Business & Finance
Germany: TenneT and Mitsubishi Team Up in Two More Offshore Grid Connections
TenneT and Mitsubishi Corporation have signed a letter of intent to partner up in two more offshore grid connections. The grid connections, named HelWin2 and DolWin2, are both located in the German North Sea and of crucial importance for the integration of renewable energy in the German onshore grid
Italy: SMIT Salvage Completes Oil Discharge from Costa Concordia Double Bottom Tanks
On Friday afternoon the salvage team completed the discharge of Heavy Fuel Oil, Diesel Oil and Sludge form the Double Bottom Tanks. Weather permitting the crane barge ‘Meloria’ will now be moved forward in her moorings in between the stabilizer and the large damaged area. An access hole will be crea
France: Technip Implements IFS at Flexible Pipes Production
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Technip — the global specialist manufacturer of flexible pipes for the oil and gas industry—has implemented IFS Applications at the Flexi France site in order to consolidate its production management in project mode and to support its g
France: Technip Consolidates Production Management of Flexible Pipes with IFS Applications
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Technip—the global specialist manufacturer of flexible pipes for the oil and gas industry—has implemented IFS Applications at the Flexi France site in order to consolidate its production management in project mode and to support its gro
Russia: Pella Shipyard Delivers Another Harbor Tug to BF
One out of three new Project 90600 harbor tugs has arrived in Baltic Fleet (BF) Baltiysk Naval Base. Harbor tug RB-42 will join the base’s auxiliary ship brigade. Two other tugs will be stationed in BF Leningrad Naval Base. By the end of 2012, two such tugs will be constructed for Russian Navy. Proj
Norway: Statoil Reports Successful Appraisal of Skrugard Discovery
Statoil ASA, together with partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS, is about to complete drilling of appraisal well 7220/5-1 in the Skrugard discovery in the Barents Sea. The objectives of the appraisal well were to confirm the previous volume estimate for the Skrugard discovery and to collect reservoir
STX France Lays Keel for Cruise Ship EUROPA 2
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the next construction stage of the EUROPA 2 began with the keel laying. At the shipyard STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France, the first block of the ship was lifted into the dry dock. Sebastian Ahrens, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General
USA: SeaBotix Delivers CDS to Oceaneering International
Bolt Technology Corporation announced that its subsidiary, SeaBotix Inc. of San Diego, California, has sold and delivered a SeaBotix Containerized Delivery System (CDS) to the Advanced Technologies Division of Oceaneering International, Inc. The SeaBotix CDS platform is the world’s first rapid-respo
Nigeria: Funiwa Fire Stops Burning
Chevron’s subsidiary, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), announced that the fire at the site of the Funiwa 1A natural gas well offshore Nigeria ceased burning on Friday, March 2. The well stopped flowing on its own. Chevron says it has detected no natural gas flowing from the well since the fire ceased
Singapore: Swiber Secures USD 36 Million Worth Charter Contracts
Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced that it has secured charter contract wins totaling approximately US$36 million for vessel chartering services, with the exercise of all options, in the Gulf of Mexico and
Singapore: Swiber Secures Charter Contracts Worth USD 36 Million
Swiber Holdings Limited announced that it has secured charter contract wins totaling approximately US$36 million for vessel chartering services, with the exercise of all options, in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Asia. With this latest string of contract wins, Swiber’s healthy order backlog rises
Chariot Secures Rig for Drilling Offshore Namibia
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has signed a drilling rig contract with Maersk Drilling for a one well drilling slot using the Maersk Deliverer ultra deepwater semi-submersible rig offshore Namibia. The rig is expected to arrive on location at the end of March 2012 and that the drilling of the Tapir South
Christening Ceremony for ‘Disney Fantasy’ at Manhattan Cruise Terminal, USA
The Disney Fantasy, the fourth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was christened during a star-studded christening celebration at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. On a night filled with celebrity performances from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris, Nick Cannon and Heather Headley, it
USA: DPS Offshore Orders 6G from Sonardyne
Sonardyne International has received an order for 6G positioning technology from Forum Subsea Technologies’ equipment rental business, DPS Offshore. The Dunker 6 and ROVNav 6 positioning and telemetry transceivers will augment DPS Offshore’s current stock of 6G equipment and offer customers the flex