Business & Finance
New Zealand: Progress on Rena Salvage Activities
Salvors have made good progress through the week, although operations were suspended yesterday due to heavy swells around the wreck site making salvage activity unsafe. Svitzer advises the weather conditions are expected to be suitable for operations to resume today. Salvage Salvors have undertaken
UK: Bond Offshore Helicopters’ Passengers and Crew Safe
Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd, the UK’s providers of energy support services reports that, yesterday at 12.13h, an Eurocopter EC225 helicopter (registration G-REDW) outbound from Aberdeen going to the Ensco102 Maersk Resilient platform made a controlled descent 24 nautical miles off-shore. The Capta
Total E&P Angola Hires Ocean Rig Olympia Drillship
The contract is for a three-year period for drilling offshore West Africa, with an estimated backlog of approximately $652 million.
Carnegie Starts Development of Bermuda CETO Project (USA)
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the completion of a year-long Bermuda wave study that demonstrates the viability of the Island’s wave regime for a commercial CETO wave energy project. Over the past 12 months, Carnegie, in collaboration with Bermudian company Triton Renew
TGS Buys Volant Solutions (USA)
Norway’s TGS announced today that its Geological Products division purchased all the outstanding shares of Volant Solutions Inc. Volant is a small, six-employee technology company based in Houston that provides integration solutions for E&P companies to address the challenges of managing ever increa
NYK to Present Its Super Eco Ship 2030 at Expo 2012 (South Korea)
A model of NYK Super Eco Ship 2030,1 NYK’s future concept ship, will be displayed at Expo 2012,2 an international exposition to be held in Yeosu, Korea, from May 12 to August 21. The theme of the expo will be “The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities,” and the ev
USA: TGS Purchases Volant Solutions
TGS announced that its Geological Products division purchased all the outstanding shares of Volant Solutions Inc. Volant is a small, six-employee technology company based in Houston that provides integration solutions for E&P companies to address the challenges of managing ever increasing quantities
UK: Bond Offshore Helicopters’ Crew Safe
Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd, one of the UK’s leading providers of energy support services reports that at 12.13h yesterday an Eurocopter EC225 helicopter (registration G-REDW) outbound from Aberdeen going to the Ensco102 Maersk Resilient platform made a controlled descent 24 nautical miles off-sho
UK: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Wins 2011 RINA-LR Maritime Safety Award
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) Engineering and Supply Department has won the 2011 RINA-LR Maritime Safety Award for their innovative work in ensuring and improving the safety of its lifeboats. The award, sponsored by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and Lloyd’s Regi
Boskalis Holds Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (The Netherlands)
At yesterday’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. the annual report 2011 has been approved, as well as the re-appointment of one of the members of the Supervisory Board. Furthermore, the meeting adopted the dividend proposal of EUR 1.24 per share. Re-appointmen
UK: Siemens Factory Approval Motivation for Small Businesses
Approval of plans for a Siemens wind turbine factory in Hull, UK, should be a “wake-up call” for small businesses, according to an industry group. Directors of the Renewables Network – which represents more than 250 companies across the green energy supply chain – have welcomed a decision by the cit
UK Announces GBP 5 Million Fund for Offshore Wind Energy
At the Clean Energy Ministerial on 26 April 2012, the Prime Minister welcomed continuing efforts to reduce the costs of offshore wind energy. Innovation has a significant role to play in improving technology and reducing the cost of energy. This second round of offshore wind innovation funding, with
UK Announces GBP 5 Million Fund for Offshore Wind Energy
At the Clean Energy Ministerial on 26 April 2012, the Prime Minister welcomed continuing efforts to reduce the costs of offshore wind energy. Innovation has a significant role to play in improving technology and reducing the cost of energy. This second round of offshore wind innovation funding, with
EMGS Appoints New President of North South America Unit
David Hicks has been appointed by EMGS to take over the role of President of the EMGS North South America business unit. He will be based in Houston, Texas and report to CEO Roar Bekker. David has an extensive background in the oil and gas industry. After receiving his MSc at the University of South