Business & Finance
UK: SeaGen Tidal Turbine Gets All-Clear from Environmental Studies
As well as being a renewable energy success , SeaGen, the world’s first commercial tidal current energy turbine is also an environmental success. The tidal turbine, designed and deployed by Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) and located in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough has had no major impact o
Greece: CPPLP Announces Charters Extension with BP Shipping
Capital Product Partners L.P. announced the extension of the charters of both the M/T Agamemnon II and the M/T Ayrton II to BP Shipping. The M/T Agamemnon II (2008 STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., 51,238 dwt) was fixed to BP Shipping at a daily charter rate of $14,000 net for 12 months (+/- 1 [&hell
Hercules Offshore’s Liftboat Destroyed in Nigerian Fire Incident?
Hercules Offshore today announced that the Mako, a 175′ class liftboat in Nigeria, was engulfed by a fire that originated on a third-party rig, the KS Endeavor, during the early morning hours on January 16, 2012. The Mako was providing excess storage services adjacent to the KS Endeavor drilling rig
Bangladesh Plans to Connect with SEA-ME-WE 3 through Myanmar
Bangladesh plans to connect with the world’s longest undersea cable through Myanmar to strengthen its back-up for internet operation, … Abdullah Mamun (thedailystar) [mappress] Source: thedailystar , January 17, 2012;
French Navy Takes Delivery of BPC Dixmude
BPC Dixmude, the third Mistral-class force projection and command vessel for the French Navy, has been delivered to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) three months ahead of the initial contract schedule. The DGA took formal delivery of the ship on 3 January 2012. This success is the result
UK: FoundOcean Receives Two Jacket Foundation Grouting Contracts from Saipem
FoundOcean has won two North Sea pile grouting contracts for a total of five jacket structures, the installation of which are due to start in the first half of 2012. The contracts were awarded as FoundOcean and Saipem enter the second year of a three year agreement between the two companies. Operati
Poland: Remontowa Starts Construction of New OSVs for Gulf Offshore
The construction of new offshore support vessel was begun in REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. on 10th of January 2012. It will be the first vessel from the series of three units contracted in August last year. The vessels will be built for one of the biggest Owners operating in the North Sea – Gulf Offsh
FoundOcean Secures Two Jacket Foundation Grouting Contracts with Saipem
FoundOcean has won two North Sea pile grouting contracts for a total of five jacket structures, the installation of which are due to start in the first half of 2012. The contracts were awarded as FoundOcean and Saipem enter the second year of a three year agreement between the two companies. Operati
Norway: Statoil Strengthens Focus on Improved Recovery
Statoil has matured more reserves through improved recovery than the Skrugard and Havis discoveries combined in 2011. The company is now strengthening its focus on improved recovery. “2011 will always be remembered for the major finds on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), while at the same time
Norway: Statoil Focuses on Improved Recovery
Norwegian energy company Statoil has matured more reserves through improved recovery than the Skrugard and Havis discoveries combined in 2011. The company is now strengthening its focus on improved recovery. “2011 will always be remembered for the major finds on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)
UK: New Floating Hotel for Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm
A new floating hotel for wind farm construction workers will arrive at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm next week to replace the previous “floatel”, which is required elsewhere. The 145m Regina Baltica, a former cruise ferry, has been contracted as a hotel vessel for at least six months to pr
USA: Southern Cross Selects CALIENT FiberConnect 320X for Remote Reconfiguration of Network
CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader in photonic switching technology, announced that Southern Cross Cable Networks, a trans-Pacific bandwidth wholesaler, has deployed the FiberConnect 320X photonic switch to give it the capability to remotely reconfigure its fiber network in seconds, addin
Rolls-Royce to Supply Gas Turbines for Exxon’s Tapis Project, Offshore Malaysia
Rolls-Royce has won an order for gas turbine and compression equipment for the Tapis oil and gas field, offshore Malaysia. The equipment will be utilized by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia (EMEPMI) to expand and extend the production of the field. The order includes two Rolls-Royce RB
India: Essar Shipping Receives First MiniCape Vessel
Essar Shipping Limited (ESL) part of the Essar Group has, taken the delivery of MV “Kamlesh” into its operations. This newest addition to Essar Shipping’s growing fleet, MV Kamlesh, is a bulk carrier, 253 metre long, 43 metre wide vessel and has a cargo capacity of 105000 dwt. Essar Shipping has a t