Business & Finance
Denmark: Array Cable Installation Starts on Anholt Wind Farm
After many months of manufacturing and preparation, it is now time for the array cable installation to commence on the Anholt project. Over the past year, Nexans Deutschland has been manufacturing array cables for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in three different cross sections with a total length of
UK: Wärtsilä, Trojan Technologies Develop Widest Range of BWMS
Wärtsilä has an agreement with Canada-based Trojan Technologies to offer the Marinex ballast water management system (BWMS), alongside the Wärtsilä Hamworthy AQUARIUS (TM) range, which was introduced to the market last year. Wärtsilä now offers the widest range of BWMS and associated services in the
Germany: DeepOcean Awarded Subsea Removal Contract
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has been awarded a contract by AF Group in connection with the removal and recycling contract for the B-11 riser platform cessation project for Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The contract is an option in the existing co
DeepOcean Takes Part in Statoil’s B-11 Decommissioning (Germany)
DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has been awarded a contract by AF Group in connection with the removal and recycling contract for the B-11 riser platform cessation project for Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The contract is an option in t
Norway: Bergen Secures Largest Single OCV Contract
Bergen Group BMV has signed a contract with the ship owner North Sea Shipping AS, a subsidiary of North Sea Shipping Holding AS, for construction of a large and advanced offshore vessel. The contract value is NOK 1 billion (USD 164.8 Mln), included options for some additional equipment. The contract
Norway: Bergen Group Bags USD 165 mln Offshore Vessel Order
Bergen Group BMV has signed a contract with the ship owner North Sea Shipping AS, a subsidiary of North Sea Shipping Holding AS, for construction of a large and advanced offshore vessel. The contract value is NOK 1 billion, included options for some additional equipment. The contract represents the
Zheijang Delivers New Platform Supply Vessel to Bourbon (China)
Bourbon Clear, the second in a series of four platform supply vessels of PX105 design from ULSTEIN was delivered to Bourbon Offshore from Zhejiang Shipbuilding in China on 31 May. The vessel features an overall length of 88.8m, breadth of 19m, DWT of 4250T, and maximum speed of 15.5 knots. Bourbon C
Bergen Group Wins USD 165 mln Offshore Vessel Order (Norway)
Bergen Group BMV has signed a contract with the ship owner North Sea Shipping AS, a subsidiary of North Sea Shipping Holding AS, for construction of a large and advanced offshore vessel. The contract value is NOK 1 billion (approximately USD 165 million), included options for some additional equipme
Antwerp Port Community Representatives Visit Ukraine
In collaboration with VOKA (Antwerp-Waasland chamber of commerce) the Antwerp port community organised a mission to the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Odessa. Odessa Port Authority presented current developments in its port and gave details about planned infrastructure projects. A collaboration agreem
UK: Aker Solutions Announces Expansion in London
Aker Solutions aims to build up a 1 700-strong London engineering hub – thereby creating 1 300 new jobs – by 2015, as growth in global oil and gas markets drives demand for the company’s technologies and services. Øyvind Eriksen, executive chairman of Aker Solutions, shared this ambition with Prime
Norway: CGGVeritas Starts Fourth Acquisition on Ekofisk Life-of-Field Seismic Program
CGGVeritas announced that it will begin acquiring a fourth repeat survey (LoFS04) on the Ekofisk field in the North Sea as part of the multi-year Life-of-Field Seismic (LoFS) program for which it was awarded both the seismic data acquisition and processing. Mobilization is starting early June 2012,
China: PSA Group Bags Four Awards at AFSCA Ceremony
The PSA Group received four honours at the 26th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) ceremony held in Shanghai on June 5: PSA International (PSAI) for ‘Best Global Container Terminal Operation Company’ (for the seventh time); PSA Singapore Terminals for ‘Best Container Terminal – Asia (over 4
China: Primeline, CNOOC Receive EIA Approval for LS36-1 Gas Field Development
Primeline and CNOOC Ltd. have received formal approval of the environmental impact assessment report (“EIA”) relating to the development of the LS36-1 gas field from the State Oceanic Administration (“SOA”). The SOA had previously approved the routing of pipeline for the Development. The Safety Asse
Aker Solutions to Create 1300 New Jobs in UK by 2015
Aker Solutions aims to build up a 1 700-strong London engineering hub – thereby creating 1 300 new jobs – by 2015, as growth in global oil and gas markets drives demand for the company’s technologies and services. Øyvind Eriksen, executive chairman of Aker Solutions, shared this ambition with Prime