Fossil Energy
South Korea: STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Gets Drillship Order
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., a South Korean shipbuilding company has received an order for construction of a drillship for an unknown European client, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday. Under the contract worth US$700 million, the vessel should be completed by the second half of 2015, the compa
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
USA: Helix Energy Solutions Announces 3Q 2012 Results
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported net income of $14.9 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2012 compared with net income of $46.0 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the same period in 2011, and net income of $44.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, in the s
Tanzania: Orca Exploration’s SS-11 Well Comes on Stream
Orca Exploration Group Inc. and its operating subsidiary PanAfrican Energy Tanzania Limited jointly announce that its new SS-11 well is onstream which is expected to maintain and strengthen reliability of gas production from Tanzania’s Songo Songo gas field. The new production well SS-11, completed
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
IKM Subsea Bags ROV Services Contract for Myanmar Project
IKM Subsea Singapore has been awarded a contract by Larsen & Toubro for ROV services onboard the LTS3000 for their project in Myanmar. Equipment would be mobilized in mid-October and the project is anticipated to run through till end January 2013 for pipeline and jacket installation. They would like
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)
South Korea: Hallin Marine Starts ROV Support in Donghae Field
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the commencement of a new remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) support and inspection project in the Donghae gas field located off the coast of South Korea in the Sea of Japan. The contract includes deployment of the latest addition to Hallin’s