Fossil Energy
Rolls-Royce to deliver deck machinery for ALP ocean going tugs
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a £19 m ($31.7 M) contract to deliver deck machinery for four ocean going tugs, designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions, for Dutch company ALP Maritime Services. The vessels will be constructed in Japan by Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair. The vessels are being developed for
Seamec secures more work for ‘Alliance’ DSV
India’s Seamec Ltd. has secured a contract extension for its Alliance diving support vessel. The company said today that the existing contract for the charter hire of the “Alliance” with Sea Horse General Contracting Establishment, UAE, Dubai for work in the Mediterranean sea, offshore Egypt, has be
Decom North Sea to host Lunch and Learn event in Aberdeen
Recent figures from the Oil & Gas UK Activity Survey indicate that decommissioning could cost around £40.6 billion in the UKCS between now and 2040. In a bid to exploit this potential, Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, will host a lunch and learn event to give su
Fafnir Offshore orders PSV from Havyard
Havyard has signed a contract for the construction of a Havyard 833 WE ICE platform supply vessel with Fafnir Offshore HF. The vessel is going to be designed by Havyard Design and Solutions in Fosnavaag and will be constructed at Havyard Ship Technology`s yard in Leirvik in Sogn, Norway. The vessel
DNV GL moves Oil & Gas office to Stavanger, Norway
DNV GL, the leading technical adviser to the oil & gas industry, is relocating its oil & gas head office in Norway from Høvik to Stavanger in order to be even closer to its customers. Local delivery capacity will be expanded in Stavanger and Bergen and operations will continue in Høvik, Sandefjord,
EnerMech goes shopping in USA and South Africa
Oil and gas engineering specialist, EnerMech, has extended its international presence in the cranes and lifting and valves sectors with two acquisitions in the USA and Africa. The combined value of the deals is said to be approximately £4 million and are forecast to add an extra £25 million to group
Neon not giving up on Vietnam blocks
Neon Energy has issued a statement in response to Eni Vietnam B.V.’s Notices of Withdrawal issued today to Neon Energy (Song Hong) Pty Ltd (NESH). The Notices require NESH to withdraw from the Block 120 and Block 105-110/04 (Block 105) Joint Ventures, and have been issued further to non-payment by N
Wood Group buys Cape Software
Wood Group has acquired Cape Software (“Cape”), a Texas provider of simulation software and services for operator training and logic validation for SCADA and DCS industrial control systems used by the oil & gas and other process-based industries. Cape will become part of the MSi Kenny Products busin
Aubin: Focus on developing Subsea and Integrity divisions
Chemical engineering specialist Aubin Group has reported strong growth following an investment from BGF.
Drydocks Chairman to address offshore O&G industry innovations
His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World & Maritime World has been invited to speak at the London Summit of Leaders, organized by the Europe Business Assembly from April 15-17, 2014 at the prestigious and historic premises of the British Institute of Directors in London, UK. H.E
Safe Hibernia secures contract extension in Mexico
Mexico’s Cotemar group has confirmed that Safe Hibernia has been awarded a contract extension through to 27 July 2014 with unchanged day rate. The contract value of the extension is USD 6.2 million. The Safe Hibernia was built in 1977 at the Rauma Repola yard in Finland to an Aker H-3 design. She ha
Jumbo installs mooring spread for EnQuest Producer FPSO
This year saw Jumbo complete stage one in the first offshore installation contract undertaken as main contractor. Using the J-class vessel, Fairplayer, Jumbo successfully installed an FPSO mooring spread for client EnQuest in the North Sea Alma and Galia field. The second stage of the project will
Neon withdraws from Vietnam contract areas?
Neon Energy loses interest in Vietnamese blocks after failing to pay. KrisEnergy Ltd, an independent upstream oil and gas company, announces the following in relation to its Vietnam contract areas, Block 105-110/04 (“Block 105”) and Block 120: Eni Vietnam B.V. the operator of Block 105 and Block 1
NOIA appoints Chairman and Vice Chair
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Board of Directors has elected John T. Rynd as Chairman of NOIA and Cindy B. Taylor as Vice Chair of NOIA for the upcoming 2014-2015 term. Rynd and Taylor assumed their positions at the NOIA Annual Meeting today in Washington, DC. Since 2008, Rynd has