Fossil Energy
Seawork 1 jack-up repaired in Namibia
Ship repair company Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia recently secured the contract to dock and repair the jack-up oil rig, Seawork 1 at the newly-acquired Panamax floating dock in Walvis Bay. The project entailed the rig being lifted clear out of the water to facilitate repair work – a first for EB
Maritime Training Centre (MTC) Amsterdam opens for business
After MAAP in the Philippines and Jaheziya in Abu Dhabi, MTC Amsterdam is the third center to become accredited with the support of MTC International. MTC International globally supports safety training centers and their clients, mainly active in offshore, shipping and renewable energy. Centers prof
InterMoor gets new general manager (UK)
InterMoor has announced the appointment of Duncan Cuthill as general manager of InterMoor Marine Services Ltd in the UK. Duncan Cuthill will report directly to Alan Duncan, managing director of InterMoor, and will be responsible for InterMoor Marine Services in the UK and Mediterranean regions. Cuth
SeaEnergy set to reorganize business structure
SeaEnergy PLC, the innovation-led offshore energy services business, has announced a reorganisation focused on optimising the development of its fast-growing R2S division and boosting operational synergies within the Group. The reorganisation has four main elements: – R2S’s Business Development Dire
Ulstein launches ‘Island Performer’
Ulstein Group has announced that the “Island Performer” SCV has been launched yesterday afternoon at their Ulstein Verft yard. The Company has informed through the social media that the outfitting and testing of the vessel is now scheduled and will be carried out before the delivery to its owner, Is
Vroon Offshore wraps up ‘Walk to Work’ vessel design
Vroon Offshore Services B.V. Den Helder has completed a first, new “walk-to-work” vessel concept design. The new design of vessel is aimed at providing a solution for the expected increase in client demand for offshore people-transfer solutions (“walk-to-work”) in the oil & gas and renewable-energy
Damen launches KOC’s first of 14 contracted ASD Tugs
The Kuwait Oil Company’s new ASD Tug 3212 was launched end of March at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The ceremony marks the first in a 14-terminal tug contract between the two companies whose working relationship spans more than 25 years. This substantial contract consists of two vessel types, re
Wilhelmsen acquires engineering company, strengthens HVAC offering
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions AB has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Integrated Engineering Services Ltd., strengthening its Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning offering to the offshore market. “This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to the offshore market, position
Tri Tool launches CNC high speed counterboring service
Tri Tool Incorporated today introduced a CNC high production counterboring service for the offshore market with unique, seven axis CNC controls. To meet the demand for deep counterbore machining of steel catenary risers and critical pipeline construction needs, Tri Tool has designed and manufactured
Edvard Grieg jacket sailing to North Sea location
An offshore jacket completed two weeks ago at Kvaerner’s Verdal yard, yesterday left the yard and is now on its way to be installed in the Norwegian North Sea. The jacket, destined for the Lundin Petroleum-operated Edvard Grieg field, weighs 14 500 tonnes. The jacket will stand up 134 metres in vert
Maersk’s drillship on its way to GoM from SHI shipyard
Maersk Drilling’s second drillship, Maersk Valiant, was delivered Wednesday 16 April 2014 from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje-Si, South-Korea. Maersk Valiant has begun its voyage towards the US Gulf of Mexico via Singapore to start a two year contract with ConocoPhillips and Marathon
Saipem grabs two FPSO contracts offshore Angola
Saipem has been awarded two contracts in Angola by Total, for a combined total of more than $4 billion. The main contract is worth more than $3 billion, and is an EPCI for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of two converted turret-moored Floating Production Storage and Offl
TECADE to build flotation tanks for Mariner project
Spain’s TECADE will be responsible for the construction of flotation tanks for an oil platform in the North Sea. The project consists of two sets of floatation tanks in letter H, for the positioning of the jacket of the Mariner project in the UK sector of the North Sea. Each set consists of 4 subset
Hallin Marine, Subsea 7 hired by ONGC for Bay of Bengal work
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the start of a new subsea field development project in the Bay of Bengal working in support of Subsea 7. The project began in March and is expected to take three months. It is located in the G1 deepwater region of the highly productive G1-