Business & Finance
Sea Fibre Networks Lands CeltixConnect Subsea Cable in UK
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced subsea telecoms network, announced that CeltixConnect, a major fibre gateway has landed in Porth Darfarch, Wales which connects onwards to London and Manchester. This fibre network will be game changing, enabling businesses with the lo
Diamond Offshore’s 4Q Impacted by High Downtime
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. today reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 of $188 million, or $1.36 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $242 million, or $1.74 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011
Apache Charters PSV Blue Fighter for Work in UK North Sea
The platform supply vessel M/V Blue Fighter of PX121 design delivered by ULSTEIN in January has won a contract with American company Apache for work in the North Sea. The ship was delivered from Ulstein Verft to Blue Ship Invest on 19 January, and entered the spot market in the British North Sea sec
UK: Atlantis Commits to Tidal Turbine Testing at Narec
Atlantis Resources Corporation will continue its AR1000 tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland. The company’s AR1000 nacelle was retrieved from its test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in late November, fol
Apache Hires Ulstein Design PSV for Work in UK North Sea
The platform supply vessel M/V Blue Fighter of PX121 design delivered by ULSTEIN in January has won a contract with American company Apache for work in the North Sea. The ship was delivered from Ulstein Verft to Blue Ship Invest on 19 January, and entered the spot market in the British North Sea sec
Canada: AAAS Elects Two WHOI Scientists for 2012 Fellows
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientists Lloyd Keigwin and Robert Weller have been elected 2012 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. With nearly 120,000 individual and inst
Polarcus Gets LOI for Seismic Survey Off Greenland
UAE-based seismic specialist, Polarcus Limited has received a Letter of Intent from Shell Kanumas A/S for a nominal 8,500 sq. km 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Greenland. The project, to be acquired by two ICE-1A/1A* class vessels, POLARCUS AMANI and POLARCUS SAMUR, will commence in Q3 2012
Polarcus Secures Second 3D Acquisition Project Offshore Greenland
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Shell Kanumas A/S for a nominal 8,500 sq. km 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Greenland. The project, to be acquired by two ICE-1A/1A* class vessels, POLARCUS AMANI and POLARCUS SAMUR, will commence in Q3 2012. P
China: Delphin Takes Delivery of Its New Fuel Efficient Bulk Carrier
Fourteen percent reduction in fuel oil consumption confirmed in new bulk carrier delivered today to operator Delphin at Jiangsu Hantong (HTS) Lloyd’s Register supervised the design appraisal, build and sea trials, verifying the performance of a new, modified 57,000 DWT ship based on a SDARI design.
UK: Aberdeen Harbour Strengthen its Position with Record Growth in Traffic
Aberdeen Harbour continues to strengthen its position as a key economic driver, with record growth in traffic during 2011. In line with previous years, overall vessel tonnage has increased, with the port recording a seven per cent rise, from 24.2 million gross tonnes in 2010, to 25.9 million gross t
Australia: Chevron Awards Clough with USD 375 Million Wheatstone Deal
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced the award of an approximate A$350 million (USD 375 million) contract for the offshore hook-up and commissioning component of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. The services will be provided over a 40 month period commencing im
Denmark: Ramboll Oil & Gas Increases Focus on Project Management
‘It has been our long time wish to increase focus on the project management aspect. Therefore, I am very pleased that we are now able to start up a new Projects Department’, said Jens Rebsdorf-Gregersen Regional Director in Ramboll Oil & Gas in Esbjerg, Denmark. As a part of Ramboll Oil & Gas’ devel
Norway: Statoil Orders Subsea Structures for Asgard
Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded a contract by Statoil for fabrication of subsea structures for the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project with an estimated value of 50 MNOK. The project involves delivery of 12 off PLEM structures (Pipeline End Man
Norway: Bergen Group Bags Contract for Åsgard Subsea Structures
Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded a contract by Statoil for fabrication of subsea structures with an estimated value of 50 MNOK. The project involves delivery of 12 off PLEM structures (Pipeline End Manifold) and one riser base with a total est