Business & Finance
UK: SDI Creates Over 7,000 Jobs
Scottish Development International’s (SDI) international trade and investment activity created or safeguarded more than 7,000 Scottish jobs and helped more than 1,000 high potential Scottish companies target new global markets last year. In 2011/2012, SDI also worked with 190 companies on significan
100th Company Signs Wind Energy Charter, Says RenewableUK
RenewableUK, the trade and professional association for the wind, wave and tidal industries, has announced that 100 companies have now signed up to the first-ever Wind Energy Charter. The Charter sets out the intentions of the industry to invest in the prosperity and energy security of the UK, to pr
HLV Jumbo Jubilee Transports MOF Caissons for Gorgon Project, Australia
Jumbo’s engineers and the crew of HLV Jumbo Jubilee have successfully transported and discharged fourteen of the twenty-five MOF caissons for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Australia. So far the operation was performed as planned with respect to every detail: safety, environme
Jumbo Delivers Gorgon Shipment (Australia)
Jumbo’s engineers and the crew of HLV Jumbo Jubilee have successfully transported and discharged fourteen of the twenty-five MOF caissons for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Australia. So far the operation was performed as planned with respect to every detail: safety, environme
UK: BMT Achieves Great Financial Results
BMT Group Ltd, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced that it has achieved robust financial results, despite another year of challenging economic conditions across much of the world. Revenues from continuing businesses rose 8% to £127m and underlying operati
UK: BMT Achieves Great Financial Results
BMT Group Ltd, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced that it has achieved robust financial results, despite another year of challenging economic conditions across much of the world. Revenues from continuing businesses rose 8% to £127m and underlying operati
RWE Innogy Holds Naming Ceremony for Its New Offshore Installation Vessels (Germany)
During a festive ceremony in Bremerhaven today, RWE Innogy is naming one of its two offshore installation vessels. The vessel “Victoria Mathias” will build the wind farm “Nordsee Ost” around 30 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland from its base port Bremerhaven. The wind power station with a
Kongsberg Evotec Back Deck Handling System for Sanco Shipping’s New Vessel (Norway)
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has been contracted to supply a complete Back Deck handling system for ‘Sanco Sword’, Sanco Shipping’s second 16 streamer vessel under construction at the Kleven Maritime Myklebust Shipyard. The vessel will be operated by Dolphin Geo
TGS Starts Summer Season Seismic Surveys (Norway)
TGS has commenced the Europe 2012 summer season with two multi-client 2D surveys in cooperation with Fugro; North Sea Renaissance 2012 (NSR12) and Norwegian Barents Sea 2012 (NBR12). The NSR12 survey is 8,200 km and is a regional infill West of Shetland. The NBR 12 survey is 12,000 km and is a regio
UK: Trident Energy Wins Scottish Enterprise Grant
Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, announced that it has been awarded a Scottish Enterprise SMART: SCOTLAND R&D grant to help fund the forthcoming sea trials of its linear generator technology. Together with on-going commitmen
Rolls-Royce to Provide Propulsion Equipment for Turkish Navy’s New Ships
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order to supply propulsion equipment for three new ships commissioned by the Turkish Navy. Istanbul Shipyard will design and build one Submarine Rescue Mother Ship (MOSHIP) and two Rescue and Towing Ships at their yard in Tuzla. Rolls-Royce w
Norway: Dolphin Geophysical Introduces SHarp, New Broadband Seismic Product
Dolphin announces SHarp, a combined acquisition and processing broadband seismic product. The increased bandwidth and AVO friendly nature of the process allow the possibility of better use of amplitudes for direct hydrocarbon detection. The technique does not require special recording equipment so a
Höegh LNG to Carry Out LNG FPSO Study (Norway)
Höegh LNG,a company specializing in floating LNG solutions , has signed an agreement with an undisclosed client to start a project specific engineering and cost study for an LNG FPSO solution. The study is estimated to take 3 to 4 months, at which point a decision shall be made as to whether or not
MDA Announces Extension of Operational Services for Canadian Coastal Defence Vessels
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced on May 16 that it has signed a contract with SNC-Lavalin Defence Programs Inc. to extend c for up to eight years for the Canadian Department of National Defence’s twelve Kingston-class Maritime Coastal