Business & Finance
Handal to Supply Offshore Pedestal Cranes for Pertamina, Indonesia
Handal Offshore Services Sdn Bhd on Wednesday received a Letter of Award from PT Guna Tesuma Internasional for the supply of three Offshore Pedestal Cranes in Indonesia. The cranes will be supplied to Kodeco-Pertamina. The Malaysia’s offshore pedestal mounted cranes specialist is expected to deliver
UK: Hamworthy to Supply ST8 Series Unit to Quad 204 FPSO
Hamworthy, manufacturer of marine sewage treatment plants, has won a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply an ST8 series unit to the Quad 204 FPSO project for BP. With delivery scheduled for 2012, the contract (signed in November) marks the latest in a number Hamworthy has s
Romania: GSP Appoints Stuart D Oakley as New CEO
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) – a rapidly emerging drilling, pipe lay and offshore construction company, announces the appointment of Stuart D Oakley as its new Chief Executive Officer to be based in Constanta in Romania. Mr. Fanel Hahui who previously held this position will now move into the n
USA: Washington United Terminals to Receive Grand Alliance Business
The Port of Tacoma announces that its customer, Washington United Terminals, was selected by the NATC Group, which represents the Grand Alliance, to bring additional container lines and the associated jobs to a community. It is expected that the new business will begin this July. More information wi
UK’s Hamworthy to Equip Quad 204 FPSO with ST8 Unit
The contract follows on the heels of Hamworthy’s recent deal to supply its inert gas generator packages for the same project, with delivery also scheduled for 2012.
USA: SUPSALV to Develop Prototype Underwater Welding Capability
The Naval Sea System Command’s Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recently began developing a prototype hyperbaric aluminum welding capability that will permit underwater welds to the U.S. Navy’s aluminum- hulled ships. The hyperbaric aluminum weld
Wintershall Hires GSP Falcon for Work in Dutch North Sea
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to GSP by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10 inch di
EMEC Signs Collaboration Deal to Develop Japan’s Marine Energy Centre
SCOTLAND’S world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), today announces a major international collaboration to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. EMEC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ocean Energy Association of
First Steber Navy Support Vessels in Sydney, Australia
The first of 5 Steber Navy support vessels MV Koala, after the launching ceremony on February 9th 2012, was delivered to its new home in Sydney on Sunday, 4th March, 2012. Sea trials for the vessel, which lasted few weeks, were conducted on Manning River. The vessel, used by the Defence Force and Go
UK: New Deep-Water Facility at Lerwick Harbour Starts Operating
An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in
GSP Wins Pipelay Contract in Dutch North Sea
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to the company by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10
Wintershall Contracts GSP Falcon for Pipelay Ops in Dutch North Sea
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to the company by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10
UK: P&O Ferries Enters First Charter Contract in Wind Energy Market
P&O Ferries, the UK’s leading ferry operator, is to enter the renewable energy market by supplying one of its large freight ships to act as an accommodation vessel for technicians working at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The three to four month charter of the 23,000 tonne European Seaway t
Romania’s GSP Lands Its First North Sea Drilling Contract
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a contract by Wintershall Noordzee B.V., for offshore drilling. The first concerns the rig GSP Saturn, presently located on the continental shelf of Tunisia, which will be relocated to provide offshore drilling services under a long term contract, i