Business & Finance
Royal Boskalis Secures Ichthys Work (Australia)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has received a letter of award from Saipem in relation to the offshore project for the Ichthys gas export pipeline development near Darwin, Northern Australia. The project value to Boskalis amounts to approximately EUR 200 million. INPEX is the main developer of the I
MSC Divina Completes Initial Sea Trials Off Brittany, France
On Sunday 15 April MSC Divina successfully completed her initial sea trials, returning to the Louis Joubert dock after 3 days on the open seas off the coast of Brittany, France. The ship performed to the full satisfaction of the MSC Cruises team. The rigorous trials involved around 360 people and ov
InterMoor Beats Mooring Depth Record for Shell in Brazil
As part of a one-year project to provide mooring and positioning support operations for Shell do Brasil, InterMoor do Brasil Ltda (InterMoor), an Acteon company, has recently beaten the depth record for conventional mooring offshore Brazil with a water depth of 2027 m. The project is for the mobile
Norway: Alfa Laval to Equip Oil Platform with Fresh Water Generators
Alfa Laval, a company specializing in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply fresh water generators to an oil platform in the North Sea. The order is worth approximately SEK 50 million (USD 7.3 million). Delivery is scheduled for 2012. The Alfa Laval fre
UAE: Lamprell Holds Naming Ceremony for Seajacks Zaratan
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, today held a naming ceremony for the Seajacks Zaratan, the third wind farm installation vessel to be built by the Group for Seajacks, as the pr
CNOOC: Appraisal Confirms Penglai 9-1 is a Large Oilfield (China)
CNOOC Limited today announced that the Company has successfully appraised the Penglai(PL)9-1 hydrocarbon bearing structure following the discovery made in 2010. The appraisal confirmed that PL9-1 is a large oilfield. PL9-1 is located in the Miaoxibei uplift in the eastern part of Bohai, with an aver
Australia: Boskalis Wins EUR 200 Million Offshore Project for Ichthys
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has received a letter of award from Saipem in relation to the offshore project for the Ichthys gas export pipeline development near Darwin, Northern Australia. The project value to Boskalis amounts to approximately EUR 200 million. INPEX is the main develop
Boskalis Gets LOA for Ichthys Project Trenching Gig (Australia)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has received a letter of award (LOA) from Saipem in relation to the offshore project for the Ichthys gas export pipeline development near Darwin, Northern Australia. The project value to Boskalis amounts to approximately EUR 200 million (USD 262 million) .
Taiwan: Christening Ceremony for New CSBC Corp’s Vessel
Wan Hai Lines held christening ceremony for “WAN HAI 275” at CSBC CORP., TAIWAN Keelung shipyard on Apr.11. Mr. Po Ting Chen, chairman of Wan Hai Lines presided over the ceremony. There are total 14 vessels ordered by Wan Hai to CSBC Corp, including four 1,800 TEUs, four 1,000 TEUs and six 4,500 TEU
Rialto Ready to Resume Drilling Offshore Ivory Coast
Rialto Energy Limited, a private company focused on exploration in Africa, provides the weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 Well as at 06:00hrs, 16 April 2012 (GMT). The Gazelle-P3 well was spudded on 12 March 2012 using the Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig. The well is
Norway: Aker Solutions Wins Cat B Well Intervention Contract from Statoil
Statoil is awarding Aker Solutions a contract today for hiring of an entirely new type of rig which represents an important technological advance for the industry. The category B rig will be an important contribution towards increasing recovery from existing fields. Development of technology for inc
UK: Coastline Surveys Completes Geotechnical Vibrocore Campaigns for HAML
Coastline Surveys Ltd has recently completed two large Geotechnical Vibrocore campaigns for Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd (HAML). The first work scope comprised 58 core locations offshore Norfolk. Specialist Geotechnical Survey Vessel, MV Flatholm, was mobilised and work scope completed with Coastlin
ExxonMobil, Rosneft to Splash USD 3.2 bln on Exploration in Russia’s Offshore Sector
Rosneft and ExxonMobil today signed agreements to implement a long-term Strategic Cooperation Agreement concluded in August 2011 to jointly explore for and develop oil and natural gas in Russia and to share technology and expertise. The agreements were signed by Rosneft President Eduard Khudainatov;
USA: Deep Down Wins Multiple Contracts in Gulf of Mexico
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services announced that it has been awarded multiple contracts worth nearly 8 million dollars from a major international oil and gas operator. Deep Down will