Fossil Energy
VERIPOS Wins New GNSS Services Contract
NCS Survey and InterMoor, both Acteon Companies, have awarded VERIPOS a new three-year contract for provision of GNSS positioning services. The contract, which represents a continuation of long-term VERIPOS services provided to both companies on a worldwide basis, will be in support of their respect
VIDEO: HLV Fairplayer Installs Suction Anchors and Bottom Chains
In the following video, Jumbo Maritime Heavylift shows transport and installation of suction anchors and bottom chains from the vessel HLV Fairplayer. The Fairplayer is fitted with a Class 2 Dynamic Positioning system. Jumbo Offshore’s core business is the installation of subsea structures, mooring
Antrim to Complete Water Injection for Causeway Field (UK)
Antrim Energy, an exploration and production company with interests offshore in the UK North Sea, Ireland and Tanzania, today provided an operational update on its Causeway field operations. Rig operations are currently underway to complete the water injector for the Causeway Field in licence P1383
Boskalis Now Holds 40% Shares in Dockwise
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (“Boskalis”) announces that it has acquired 182,654 shares in Dockwise in the course of trading yesterday. All these shares were acquired through Euronext Amsterdam and were purchased at an average price of EUR 18.50 per share with a maximum price of EUR 18.50 per sha
Russia, Venezuela Ink MoU for Offshore Exploration
On January 29-30, Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board at Rosneft, led a Russian delegation comprising representatives from INTER RAO UES, RusHydro, Uralmash NGO Holding and Kamaz, as well as Russian bankers and businessmen, on a working visit to Venezuela. The head of Rosneft
Safe Caledonia Refurbishment Successfully Finished (Poland)
At the turn of first and second quarters 2012, the Prosafe-operated Safe Caledonia accommodation rig came to the Remontowa SA, for a major refurbishment. After successful upgrades and conversions of offshore platforms accomplished by “Remontowa” in previous years, with semi-sub accommodation unit (S
Fairfield Energy Names New CEO (UK)
Fairfield Energy, the North Sea focused independent Oil and Gas Company, announced the appointment of David Peattie as CEO effective March 1st 2013. David Peattie, B.Sc (Hons.) M.I.M.M. C. ENG, has spent thirty four years working for BP in a wide range of both technical and executive positions. He j
Farstad Takes Delivery of Far Spica PSV
Platform Supply Vessel “Far Spica” has been delivered from STX OSV Langsten to Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA. The vessel will start a 9-month charter contract with Statoil to support their drilling campaign on the coast of East Africa. A long-term facility has
VIDEO: Shell CEO Comments on 4Q 2012 Results
Royal Dutch Shell plc today released its fourth quarter and full year results and fourth quarter interim dividend announcement for 2012. Royal Dutch Shell’s fourth quarter 2012 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis , were $7.3 billion compared with $6.5 billion in the same quarter a ye
Bourbon Offshore Takes Delivery of New PSV (Norway)
The platform supply vessel Bourbon Rainbow, yno DH1004 at Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. was delivered on 30 January 2013. Bourbon Rainbow is the fourth and final in a series of platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX105 designs to Bourbon Offshore Norway from this yard. The ship has a length of 88.
Boskalis Secures Cash for Dockwise Acquisition and Future Investments
Following the announcement made Wednesday in which Boskalis announced its decision to make an all cash mandatory public offer for Dockwise shares at a price of EUR 18.50 per share, Boskalis today confirms that it has signed the agreements for the required debt financing. The credit facilities contai
NCS Survey Buys Two AUVs (UK)
NCS Survey has expanded its growing autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) fleet with the purchase of two Teledyne Gavia AUVs. These vehicles are the latest in the Gavia Offshore Surveyor series and are equipped with high-resolution side scan sonar, a multi-beam echo sounder, a sub-bottom profiler (SBP
The Underwater Centre Names Training Operations Manager (UK)
A UK-based commercial diver and ROV training facility, The Underwater Centre, has made a senior appointment to further strengthen links between the Centre and the offshore industry. James Ridgeway – formerly Subsea Training Manager at the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen – has been appointed T
New Senior VP of BP Russia Named
BP today announced the appointment of Michael Townshend as Senior Vice President – Russia BP Group, reporting directly to Bob Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive. Townshend, who is currently BP Regional President, Iraq will take up his new position from 1 March 2013. He has 32 years’ experience in BP w