Schlumberger announced the acquisition of the remaining equity shares from Frank Mohn AS in Framo Engineering AS—a privately owned Norwegian company specialized in the business of developing, manufacturing and selling products and services relating to multiphase pumps and subsea pump-systems, multip
Newly developed technologies and booming commodities prices are driving the emergence of deep seabed mining projects internationally, with… (wsws) [mappress] Source: wsws, June 29, 2011;
Shipyard De Hoop has received a special variation order for two of their newbuild vessels. This is due to a new large contract which their client have recently secured for these vessels. First of all the names where changed vice versa, which means that yardnumber 434 is now called Don Alfonso (forme
AF Decom Offshore AS and Saipem UK Ltd have been awarded a Letter of Intent for the tasks of removing the H7 and 2/4-S jacket platforms in the North Sea. The conditional contracts have been awarded by Statoil on behalf of operator Gassco. AF Decom Offshore AS will remove and sell the H-7 platform, [
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced an upgrade to its Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW). From July 2011 through 2012, MOL will launch a total of 10 new 5,600 TEU containerships and replace with our currently-operated vessels. The newbuilding ships will adopt a new wide-beam and shall
Seajacks UK Limited (Seajacks) announced it has entered into a contract with WindMW GmbH (WindMW) for the installation of foundations and turbines for the Meerwind Project, which will be located off the coast of Germany in the North Sea near the island Helgoland. Seajacks will be providing services
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six projects in four states – California, Colorado, Florida, and New York – have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine’s gearbox
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six projects in four states – California, Colorado, Florida, and New York – have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine’s gearbox
McMoRan Exploration Co. today updated its exploration and development activities and also provided an update on its cumulative findings to date from its shallow water, ultra-deep exploration and development activities on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Shelf. McMoRan has actively pursued large ultra-deep t
Wärtsilä and Jiangsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. have agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing Wärtsilä 26 and Wärtsilä 32 medium-speed marine engines in China. The agreement was signed today in Nantong, China. The value of Wärtsilä’s investment in the joint venture is
E.ON Climate & Renewables and MPI-Vroon have today signed a 6 year charter for the MPI Discovery, a specialist vessel used in the construction of offshore wind farms. Securing this state of the art new build vessel underlines E.ON’s long term commitment to development of offshore wind projects in Eu
Keppel Singmarine Brasil (KSM Brasil), Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)’s new 7.6-ha shipbuilding facility in the state of Santa Catarina, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil. The first contract entails building a series of six 45-tonn
STATS Group, has successfully completed a 20 inch valve change-out on the Yanga platform, offshore the Republic of Congo. STATS were contracted by Halliburton, on behalf of Total E&P, to provide pipeline isolation to replace a launcher valve located downstream between the Yanga export and Sendji pro
Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the Net Zero 22 meter Emax Excalibur built by the Ned Ship Group. The Net Zero 22 meter Emax Excalibur yacht is a Solar Hybrid Fly-bridge Cruiser that features a Photo Voltaic Exoskeleton that can harvest and return to the grid enough energy per year to Offset up
