. The new office in Singapore reflects company’s market strategy and gives a better chance to grow their business in this region. The Singapo
Norway: Steel Jacket Installed at Statoil’s Valemon Field
On 18 June Thialf, one of the world’s biggest heavy lift vessels, lifted the 9,000 tonne steel jacket into position on the North Sea Valemon field. The 160 metre high construction is the biggest steel jacket installed in one lift on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and first major part-delivery
UK: Titan Survey Chooses Applied Acoustics’ Boomers
Titan Survey has been involved in marine surveys both in the UK and worldwide for over 30 years and is increasingly involved in offshore renewable energy schemes, particularly wind farm projects, where an accurate interrogation of the subsea geology is so crucial to turbine foundation design, as wel
China: Afai Southern Hands Over “HAIYAO” Ferry to Haitong Shipping
In the afternoon of June 15th 2012, Afai Southern successfully delivered the 35m ferry “HAIYAO” to the owner HAITONG SHIPPING CO.,LTD.ZHUHAI S.E.Z. at Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port. These 35m aluminum catamaran fast ferries come as Afai Southern co-designed new type of vessels. “HAIYAO” is the sister ship of
Norway: BP to Use Valhall QP Until December 2014
Due to subsidence of the seabed and aging of the living quarters platform (QP), drilling platform (DP) and Process and Compression platform (PCP), the Valhall Redevelopment (VRD) project was established in 2003. As a result of the project, BP submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) in M
Eni, Oil States Enter Plexus’ JIP for Safer Subsea Wellhead (UK)
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that Eni S.p.A, the Italian oil and gas major, and Oil States Industries Inc. a subsidiary of Oil States International Inc., a leading USA ma
USA: OPT Completes Testing of Next Generation Power Take-Off
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, announced the successful completion of extensive factory acceptance testing of the first of its next generation power take-off (“PTO”) units for the Company’s utility-scale PowerBuoy®, the PB150. The PTO has now been shipped f
TTS Marine AB to Deliver RoRo Equipment to Hyundai Heavy (South Korea)
TTS Marine AS, Bergen has through its subsidiary Company TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg, Sweden entered into two contracts with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery of RoRo equipment being doors & ramps totaling a value of 49 MNOK. Deliveries will take place respectfully in 2012 & 2013. Be
The Netherlands: Kenz Cranes Delivers New Pedestal Crane to STG
On June 6th, Kenz Cranes, well-known specialist in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully delivered the new build 12t ram luffing pedestal crane. The crane was handed over to the Sea Trucks Group (STG) for installation onboard the newly build DP-2 construction support vessel ‘Jascon 5
Two Awards for German Shipping Company Hamburg Sud
At Cargo News Asia’s 26th Annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards in Shanghai on 5 June 2012, Hamburg Süd received the Best Green Service Provider Shipping Award for the first time. The readers of the Hong Kong-based shipping and logistics trade paper chose Hamburg Süd from three nominated shippi
USA: AGR Signs Two Agreements with Chevron
OIL AND GAS industry solutions provider AGR has signed a Master Well Services Contract and a Service Order with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron). Under these agreements, AGR will provide Dual Gradient Drilling (DGD) offshore operational services for Chevron’s deepwater Gulf of Mexico programme for up t
The Netherlands: Kenz Cranes Delivers Pedestal Crane for Jascon 55
On June 6th, Kenz Cranes, well-known specialist in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully delivered the new build 12t ram luffing pedestal crane. The crane was handed over to the Sea Trucks Group (STG) for installation onboard the newly build DP-2 construction support vessel ‘Jascon 5
PSA Marine Takes Over First of Four New GP54 Pilot Boats (Singapore)
GP54 is the first unit to be delivered in a new series of four pilot boats built by Cheoy Lee for PSA Marine in Singapore. The original batch order of seventeen 12.5m pilot boats delivered in 1989 has seen many others follow. The latest batch of vessels begins a new chapter as it uses an […]