Business & Finance
Russia: Gazprom Speeding towards South Stream Construction Start
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee moderated a meeting Friday at the Company’s headquarters. The meeting was focused on the South Stream project implementation. Pursuant to the assignment by Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, a decision was made to sig
Petrosen Hires Dolphin for 3D Survey Offshore Senegal
Dolphin Geophysical, a seismic acquisition specialist, based in Bergen, Norway, has reached final agreement with Petrosen to commence acquisition of a 3D Multi-Client survey covering nearly 3,600 km(2)offshore Senegal. The survey will commence early March and is highly funded by industry. Dolphin al
EEEGR CEO to Step Down (UK)
John Best, the founder and face of EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group), is to stand down as chief executive after 11 years to take on a new job. He will move to an executive management position as Head of Sustainable Energy,UKwith Norfolk-based Fendercare Marine. EEEGR chairman Alan Barlow said
EEEGR CEO to Step Down (UK)
John Best, the founder and face of EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group), is to stand down as chief executive after 11 years to take on a new job. He will move to an executive management position as Head of Sustainable Energy,UKwith Norfolk-based Fendercare Marine. EEEGR chairman Alan Barlow said
South Korea: PARAT’s Composite Boilers for STX Pan-Ocean’s New Vessels
Korea based STX Pan-Ocean has selected to use STX-PARAT boilers in all their new vessels currently being built at the STX Shipyard in Changwon, Korea and STX Dalian in China. The vessel type is 57.000 dwt Open Hatch General Cargo Vessel and the boiler capacity is 1200kgs/hr in the oilfired section a
ST SPARTAN Completes Towage of NB Hull from Turkey to Norway
The Gigilinis Shipping Group’s tug S/T SPARTAN completed another towage of a N/B Hull from Yalova, Turkey to Leirvik, Norway. The voyage, which lasted just over 30 days, proved to be especially challenging due to very bad weather conditions encountered along the way. Nevertheless, the crew of S/T SP
Singapore: OGSP Enters Charter Agreement for AHTS Vessel ‘Aquamarine’
CH Offshore’s subsidiary, Offshore Gold Shipping Pte Ltd (“OGSP”) has entered into a bareboat charter agreement for its AHTS vessel “Aquamarine”. A 2008-built 12,240 brake horsepower anchor-handling tug supply vessel “Aquamarine” will be chartered for a period of two years, with an option to purchas
Singapore: OGSP Secures Charter Deal for its AHTS
CH Offshore’s subsidiary, Offshore Gold Shipping Pte Ltd (“OGSP”), has entered into a bareboat charter with an undisclosed client for an undisclosed price. The charter is for the “Aquamarine”, a 2008-built 12,240 brake horsepower anchor-handling tug supply vessel AHTS, for a period of two years. Upo
U.A.E: Wild Well Control Welcomes New Team Member
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, announces that James Tuppen has joined the company as Manager, International Well Control Operations. Tuppen has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry involving snubbing services, pressure control and well control operations. “
Dalian Shipyard Delivers New VLOC to China Shipping Group
On the morning of 27th December 2011, the ceremony for the naming and delivery of the vessel “ZHONGHAI RONGHUA” was hold in Dalian. She is the first vessel of the 8 series 300,000 DWT VLOC ordered by China Shipping (Group) Company (abbreviated as CSG) with dual classification of CCS & DNV, being bui
Norway: DNV Develops New Deep-Water Pipeline Concept
DNV has developed a new pipeline concept, called X-Stream, that can significantly reduce the cost of a deep- and ultra-deepwater gas pipeline while still complying with the strictest safety and integrity regime. X-Stream is based on established and field-proven technologies which have been innovativ
Norway: Lundin Gets Permit for Appraisal Drilling in PL 501
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-11, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-11 will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility at position 58°48’13.06’’N 02°33’19.92’’E following completion of drilli
Russia: Yaroslavl Shipyard Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony for Landing Boat
Solemn keel-laying ceremony of Project 21820 landing boat (serial number 701) took place at Yaroslavl Shipyard on Jan 18. The contract for construction of such boats was tied between JSC Yaroslavl Shipyard and Russian Defense Ministry on June 23, 2011. Developing organization is the Alekseyev Hydrof
Gulf of Mexico Records Largest Demand for Specialised Offshore Vessels
Infield Systems have made a report on the offshore construction activity demand in order to recognize key regions and gauge supply developments stressing the possibility for activity increase due to the arrival of transcontinental pipelines and the deepwater tie-in of various satellite wells matched