On 27 June 2011, Havila Shipping ASA entered into an agreement with its controlling shareholder Havila AS and Havila AS’ wholly-owned subsidiary Havvåg AS for the purpose of transferring Havila AS’ indirect ownership interests in the five platform supply vessels MV Havila Fortune, MV Havila Aurora,
Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) by Talisman Energy Norge AS for a 107 day contract. Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) by Talisman Energy Norge AS for a 107 day contract using the MSV Regalia for accommodation support at the Yme facility in the Norwegian sector o
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has appointed Andy Waterstreet as engineering and projects manager. Mr Waterstreet joins the company from the Dutch electro-technical installation company Croon Elektrotechniek B.V., where he was a senior proje
Offshore Energy’s Committee of Recommendation, which includes CEOs and managing directors of Chevron, Dockwise, Imtech Marine Group and Damen Shipyards Group, will have its first meeting on 29 June 2011. Navingo, organizer of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (11&12 October 2011), formed t
Bluestream’s strong comeback in the market is signalled by an order on Saab Seaeye for a new Cougar XT light-work ROV. The Netherlands based offshore subsea and rope access services company will use the Cougar XT for light construction tasks, remote tooling, HP cleaning, diver support, salvage, dril
Oil and condensate have been proven by Statoil and its partners, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS, in the North Sea’s Krafla West prospect. Located about 26 kilometres south-west of Oseberg South, the discovery well found hydrocarbons in two columns with a total thickn
CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a five-year marine charter agreement with BOURBON for six new support vessels to assist its seismic operations. The new vessels will be delivered starting at the end of 2012. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGGVeritas, said: “This agreement to charter vessel
Avinor AS, the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for Norway, has selected Sensis Corporation to deploy an Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) system for the surveillance of helicopter traffic serving oil and gas platforms in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Sensis ADS-B’s h
The personnel onboard GSP Jupiter reports 1.100.000 LTI free work hours, the mobile offshore drilling rig achieving this excellent result while performing works on the Romanian continental shelf along the last two years. The result was highly appreciated by the client who acknowledged the importance
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced today that it has signed a contract with Statoil to acquire high-resolution, full-azimuth 3D electromagnetic (EM) data for continued research purposes in the Barents Sea. The survey will be performed by the vessel Atlantic Guardian using densely sampl
BG Group and Bank of China today signed a key cooperation agreement that enhances the existing close working relationship between the organisations and also allows for up to $1.5 billion of new funding options to support the Group’s major growth programme. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signe
KS Energy Limited announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlantic Rotterdam Limited, has secured a 1 plus 1 year bareboat charter contract worth up to $12 million (including the 1 year option) for its Jack-up Offshore Accommodation rig Atlantic Rotterdam . The Rig will be deployed for She
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) increased its ownership in NOR Offshore Ltd. (Nor) to 100% by the purchase of the 40.9% stake held by Nortrans Invest Pte Ltd (Nortrans). The transaction was announced to the Oslo Stock Exchange on 6th April 2011 and a new name, Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific Ltd (SOAPAC)
Dockwise Ltd. announces 11 awards totaling USD 42 million, all for execution in Q2 and Q3 2011. The USD 42 million comprises contracts for transportation of dredging equipment to Spain and Uruguay, a Power Barge and jack-up barges to the Dominican Republic and Egypt, jack-up rigs to Gabon, Mexico an
