Business & Finance
Norway: Statoil Submits Svalin Field PDO
Statoil and its partners in the Svalin field have today, 15 June, submitted their plan for development and operation (PDO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Svalin field lies about six kilometres south-west of the Grane platform at a water depth of 125 metres. The Svalin field development
China: APM Terminals Signs Ningbo Agreement
Leaders from the Ningbo Port Group and APM Terminals were on hand in Copenhagen to sign a major agreement that creates a new level of cooperation in the fastest growing, deepwater, container port in the world. The new agreement reflects a 75%/25% (Ningbo Port Group/APM Terminals) share to jointly in
Norway: Kleven Maritime Builds Subsea Support Vessel for Olympic Shipping
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping on the delivery of a subsea support and construction vessel of MT 6022 MK II design. The vessel is to be built on Kleven Maritime’s shipyard Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The total contract value is around 600 million NOK. The contrac
Trelleborg Marine Systems, ABG Shipyard to Create Innovative Fendering System (India)
Trelleborg Marine Systems has collaborated with ABG Shipyard Ltd, at Dahej in Gujarat, India to create an innovative, bespoke solution for the design and installation of the fendering systems needed to overcome the high tidal variation, underwater current and high wind velocity faced by the shipyard
Statoil, Partners Submit Svalin Field PDO (Norway)
Statoil and its partners in the Svalin field have today, 15 June, submitted their plan for development and operation (PDO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Svalin field lies about six kilometres south-west of the Grane platform at a water depth of 125 metres. The Svalin field development
Ecotricity to Deploy Searaser Soon (UK)
Stroud based green energy company, Ecotricity, is planning to generate power from sea waves. Founder Dale Vince said to Utility Week that the company is on track to deploy the Searaser prototype by autumn. Searaser pumps seawater using a vertical piston between two buoys – one on the surface of the
Australia: Leighton Provides Update on Gorgon Project Operations
Leighton Holdings Limited is providing this update to the market about the status of the jetty and marine structures contract, comprising a 2.1 km jetty, a heavy lift facility, tug pens and navigation aids, which is being executed for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia. The pro
Canadian, Chilean Rescuers to Get 2012 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
The 2012 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will go to members of rescue crews from Canada and Chile for their actions in saving the lives of persons in distress at sea. The IMO Council has decided that the award will go to Sergeant Janick Gilbert (posthumously), Master Corporal Max Lahaye-Lem
Germany: Flensburg to Build Two Offshore Ships for WesternGeco
Flensburg shipbuilders have chalked up another remarkable success. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has signed a contract with globally operating seismic company WesternGeco, a frontrunner in its sector, for the construction of two offshore ships. The delivery of the 127metre long vessels is
WesternGeco Orders Two Seismic Vessels in Germany
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has signed a contract with globally operating seismic company WesternGeco, a frontrunner in its sector, for the construction of two offshore ships. The delivery of the 127metre long vessels is planned for 2014. The Flensburg newbuildings are for worldwide ope
Germany: FSG Enters Offshore Market
Flensburg shipbuilders have chalked up another remarkable success. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has signed a contract with globally operating seismic company WesternGeco, a frontrunner in its sector, for the construction of two offshore ships. The delivery of the 127metre long vessels is
AF Group to Rebuild Cranes on Statoil’s Gullfaks A and C Platforms (Norway)
This is an important assignment for our offshore operations, and we look forward to continuing the good cooperation with Statoil, says Pål Egil Rønn, CEO of the AF Group.
Brazil: OSX Appoints New Shipyard Operations Officer
Mr. Danilo Baptista, who currently occupies the position of Executive Manager at OSX´s Açu Shipbuilding Unit (UCN Açu), has been nominated the new Shipyard Operations Officer replacing Mr. Eduardo Costa Vaz Musa. Mr. Baptista is one of the Company’s 52 engineers that have an average of 26 years of e
Norway: Eidesvik Secures Several New Contracts
Leiv Eriksson Consortium has today awarded Eidesvik two contracts, Viking Lady and Viking Athene. The firm periodis 15 wells + up to 18 optional wells, starting Q1 2013. Lundin Norway AS has also declared an option for the use of Viking Prince for totally 7 wells. Statoil and Eidesvik have agreed to