The “Strike Steel” ceremony was held at Keppel FELS Gul Road yesterday to commemorate the start of the construction of Jasper Offshore’s second high specification Jack – Up rig. (Hull No B336). The delivery for this unit is expected to be around May 2013. Similar to its first jackup rig, Jasper’s la
Residents in the Dunbar area are to have their say about a £1.1 billion offshore wind farm planned for the Firth of Forth. (berwickshirenews) [mappress] Source: berwickshirenews, May 12, 2011;
Dolphin Geophysical AS announces the christening of M/V Polar Duke at the GMC Shipyard, Stavanger on 30th April 2011. Many attended the special occasion, which launched the flagship vessel of Dolphin Geophysical AS. Mrs Kari Hus Arnesen kindly assumed the position of Godmother to the vessel. M/V Pol
Developments at Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. in 2011 have to date been in line with expectations. – Revenue growth compared to the same period last year, – Lower fleet utilization rate, – Slight order book decline compared to the end of 2010. Review of operations In the first quarter of 2011 Roya
Inwind announces that Trond Hofseth has been employed as the new COO in the company. Trond has already started his tenure with Inwind… (inwind) [mappress] Source: inwind, May 12, 2011
In a notice to Oslo Stock Exchange of 18 October 2010 it was informed that a subsidiary of Fred.Olsen Windcarrier AS, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, had entered into a six months contract for the specialized transport and installation vessel for offshore wind tur
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Dredging Corporation of India Ltd will be held on May 30, 2011, to consider the audited financial results for the year ended March 31, 2011 and also consider recommending dividend, if any for the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meetin
BG Group has today announced the appointment of Andrew Gould as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st June 2011. Commenting on the appointment, BG Group Chairman Sir Robert Wilson said: “Andrew has extensive experience of the international oil and gas industry and a background which is highl
BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announces the appointment of Dr Gordon Fleming as President. A former Canadian Naval Officer, Gordon has over 30 years of experience in the aerospace and d
Statoil submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for Hyme (formerly Gygrid) in the Norwegian Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE). First oil is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013. The Hyme PDO is the fourth fast-track development plan submitted to the MPE this
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has announced another significant achievement in the operation of the Offshore Access System (OAS). Installed on the GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. (GSEPN) chartered vessel, REM Mermaid, the OAS has successfully a
Statoil today, 12 May, submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for Hyme (formerly Gygrid) in the Norwegian Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE). First oil is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013. The Hyme PDO is the fourth fast-track development plan submitted
Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM announces that the Sapele-2 well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon has encountered a total of approximately 35 metres of independently log evaluated net hydrocarbon-bearing pay in the Omicron objectives based
CTC Marine’s multi-role support vessel Volantis has successfully completed cable replacement work at EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre)… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk ,May 12, 2011;
