Fossil Energy
Kreuz Subsea Orders New Vessel in China
Singapore’s Kreuz Subsea Marine Pte Ltd, has entered into a conditional shipbuilding agreement dated 5 February 2013 with a China-based shipyard. Under the agreement, the shipyard will construct and sell a multipurpose subsea dive support and construction vessel to Kreuz for a consideration of USD 1
ROVOP Signs New Contracts. Takes Delivery of New ROV (UK)
Rapidly growing and award winning subsea specialist ROVOP has made a strong start to 2013 after expanding its management team and signing £3.5 million of contracts in January alone. The company, which provides subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, has bolstered its management team with th
UTEC Survey Australia Gets New General Manager
UTEC has announced the appointment of Simon Hird as general manager of its Australian entity UTEC Survey Australia Pty Ltd. Hird will oversee the projected growth to support key customers in the Australian market. The announcement complements the aggressive global growth strategy of UTEC including t
Glacier Offshore Creates Offshore and Engineering Divisions (UK)
International oilfield services specialist Glacier Energy Services is refocussing its business structure with the creation of specific Offshore and Engineering divisions, and appointment of managing directors to lead those operations. Glacier Offshore comprises the Roberts Pipeline Machining and Sit
Stork Secures Subsea Work with North Sea Operator
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces the company has secured more than £15 million of new work with a major North Sea operator in the past month. The contract awar
Keppel Incorporates New Subsidiary in The Netherlands
Singapore’s largest offshore rig constructor, Keppel Corporation today announced that it has incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary. The new company named Caspian Rigbuilders B.V. is headquartered in The Netherlands. Caspian Rigbuilders B.V. will manage, coordinate and carry out work, services a
Apache Extends North Sea Contract with Flexlife
A Uk-based subsea integrity and project management specialist Flexlife has been awarded a contract extension by Apache North Sea worth £5million per annum. Flexlife was originally awarded a three-year deal that amounted to £13million and has now secured a one-year extension to project manage work wi
CGG Appoints Senior Executive VP of GGR Division (USA)
CGG announces today the appointment of Sophie Zurquiyah as Senior Executive Vice President of the Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR) Division. Zurquiyah joined CGG on February 5th and will be based in Houston, Texas. Zurquiyah is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris and holds a Master of Sci
VIDEO: Ulstein Bridge Vision – Best Business Idea in West Norway
Among a total of 98 ideas, Ulstein Power & Control and their concept ‘Ulstein Bridge Vision®’ was awarded as the best business idea in West Norway on 5 February 2013 by DnB, a major Norwegian Bank. By winning this regional Innovation Award, the company has qualified for the national final in Trondhe
Sogn & Fjordane Executive County Council Visits Gjøa (Norway)
On Tuesday 5 February the Executive County Council of Sogn & Fjordane, NPD and local journalists visited Gjøa platform . On board Gjøa they all received a briefing on GDF SUEZ, the Company’s history in Norway, present and future activities, and not least on the ambitions in the Gjøa area. The Offsho
Bridge Ups Asha Discovery Reserves Estimates (Norway)
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, as a 20% licence partner in PL457, announces increased resource estimates for the 16/1 Asha oil discovery in the Norwegian North Sea (previously announced in December 2012). This follows completion of well operation
Ivory Coast: Hijacked Oil Tanker Set Free
The oil tanker Gascogne, which was hijacked by pirates offshore Ivory Coast last weekend, has been released, the owner of the ship, Sea Tankers, today informed. Sea Tankers confirmed that the vessel is now safely travelling under the full direction of its Master. The Gascogne was taken over by pirat
PSV of Ulstein Design Delivered to Seatankers in China
The first of totally twelve platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX105 design, ‘Sea Falcon’, was delivered on 5 February 2013 from Zhejiang to Seatankers Group. ULSTEIN delivers twelve design and equipment packages to Sinopacific’s Zhejiang yard in Ningbo, China, where all the vessels for Seatankers
JBIC, INPEX Pen $600 Mln Loan Deal for Prelude FLNG Project in Australia
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: Hiroshi Okuda) signed today, a loan agreement amounting up to 600 million U.S. dollars (JBIC portion) with INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX). The loan is cofinanced with Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Sumi