Business & Finance
Gulf Offshore Norge to Build Another PSV of Skipsteknisk Design, Norway
Gulf Offshore Norge, a subsidiary of Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. has exercised an option to build another PSV of Skipsteknisk design, at SIMEK in Flekkefjord Norway. The vessel designated ST-216 Arctic, is based on the successful ST-216L CD design, but will have new modified bow shape and a new improved
Norway: Statoil Selects Spar Platform to Develop Luva Field
Statoil, together with its Luva field partners, has selected a Spar platform to develop the field. As a gas transport solution has also been decided, a major step has now been taken towards deep-water production in the Norwegian Sea. The Luva field, which is a deep-water pioneer in the Norwegian Sea
Hyperdynamics Resumes Drilling on Sabu-1 Exploration Well Offshore Guinea
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced it resumed drilling operations on the Sabu-1 exploration well on January 29th in its concession offshore the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. Drilling recommenced from a point 2,304 meters subsea. The well is expected to encounter prospective upper Cretaceous sa
UK: GE Subsea Systems to Support Nexen Golden Eagle Development
GE Oil & Gas surface and subsea production equipment, control systems and services have been selected for the Nexen Golden Eagle Area Development project in the United Kingdom’s central North Sea. Contracts with the project operator, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited, could total more than $170 million o
Australia: GE Oil & Gas Nets USD 1 Billion in Contracts for Ichthys Project
GE Oil & Gas has received contracts totaling more than $1 billion to supply a wide range of equipment and services for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. A joint venture between INPEX (operator) and Total, the Ichthys LNG project includes one of the world’s largest LNG fac
Norway: Bergen Group Vest Elektro Secures New Contract from NCA
Bergen Group Vest Elektro has been awarded the contact for the electrical design and installations on the multi-functional vessel number 2 to be built at Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS for the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). The contract is a fulfillment of an option from April 2011 when the c
Norway: Havyard Group Constructs State-of-The Art Diving Support Vessels
The state-of-the art diving support vessel, the Seven Havila, has achieved a world first in the number of divers working on the seabed. Seven Havila is owned by Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping, and designed and constructed by the Herøy-based Havyard Group AS. Gael Cailleaux, Vice President for Offshore
Norway: Seven Havila Achieves Milestone in Diving Works
The state-of-the art diving support vessel, the Seven Havila, owned by Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping, and designed and constructed by the Herøy-based Havyard Group AS, has achieved a world first in the number of divers working on the seabed. Gael Cailleaux, Vice President for Offshore Resources at Su
Brazil: GE to Equip FPSO for Guara Norte
GE Oil & Gas has been selected to provide key equipment for a floating oil production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform being built to develop the Guará Norte section of the Tupi(Lula) oilfield in Brazil’s Santos oil basin. The multimillion-barrel deep-water Santos formation lies some 300 kilo
World’s Biggest Container Gantries En Route to Wilhelmshaven, Germany
The world’s biggest container gantries are the core of the future EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deepwater container terminal. Four out of the eight container cranes altogether that will go into operation at the first two berths in August 2012 have set sail from Shanghai o
Philippine Maritime Academy to Provide New Courses
Able Deck, Able Engine, Security Awareness Training, Security Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties, Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic Training for Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations and Electro-Technical Officer are among the newly revised courses that
Luva Drives Deepwater Production in Norwegian Sea
Statoil, together with its Luva field partners, has selected a Spar platform to develop the field. As a gas transport solution has also been decided, a major step has now been taken towards deep-water production in the Norwegian Sea. The Luva field, which is a deep-water pioneer in the Norwegian Sea
Australia: GE Oil & Gas to Supply USD 1 Billion Worth of Equipment for Ichthys Project
GE Oil & Gas has received contracts totaling more than $1 billion to supply a wide range of equipment and services for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia. A joint venture between INPEX (operator) and Total, the Ichthys LNG project includes one of the world’s largest
UK: WFSV ‘Iceni Defiant’ to Focus on London Event
On Friday 27th January, following successful sea trials in Southampton Water, the latest South Boats 17m LS WFSV ‘Iceni Defiant’ was handed over to Iceni Marine Services Ltd, based in Great Yarmouth. Prior to the vessel commencing work on the Great Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm on 1st February, ‘Iceni