Business & Finance
Dutch Huisman to Build Offshore Mast Crane for Allseas’ Solitaire
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelaying vessel “Solitaire”. The delivery is sc
Norway: Production Commences on Gaupe Field
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that the Gaupe field, located in the Southern North Sea, offshore Norway, commenced production on 31 March 2012. The Gaupe field is located in PL292 and is adjacent to the Norway – United Kingdom (UK) border, some 225 km from the Norwegian mainland. T
The Netherlands: Vroon Takes Delivery of Its New Wind Farm Service Vessel
Vroon announced today, Monday 2 April 2012, that the company has taken delivery of MPI Cardenio. MPI Cardenio is a windfarm-service vessel, built at the South Boats Medina Shipyard on the Isle of Wight. She is the seventh addition to the MPI Workboats fleet and will commence operations immediately f
Italy: Fincantieri’s Shipyard Launches Frigate ‘Virginio Fasan’
Following the launch of the “Carlo Bergamini” last July, yesterday Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Virginio Fasan”, which is due for delivery at the end of 2012. The vessel is the second of a series of Fremm vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates – which were o
UK: More Companies Join Grimsby Renewables Partnership
According to Grimsby Telegraph, Grimsby Renewables Partnership announced close cooperation with a group of various town companies, interested in taking part in maintenance of turbines in the North Sea, £1.6 billion worth project and numerous other projects related to renewable energy. The firms agre
UK: More Companies Join Grimsby Renewables Partnership
According to Grimsby Telegraph, Grimsby Renewables Partnership announced close cooperation with a group of various town companies, interested in taking part in maintenance of turbines in the North Sea, £1.6 billion worth project and numerous other projects related to renewable energy. The firms agre
Rialto Energy: Drill-Pipe Stuck at Gazelle. Drilling Faces 2-Week Delay (Ivory Coast)
Rialto Energy Limited , provides the following weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 Well as at 06:00hrs, 1 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 the first of an overall three well drilli
Dredging Corporation of India to Procure Two Hopper Dredgers
In view of the huge dredging requirements on the Indian Ports, the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is planning to procure two 9000 Cubic Metres Hopper Capacity Dredgers in the years to come. With the acquisition of these dredgers, the Dredging Corporation of India will, to a large extent, be abl
Dutch Huisman to Equip Allseas’ Pipelayer with Offshore Mast Crane
Huisman, the Netherlands-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelayer “Solitaire”, the larg
UK: BP Hires Ensco’s DS-6 UDW Drillship
Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a five-year term drilling contract with BP for the new ENSCO DS-6 ultra-deepwater drillship at a rate of approximately $522,000 per day, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $1 billion to Ensco’s revenue backlog. In addition, the contr
UK: BP Hires New ENSCO DS-6 Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a five-year term drilling contract with BP for the new ENSCO DS-6 ultra-deepwater drillship at a rate of approximately $522,000 per day, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $1 billion to Ensco’s revenue backlog. In addition, the contr
Norway: Eni’s Marulk Field Comes On Stream
Eni, an Italian multinational oil and gas company has started production from the Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea, located about 80 km from the coast. The Marulk offshore field is the first ever field that Eni has directly operated in Norway and is part of the PL122 license held by Eni (20%) with
UK: Port of London Authority Orders Mooring Maintenance Vessel
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has placed a £6 million(approx USD 9.6 mln) order for a Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV), with MPI Services (UK) Limited, trading as Manor Marine. The contract for the MMV is the PLA’s largest single investment in over 20 years. The vessel will replace the PLA’s tw
Greece: Navios Maritime Acquires Handysize Vessel ‘Navios Serenity’
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced today that it has acquired the Navios Serenity, a 2011-built Handysize vessel of 34,718 DWT, for $26.0 million. The vessel was previously part of Navios Holdings’ long-term charte