Business & Finance
USA: Marine Ecologist Receives Cody Award from Scripps
A marine ecologist known for his work on community ecology and chemical ecology has been selected to receive the 2012 Robert L. and Bettie P. Cody Award in Ocean Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Mark Hay, Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology and co-director of
EMGS: Best First Quarter Results in Company’s History (Norway)
EMGS recorded revenues of USD 55.6 million in the first quarter of 2012, up from USD 21.5 million in the first quarter of 2011. Contract sales totalled USD 53.0 million, whilst multi-client sales came in at USD 2.6 million. In the corresponding period last year, EMGS recorded multi-client sales of U
Singapore: Otto Marine Enters Chartering Contracts for Its AHTS Vessels
Otto Marine Limited, an offshore marine company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, announced that it has secured ship chartering contracts worth a total of US$16.6 million for two AHTS vessels in the African water
Periplus Provides Shipwreck Assessment in Fehmarn Belt Between Denmark and Germany
In April 2012, Periplus Archeomare, in close cooperation with surveyors from DEEP BV, performed a number of high resolution geophysical investigations at the sites of two shipwrecks in the Fehmarn belt between Denmark and Germany. The two shipwrecks are located on the route of a new-to-build tunnel
5th Discovery in a Row for BG Group Offshore Tanzania
BG Group today announced its fifth consecutive Tanzania gas discovery with the Mzia-1 exploration well located in Block 1, offshore southern Tanzania. Mzia-1 is BG Group’s first discovery within the deeper Cretaceous section and opens an extensive new play fairway within the Group’s offshore acreage
UK: Trident to Take Part in All-Energy
Trident Energy will be exhibiting on Stand B62 at All-Energy, the UK’s largest Renewable Energy event taking place in Aberdeen on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May, 2012. The company is an independent developer of enabling technology for the offshore renewable energy industry. Its stand will feat
UK: Trident to Take Part in All-Energy
Trident Energy will be exhibiting on Stand B62 at All-Energy, the UK’s largest Renewable Energy event taking place in Aberdeen on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May, 2012. The company is an independent developer of enabling technology for the offshore renewable energy industry. Its stand will feat
UK: Craig Group Secures Deals for Four ERRVs
A £35 million investment by Craig Group in four new vessels has already secured major contracts for the Aberdeen global shipping and energy services company. The new-build D-Class Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs), which will be managed by Craig Group division North Star Shipping, will t
Etesco Drillship Starts Operation Offshore Brazil
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., and Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. are participating in an ownership consortium for an ultra-deepwater drillship being used in the provision of charter services to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”), the Brazilian state-own
Brazil: Etesco Drillship Starts Drilling for Petrobras
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaish are participating in an ownership consortium for an ultra-deepwater drillship being used in the provision of charter services to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”), the Brazilian state-owned petroleum company. Delivered on December 15, 2011, the vessel arrived at the
UK: Craig Group Secures Contracts for Its New Vessels
A £35 million investment by Craig Group in four new vessels has already secured major contracts for the Aberdeen global shipping and energy services company. The new-build D-Class Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs), which will be managed by Craig Group division North Star Shipping, will t
Production Starts from Two New Wells Offshore Egypt
Dana Petroleum plc yesterday announced it had completed two successful exploration wells in North Zeit Bay: East Matr-1X and North Matr-1X. East Matr-1X, which spudded on 25 February, was drilled with the Sino Tharwa Tanmia 1 rig, reaching a total depth (TD) of 5,800 feet on 5 March. On 27 March, th
India: GOA Shipyard Cuts Steel for First OPV
The first Steel cutting ceremony to mark the commencement of the series construction of the new class Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard was held at Goa Shipyard Ltd on 14 May 2012. Significantly, the steel cutting ceremony for first of the vessels comes just few days after signing o
Spain: Balenciaga Shipyard Launches D-Class Vessel ‘Grampian Discovery’
Balenciaga Shipyard recently launched the third emergency response and rescue vessel, in a series of four D-Class vessels built for Craig Group, the Grampian Discovery. These new ERRVs are designated NSS-IMT 950s, designed by IMT of Montrose and are equipped with one fast rescue craft. The Grampian