Fossil Energy
J. Lauritzen names new board member
At the annual general meeting, Jesper T. Lok, President & CEO of DSB (Danish Rail) was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors of J. Lauritzen A/S. Prior to that, Lok was President & CEO of Svitzer, part of the Maersk Group from 2004 until March 2012. Previously, Lok worked for A. P. Molle
Gazprom and Siemens meet to extend cooperation
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens. The meeting participants discussed the current state and development prospects for the partnership between the companies. It was point
NPD gives green light for Statoil’s North Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-19 A, in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.
Seaway Heavy Lifting extends positioning services deal with DOF
DOF Subsea, provider of integrated subsea solutions, has been awarded a Master Service Agreement (MSA) extension with Seaway Heavy Lifting for the provision of positioning services onboard its Stanislav Yudin and Oleg Strashnov crane vessels. DOF Subsea offers services to third parties across the gl
Reach Subsea nets 30-day deal for ‘Dina Star’
Reach Subsea has signed a contract with a first class charterer on British sector for the vessel Dina Star. The contract has a duration of 30 days + option period of 30 days. The vessel will be equipped with two WROVs and survey equipment as well as offshore personnel. Total turnover under the fixed
Dolphin mobilizes ‘Sanco Sword’ sesimic vessel in Barents Sea
Dolphin Geophysical’s newest high capacity 3D seismic vessel, the Sanco Sword has been mobilised to begin acquisition of 2 new and highly prefunded Multi- Client 3D projects in the Barents Sea. The Gohta North and Maud Basin South 3D surveys, totalling almost 6,200km2, will be acquired using the SHa
Trelleborg to provide DSME with drill riser buoyancy modules
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded one of its largest single orders for drill riser buoyancy modules (DRBM), by one of the world’s major shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea. Consisting of RiserGuard™ and riser buoyancy, the contract is for a four-rig
O&G Industry Safety Awards’ finalists revealed (UK)
The list of finalists for the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards is now confirmed, ahead of the awards ceremony to be held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Wednesday 30 April. The UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, sponsored by Maersk Oil UK, hope to continue to inspire new sta
34th Anniversary of Norway’s biggest offshore disaster
Norway’s biggest offshore disaster occurred just before 18.30 on 27 March 1980. The Alexander L Kielland flotel capsized and sank by the Edda platform on the Ekofisk field in the North Sea, with the loss of 123 lives. Eighty-nine people survived.
DNV GL to support StormGeo’s focus on offshore industry
DNV GL has increased the ownership stake in StormGeo, a leading global provider of weather-based decision support services. Private equity group Reiten and TV2 have sold majority shares to EQT Mid Market. As part of the transaction EQT will enter into a partnership with DNV GL (second largest shareh
Nordic American Offshore appoints CEO
Tor-Øyvind Bjørkli (42) will join Nordic American Offshore as CEO, effective April 1, 2014. Tor-Øyvind will be working from out of the Oslo office on the same premises as Orion Tankers; the chartering department of Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT). A subsidiary of Nordic American Tankers is the
Havyard elects new chairman
Bård Mikkelsen, former CEO of Statkraft, is elected new Chairman of the board at the ship technology group Havyard Group, which will be taken public this spring. Bård Mikkelsen has extensive experience as CEO and board member/Chairman, such as CEO of Widerøe and the Ulstein Group, Chairman of the bo
Malta dispute: Court rules in favor of Mediterranean Oil and Gas
Leni Gas & Oil PLC has announced that the fraudulent misrepresentation action against Mediterranean Oil and Gas Plc has not been upheld.
P2D to clean Statoil’s pipeline network
Pipelines 2 Data, a provider of intelligent pipeline solutions for the oil & gas industry, have announced a major milestone in Norwegian expansion plans. A long-standing parallel framework agreement has been awarded to the Aberdeen based company by Norway oil giants Statoil to clean and survey their