Business & Finance
USA: Cal Dive Secures Well Intervention Contract for Uncle John Vessel
Cal Dive International’s multiservice vessel Uncle John is currently undergoing an upgrade to the vessel’s dynamic positioning and derrick systems, which will enable the vessel to perform light well intervention work in water depths up to 3,500 feet. Uncle John is DNV Classified multipurpose vessel
Russia: Gazprom, Statoil Discuss Cooperation Deepening in Shtokman Project
A working meeting was held yesterday in Gazprom headquarters in Moscow, between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Helge Lund President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil. The meeting participants discussed the current state and prospects for cooperation deepening
Niko Spuds Stalin Well, Offshore Trinidad
Niko Resources LTD, an offshore exploration company with headquarters in Calgary, Canada, announced today that it has commenced drilling operations on its first well offshore Trinidad. The Rowan Gorilla III rig is on location at the Stalin prospect, which is the first of three wells planned for Bloc
UK: Aker Solutions to Supply Subsea Modules for Western Isles Project
Aker Solutions in Aberdeen that it has received an order to manufacture and deliver a number of subsea control modules and topside power units as part of an 12,6 million contract with Dana Petroleum plc. The company has signed a contract for the project management, engineering, procurement and const
Norway: Two New Cargo Vessels Joins OSM Fleet
Two new cargo vessels have joined the OSM fleet. The owner is Ellingsen Shipping Group. OSM will have crew management for the cargo vessels «EE Enterprise» and «EE Endeavour». The takeover date for «EE Endeavour» is 18 November. «EE Enterprise» has already been taken over. There will be 13 OSM crew
USA: Hornbeck Offshore Enters OSV Shipbuilding Contract Worth USD 720 Million
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today the execution of definitive contracts for the construction of sixteen high-specification offshore supply vessels (“OSV”), in connection with its latest newbuild construction program announced on November 7, 2011. This is the Company’s eighth newbuild
USA: Hornbeck Offshore Officially Enters USD 720 Million OSV Construction Program
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today the execution of definitive contracts for the construction of sixteen high-specification offshore supply vessels (“OSV”), in connection with its latest newbuild construction program announced on November 7, 2011. This is the Company’s eighth newbuild
Hydrasun Sees Growth Opportunity in Brazilian Offshore Market
Hydrasun has acquired Brazilian company thus creating the potential for additional multi-million pound sales. The seven-figure deal was signed for Macaé-based Remaq Ltda, a key provider of flexible hose assemblies in Brazil, which recently signed a new three-year contract with Brazilian national oil
Sweden: OSM Receives Crew Management Deal of Entire Imperial Fleet
Imperial Ship Management has awarded OSM the crew management of the entire Imperial fleet. The latest vessel to join OSM is M.V. “Helena”, a Swedish flagged ro-ro carrier, built in 1991. M.V. “Helena” has a length of 169 meters, and a gross tonnage of 22193 tonnes. OSM is an independent marine-servi
India: Mercator Bags MODU to MOPU Conversion Contract
M/s. Mercator Oil & Gas Limited, subsidiary of Mercator has been awarded a contract by ONGC Ltd. for conversion of their Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (“MODU”) “Sagar Samrat” into Mobile Offshore Production Unit (“MOPU”). According to SNP Infra Research Solutions, the cost of conversion of Sagar Sam
UK: Fendercare Plans Second Offshore Marine Energy O&M Facility
Following the successful launch of its first Renewable Energy Support Base (RESB) in Lyness, Orkney in 2010 to support leading wave and tidal developers, Fendercare Marine, a member of James Fisher & Sons plc, today announces its commitment to open a second offshore marine energy O&M facility in Gre
Norway: DOF Subsea Publishes 3Q Results
DOF Subsea a leading provider of subsea services to the Oil and Gas market, worldwide subsea operational company published 3Q results. DOF Subsea AS was awarded several new contracts, 4 year charterparty with Petrobras on Skandi Niteroi, Goliat FPSO Marine Installation deal, and several new deals in
UK: HR Wallingford, Loughborough University Form Partnership to Assess Impact of Underwater Noise
HR Wallingford, the international hydraulic and environmental engineering consultancy, has formed a partnership with Loughborough University to develop a new underwater acoustic propagation and noise-impact model. Designed to work with proven HR Wallingford ecological models, the new model is an imp
UK: Hydrasun Creates Potential for Additional Multi-Million Pound Sales
Hydrasun has completed the acquisition of a Brazilian company creating the potential for additional multi-million pound sales. The seven-figure deal was struck for Macaé-based Remaq Ltda, a key provider of flexible hose assemblies in Brazil, which recently signed a new three-year contract with Brazi