Business & Finance
UK’s Rolls-Royce to Design and Equip Advanced Subsea Construction Vessel
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been selected by Island Offshore to design, power and equip an advanced subsea construction vessel. The versatile UT 737 CD vessel will support the most demanding subsea projects, including constructing and servicing oil and gas wells on the sea bed
UK’s Rolls-Royce to Design and Equip Island Offshore’s Construction Vessel
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been selected by Island Offshore to design, power and equip an advanced subsea construction vessel. The versatile UT 737 CD vessel will support the most demanding subsea projects, including constructing and servicing oil and gas wells on the sea bed
OceanWorks to Provide Subsea Dispersant Fluid System to MWCC (USA)
OceanWorks International has been awarded a design, manufacturing and test contract to provide Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) with a Subsea Dispersant Fluid System (SDFS). The system will further enhance MWCC’s existing dispersant injection system, also developed and manufactured by OceanWor
UK: WesternGeco Introduces ObliQ Technology for Seismic Data Acquisition
WesternGeco announced the introduction of the ObliQ sliding-notch broadband acquisition and imaging technique, which enhances low-frequency content of marine seismic data without compromising high frequencies. The ObliQ technique increases the penetration depth of seismic imaging and helps geoscient
Productivity Rise Benefits Shipping Lines Calling at DP World Southampton, UK
Shipping lines calling at Southampton’s container terminal are benefitting from the terminal’s continued drive on productivity as vessels turnaround times reduce. The South Coast terminal set its best ever vessel turnaround performance when it handled the maiden call of the largest ship in the Hyund
Norway: ANDRITZ HYDRO Increases Shareholding in Hammerfest Strøm
Earlier this year ANDRITZ HYDRO increased its shareholding in Hammerfest Strøm AS and became the majority shareholder in the Company. Other major shareholders are the Spanish utility company Iberdrola and the local Norwegian utility company Hammerfest Energi. The company will operate under the name
Total: First Gas Flows from Islay Offshore Field (UK)
French oil giant, Total, announces first production from its Islay gas field in the Northern North Sea, 440 kilometers north-east of Aberdeen. Total is operator and a 100% owner of the Islay offshore field, which was discovered mid 2008 and is mainly located in Block 3/15 of the United Kingdom secto
Nordic Yards – Construction of Third Platform About to Start in May (Germany)
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, has vacancies for well-trained and qualified skilled staff, particularly but not exclusively in the field of engineering, to work on projects such as the order placed in February by Siemens Energy for a third offshor
Dutch Stork Technical Services Continues Subsea Investment to Meet Growing Global Demand
Stork Technical Services Subsea, the subsea division of the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, has invested more than £2million in a new specialist dive intervention craft (IC) and full diving spread to meet
UK: Stork Subsea Invests in New Specialist Dive Intervention Craft
Stork Technical Services Subsea, the subsea division of the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, has invested more than £2 million (approx USD 3.3 mln) in a new specialist dive intervention craft (IC) and full
ABB Wins Offshore Wind Connection Order from TenneT in Germany
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a significant order from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply an AC (alternating current) power transmission link connecting Nordergründe, an offshore North Sea wind farm, to the mainland grid in Germany. The ord
Hartman Marine, Conoship to Change the World of Transport (The Netherlands)
The collaboration between the two companies originates from the end of the last century. Hartman Marine Group (named Hartman Marine at that time) ordered a Conoship designed 2.850 tdw MP vessel at Conoship member shipyard Tille Scheepsbouw in Kootstertille, The Netherlands. After a few years the Har
Hardy Relinquishes D9 Block, Offshore India. Puts focus on D3
Hardy Oil and Gas plc, an upstream oil and gas company focused on India, announces that on 23 April 2012 the Company agreed to relinquish the KG-DWN-2001/1 (D9) exploration licence. On 23 April 2012, the Company received a proposal from Reliance Industries Limited, the operator of Hardy’s D9 block,
USA: OceanWorks to Provide MWCC with Subsea Dispersant Fluid System
OceanWorks International has been awarded a design, manufacturing and test contract to provide Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) with a Subsea Dispersant Fluid System (SDFS). The system will further enhance MWCC’s existing dispersant injection system, also developed and manufactured by OceanWor