Business & Finance
Bladt Industries Completes Load-Out of Two Offshore Wind Farm Foundations (Germany)
Bladt Industries and EEW SPC have successfully completed the load-out of the first two foundations for the Gwynt Y Môr Offshore Wind Farm located in the Irish Sea. Monday April 9th the Transition Pieces were loaded out from Bladt Industries’ German facilities in Lubmin and subsequently load-out of t
Norway: IKM Wins Aasta Hansteen Pipe FEED Contract
IKM Ocean Design has been awarded a pipeline front-end engineering and design contract from Statoil for the Aasta Hansteen deep-water field off Norway. The Norwegian contractor will carry out FEED design work, with an option for detailed engineering, on pipelines and cables to be installed at the ha
UK: Antrim to Regain Operatorship of Fyne Licence
Antrim Energy Inc Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, yesterday announced that, under the terms of the Joint Operating Agreement (the “JOA”), Antrim will regain working interest and reserves and anticipates regaining operatorship
The Netherlands: BMT De Beer Launches Largest Online Database for Cargo Transportation
BMT De Beer, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has launched CargoHandbook, the world’s largest online database for cargo transportation in the marine industry. As a rich source of knowledge, BMT De Beer aims to provide and share information on cargo transportation with the wider market and therefore he
Cecon Completes Pipeline and Umbilical Installation Offshore Nigeria
Recently Cecon has completed the installation of four flexible pipelines and umbilical’s for Broron Oil & Gas/Addax Petroleum in waters offshore Nigeria, West Africa. The project was initially awarded (Oct 2011) to Cecon ASA as a fast-track subsea tieback project for the management, transport, insta
Aker Solutions to Build New Umbilical Plant in Malaysia
Aker Solutions will build a new state-of-of-the-art umbilical manufacturing plant in Pekan, Malaysia, to meet the anticipated growth and the needs of their Asia Pacific customers. The total investment of USD 60 million will expand Aker Solutions’ manufacturing capacity and strengthen their position
ATB Terminal in Malaysia Receives First Oil Tanker
On April 10th, the ATB oil terminal in the Port of Pelepas, Tanjung Bin, owned and operated by VTTI, the 50/50 joint venture between Vitol and the Malaysian maritime conglomerate MISC received its first oil tanker alongside their deep draft jetty facilities. The MT “Kition”, a 100,000 DWT tanker has
Norway: STX OSV to Build Two OSCVs for Siem Offshore
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OSV’s OSCV
France: Bureau Veritas, Securymind Join Forces for Anti-Piracy Initiative
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultants Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy. Security companies offering services to shipping wi
STX OSV to Build Two OSCVs for Siem Offshore (Norway)
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (“OSCV”) for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OSV’s O
Brazil: OGX Finds Light Oil in Block BM-S-59
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A., the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, yesterday announced that well OGX74 , the first extension well of the Natal accumulation (1OGX11DSPS), adjacent to the wildcat well, in block BMS
UK Signs MoU with Japan for Investment in Energy Generation Projects
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), secured the UK considerable funds for low-carbon energy generation and transportation projects, including that aimed at offshore wind industry development
Norway: Siem Offshore Orders Two OSCVs from STX OSV
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels,announced that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (“OSCV”) for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OS
RiverWijs Takes Delivery of Its New Tugs from ASL Shipyard, Singapore
RiverWijs has recently taken delivery of two sister vessels, the Robert Allan Ltd. designed – RiverWijs Emma and RiverWijs Rowan. The christening was performed by the vessel’s sponsors; Ms. Emma Lok and Mrs. Rowan Campbell. The vessels were constructed at ASL Shipyard, Singapore for operation at the