Fossil Energy
Norway: PSV Vestland Mira Starts North Sea Contract Right After Naming Ceremony
Last Friday “Vestland Mira”, owned by the shipping company Vestland Offshore, was named in Balestrand in the Norwegian county of Sogn and Fjordane. Only seven minutes after the naming ceremony, the Havyard-designed vessel “Vestland Mira”, went straight into work on a contract in The North Sea. “We h
Russia: WGP Energy Announces Completion of 2D Survey
WGP Energy Services Ltd announces the successful completion of the 2D survey completed in the Russian High Arctic on behalf of State Sevmorgeo Company (“SMG”). The works completed in the East Siberian and Laptev Seas were part of a program of works for the Russian State in the delineation of the cou
Lagendijk Equipment Delivers Two Electric/Hydraulic Cranes for WaveWalker 1
Lagendijk Equipment has revealed completion of an order from Van Oord for two electric/ hydraulic cranes to be installed on the innovative walking jack-up barge WaveWalker 1. Van Oord is a leading international contractor in dredging, marine engineering, and offshore oil, gas and wind projects. The
The Netherlands: Ampelmann Launches E-type, Bigger Version of A-type
During this fall, Ampelmann Operations has launched the Ampelmann E-type: the bigger version of the successful A-type. The Ampelmann E-type is capable to operate in higher sea states can carry greater loads and increases the landing height at offshore platforms. The Ampelmann system is a stand-alone
Offshore Energy 2012: TOS Expands with Energy & Maritime Solutions
Since 1992, TOS more than earned her stripes in the maritime sector and is now one of the top 3 maritime human resource providers anno 2012. Twenty years later, both the services package and the world wide network are expanded and form a solid foundation for our new mission ‘Energy & Maritime Soluti
USA: Maersk Secures Contract for Deepwater Advanced 2 Drillship
With the signing of a contract for the newbuild drillship Deepwater Advanced 2 Maersk Drilling adds USD 694 million to its contract backlog. Five out of seven newbuild drilling units have now secured contracts.. Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with ConocoPhillips Company a wholly owned subsidi
Allpacks International Presents Its Latest Projects at Offshore Energy 2012
Allpacks international, a highly specialized company in the field of hydraulic equipment, especially in piling equipment and offshore shared their latest closely finished projects with the attendees of Offshore Energy 2012. WaveWalker 1 – project of the JV Fugro Seacore and Van Oord Allpacks Interna
Nautronix Opens New Global Headquarters in Aberdeen
Nautronix announces the opening of its new global headquarters in the Energy Capital of Europe, Aberdeen. In support of continued growth, Ury House, Howe Moss Crescent, Dyce consolidates the company’s engineering department and greatly expands their existing production facilities; enabling Nautronix
Offshore Energy 2012: Applus RTD Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
In 1937, the chance that the marine welding engineer Lambertus van Ouwerkerk would ever believe that he was at the birth of an organization that would become a global market leader was highly unlikely. Nevertheless, thanks to this pioneer the originally Dutch company Röntgen Technische Dienst (RTD)
Offshore Energy 2012: Fugro Offers New Pile Inclination Monitoring Service
Fugro offers a new pile inclination monitoring service based on Fugro’s offshore survey product range. A key requirement of pile installation is pile verticality. Traditionally the verticality or inclination was measured by means of pausing the piling and measure the inclination using handheld incli
Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition Kicks Off
Today Joep Athmer, the Director of Van Oord Offshore and Member of Offshore Energy Committee of Recommendation wished a warm welcome to the visitors of the Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012 on behalf of Navingo. The exhibition is being held in Amsterdam RAI for the second time in a row
Norway: Petroleum Activities Impact Assessment in Barents Sea on Public Hearing
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy last week submitted a public consultation on the impact assessment relating to petroleum activity in the Barents Sea South-East. Interested parties are invited to comment on the impact assessment within the next three months. The impact assessment forms part of t
North Energy: Well Spudded on Jette in PL 385 Off Norway
Exploration drilling on the Jette gas and condensate prospect in production licence 385 began on 21 October in the Norwegian Sea. Located 16 kilometres north-west of the Norne production ship, this prospect is roughly 209 kilometres from Brønnøysund in northern Norway. The 6607/12-3 well is being dr
UK: Shell Gets Consent for Fram Field Development
The government has today given Shell consent for a new oil and gas development that will add two per cent to UK daily production. The Fram field, off the East Coast of Scotland, is one of the biggest developments to be given the go ahead in the past five years. Once production starts, the field [&he