Business & Finance
UK: London Array Wind Farm Gets Ellis’ Emperor Cable Cleats
Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire-based manufacturer, Ellis are being installed on a wind farm project that when complete will power over 470,000 homes. The cleats, which were specified by JDR Cable Systems, are being used on the London Array Offshore Wind Farm, which is currently being built 20km
USA: Virginia Tech Works on Developing Robotic Jellyfish
Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are working on a multi-university, nationwide project for the U.S. Navy that one day will put life-like autonomous robot jellyfish in waters around the world. The main focus of the program is to understand the fundamentals of propulsion mechanisms uti
Norway: Troms Offshore Accepts Delivery of New PSV
Troms Offshore Supply has today received its new build no 773 at STX Søviknes shipyard in Norway. The ship will be given the name MV Troms Sirius in a naming ceremony to be arranged in Stavanger on Thursday 31st May. Troms Sirius is a Clean Design diesel electric PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) with a
Environmentalists Urge PNG to Dismiss Nautilus Deep Sea Mining Project
Papua New Guinea’s next government has been asked to dismiss the Nautilus Deep Sea mining project, reports Radio Australia. According to Wenceslaus Magun, the national coordinator of the environmental group Mas Kagin Tapani Association, nearly every mining project in PNG has been an “environmental d
Norway: Troms Offshore Receives Its Newbuild PSV
Troms Offshore Supply has received its new build no 773 at STX Søviknes shipyard in Norway. The ship will be given the name MV Troms Sirius in a naming ceremony to be arranged in Stavanger on Thursday 31st May. Troms Sirius is a Clean Design diesel electric PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) with a deck a
Norway: Largest Jacket Ever Build at HFG Ready for Installation at Valemon
Recently the 9,150 tonnes Statoil jacket set sail from the Heerema Vlissingen yard to its final destination at Valemon gas field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in a water depth of approximately 135 metres and about 160 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway. In less than 2 years, after contract award
Largest Ever Jacket Built by HFG Ready for Valemon Field Offshore Norway
The largest jacket ever designed and fabricated at Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) ready for installation at Statoil operated gas field offshore Norway
Kangean Energy Starts Production at Terang Gas Field Offshore Bali, Indonesia
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd (JAPEX) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announced that Kangean Energy Indonesia Ltd. (Operator), a wholly-owned subsidary of Energi Mega Pratama Inc. (JAPEX and MC each makes a 25% investment in Energi Mega Pratama Inc.) based in Republic of Indonesia, has started
UK: Former Student Participates in The Underwater Centre’s Open Day
A leading subsea trials and training centre has welcomed back a former student who is now a leading industry expert, more than thirty years after he qualified on the saturation closed bell mixed gas course. Derek Beddows, Upstream Diving Technical Authority for BP returned to The Underwater Centre i
Indonesia: Production Starts at Terang Gas Field
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd (JAPEX) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announce that Kangean Energy Indonesia Ltd. (Operator), a wholly-owned subsidary of Energi Mega Pratama Inc. (JAPEX and MC each makes a 25% investment in Energi Mega Pratama Inc.) based in Republic of Indonesia, has started
UK: Blyth Workcats Launches Its Biggest Boat at Seawork
Seawork has been chosen as the venue for Blyth Workcats to launch a boat that promotes it into a new league of boatbuilding. The Blyth 17-metre is the largest to come from this long-established Essex boatyard and has been designed to supply the offshore energy sector with a practical and robust work
ESL Shipping Takes Delivery of Its New Vessel Built in Vietnam
ESL Shipping Ltd, part of the Aspo Group, has taken delivery of a new 56,000 dwt vessel from the Korean Hyundai Mipo shipyard. M/s Kumpula is the second of two dry cargo vessels built in Vietnam, and owned by ESL Shipping. The vessel was named in a ceremony on Friday May 18. Mrs Anja Arteva, [&helli
BP Extends Contract for ‘Safe Caledonia’ in UK North Sea
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited (‘BP’) has extended the contract duration for the use of Safe Caledonia conducting accommodation support at the Andrew Area Development Project in the UK sector of the North Sea. The revised contract period incorporates operations at the Magnus platform and e
Indonesia: COSL Attends 36th IPA Convention and Exhibition
China Oilfield Services Limited attended the 36th IPA Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention and Exhibition which was recently held at the Jakarta Convention Center. This is the sixth year in a roll that COSL participates in the same event as one of the major exhibitors. The IPA Convention and