Business & Finance
UK: BP Places Order for 4 Platform Supply Vessels
The purpose built and highly specified vessels have been designed to provide long term support to BP’s North Sea business and will provide the capabilities BP requires to deliver its strategy more efficiently and safely.
JAMSTEC’s Chikyu Starts Drilling for JFAST Project (Japan)
The Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel “Chikyu”, operated by the Japan Agency for Marin-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), is drilling for Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 343 Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST) for two months period starting from 1 April with the pur
Singapore: Sembcorp Secures Contracts for Repair and Upgrading
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured three major contracts totalling S$130 million (USD 102.8 mln), reinforcing its reputation as a world leading shipyard for ship repair and highly specialized offshore & LNG carriers upgrading. The first contract is awarded by Sonangol Pesqui
Rolls-Royce to Design and Equip Atlantic Offshor’s OSV (Norway)
Rolls-Royce, the global power system company, has secured a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for an offshore supply vessel to be built at Norwegian ship yard Simek AS for ship owner Atlantic Offshore. The vessel is a Rolls-Royce UT
UK: Bowtech Displays Its Technology at Seawork International 2012
Bowtech Products Ltd., a market leading manufacturer and supplier of cameras, LED lighting, connectors, fiber optic multiplexers and slip rings for use in underwater or hazardous area applications, to any ocean depth, has announced that they will be exhibiting at the Seawork International 2012, held
UK: EFC Receives Global API Manufacturing License
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, controls and handling systems for the global oil and gas industry, has become one the first UK controls manufacturers to be awarded American Petroleum Institute (API) 16C and 16D monogram licenses. This signifies EFC Grou
Singapore: Sembcorp to Upgrade 20-year-old FSO Palanca
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured a contract for the repair and upgrading of FSO Palanca from Angola’s state controlled oil company Songangol. The contract, signed in Luanda, Angola, calls for the major repairs and upgrading of the 20-year-old FSO Palanca, used for storage
Tidewater Receives Third AHTS Vessel from Chinese Shipyard
On May 7th 2012, a 69.9m AHTS vessel FOSTER TIDE （Hull YX3136） built by Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co. for Tidewater Marine has been delivered successfully. FOSTER TIDE is the third 69.9m AHTS that Yuexin has delivered to Tidewater. Applying the design of FOCAL MARINE & OFFSHORE CORP LTD, YX3136 measu
NOAA: Eight Percent of US Waters Designated as MPAs
New analysis of updated data has shown that eight percent of U.S. waters are currently designated as marine protected areas (MPAs), with the… [mappress] Source: NOAA , May 17, 2012; Image: NOAA
Tidal Turbine Produces Electricity in Orkney (UK)
An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity for homes and businesses on the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s northern isles. The 1MW power generator
Rolls-Royce to Equip Atlantic Offshore’s OSV (Norway)
Rolls-Royce, the global power system company, has secured a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for an offshore supply vessel to be built at Norwegian ship yard Simek AS for ship owner Atlantic Offshore. The vessel is a Rolls-Royce UT
UK: Expro Wins RoSPA Safety Award
International oilfield services company Expro has once again been recognised for its outstanding safety record globally. Expro has been commended in the oil & gas industry sector of the annual 2012 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) safety awards. Expro has received awards from Ro
IMO – Capacity Building to Counter Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia
The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined with the signing of five strategic partnerships with a number of UN agencies and the EU, following a Conference on Capacity B
UK: Snam, Fluxys Acquire E.ON’s Stake in Interconnector
Snam and Fluxys yesterday reached an agreement to acquire E.ON’s 15.09% stake in Interconnector (UK), owner and operator of the subsea pipeline between the UK (Bacton) and Belgium (Zeebrugge) providing a strategic bi-directional link between the UK and the continental gas trading places. Last Januar