Fossil Energy
Damen Presents New AHTS Design
The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has introduced its newly designed Damen AHTS 200, a versatile deepwater Anchor Handling Tug Supplier able to operate in water depths in excess of 3,000 m. The AHTS 200 is the latest addition to the ongoing Damen Offshore Series. Following the company’s amb
Seadrill Partners Expands BoD
Seadrill Partners LLC announced today that Bart Veldhuizen has been appointed to its board of directors. Veldhuizen will also serve on the conflicts committee of Seadrill Partners. Veldhuizen has worked in the shipping industry since 1994, on both the banking and non-banking side, most recently as t
Clair Ridge Crane Good to Go
On Wednesday, January 23rd, Kenz Cranes, a Dutch company specializing in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) of the second crane for the Clair Ridge project. The third and last crane for this project is scheduled to be tested in the middl
Boskalis Launches Mandatory Offer for Dockwise Shares
With reference to the announcement of 21 December 2012 in which Boskalis announced its decision to make an all cash voluntary public offer for Dockwise, Boskalis today announced that it has resolved to make a mandatory offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Dockwise (the Shares)
Neftex Expands Its Team in Response to Turnover Rise (UK)
Neftex, a dynamic earth science research company serving the international resources industries (principally oil, gas and minerals), has reported a rise of more than 30% in turnover, with an increase from under £7million in 2011 to more than £9million in October 2012. Against this background of busi
Offshore Industry Boosts Lerwick Harbour Traffic (UK)
Lerwick Harbour attracted higher-than-forecast offshore industry traffic last year as the increasingly buoyant oil and gas sector generated more activity at the deep-water port’s expanding facilities. Figures released by Lerwick Port Authority show that the number of offshore industry vessels using
TWMA Appoints Regional Manager for Scandinavia
TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Leif Ove Svensen as Scandinavia region manager. Svensen has more than 22 years’ experience in the upstream oil and gas sector and previously hel
Noble Tamar Jacket Arrives in Israeli Waters
Tugs Fairmount Summit and Fairmount Alpine have delivered the new build Noble Tamar jacket at location in the Tamar gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Israel. Both tugs towed the barge on which the jacket was loaded from the US to the field South-East of Cyprus. The 18,500 ton
Trapoil Secures Financing for Athena and Crazy Horse (UK)
Trapoil the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea is pleased to announce that on 29 January 2013, it entered into a three-year senior secured borrowing base facility agreement of up to US$20 million
VIDEO: Seven Viking to Set New Standards in North Sea, Ulstein Says
The cutting edge Seven Viking vessel, designed for operations in the harshest environments is being unveiled and named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, by Subsea 7, Eidesvik Offshore and Ulstein today, 30 January 2013. The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel, the Seven
Statoil to Tie Dagny Gas to Sleipner A (Norway)
Aker Solutions has been awarded the second call-off project under the Sleipner Modification Portfolio Agreement, involving the tie-in of gas production from Dagny. Contract value is NOK 650 million (USD 118 million) and the work will commence immediately. The contract involves modification work on S
VIDEO: Shell’s Arctic Oil Spill Response Contingency Plans
In the following video, Shell explains its Arctic oil spill response contingency plans. This animation shows the plan in action for the worst case discharge scenario in the Beaufort Sea. The video was published on December 5th 2012, only a few weeks before the incident with the Kulluk drilling vesse
BP Names New Safety EVP
BP today announced Bob Fryar as Executive Vice-President for Safety and Operational Risk (S&OR), reporting directly to Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive. Fryar, who is currently Executive Vice President for production in BP’s upstream business will take up his new position from 15 February. The appo
Mittelplate Support Base Inaugurated (Germany)
Last Friday, 25 January, the new land base to provide supplies to the Mittelplate drilling and production island, offshore Germany, was inaugurated in the presence of some 100 invited guests from political and business circles and the public administration. The Mittelplate oil field is by far the la