Fairmount Marine’s multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji has assisted drill ship Stena Icemax while making a stop-over at Cape Town. On request of the owner of Stena Icemax the Fairmount Fuji carried out several cargo runs from the port of Cape Town to the anchorage. Stena Icemax was under way
Dutch Van Oord has been awarded a significant dredging contract in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. This contract forms part of the Ichthys LNG Project, a joint venture between INPEX (operator) and TOTAL. INPEX is Van Oord’s client. The value of the contract amounts to EUR 567 million
CSL, the Aberdeen-headquartered project management and engineering company is currently supporting Endeavour Energy UK Limited (Endeavour) as preferred supplier for the provision of Offshore Company Representation in support of the Subsea Facilities Offshore Installation for the Rochelle Development
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, an international offshore oil and gas development and production company with operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea, today announced that it has resumed production at the ATP Titan platform which services the company’s Telemark Hub. Producti
In the period 12-16 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of the management’s risk management and handling of barriers in relation to emergency preparedness and process integrity in Maersk Drilling Norge AS and on the mobile drilling facility Mærsk Inspirer. Background and
Confidence for improved margins and higher capital investment has returned to the oil and gas industry this year, according to a group of industry leaders. However in the long-term, the energy sector faces unprecedented challenges that could have a lasting impact for years to come. The comments were
Malaysia-based Handal Offshore Services Sdn Bhd has received a Letter of Award from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd for the provision of integrated crane services . The approximate value of the contract is approximately USD 40 million. The contract is for duration of five years commencing in June 2012. Ha
The New Zealand government on Friday launched the annual tender process to attract gas and oil exploration interest in 2012, the Ministry of Economic Development has announced. “By 15 October 2012, the government expects to receive work programme bids from reputable companies interested in investing
Dutch shipowner Vroon has sold its Platform Supply Vessel Shelf Express to a Danish customer. The vessel, Length Overall 61.62 m, was kept in a warm lay-up in Italy and was maintained at high standards. The Platform Supply Vessel will undergo a conversion into an Offshore Support Vessel in a Danish
Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings Berhad has together with Vietnam’s Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (“PTSC”) established a Joint Venture Company for the construction and charter of an FPSO vessel. The companies have agreed to jointly provide the FPSO to PTSC and PTSC will onward charter the sh
PGNiG Norway, a subsidiary of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA, was last week notified by BP, the operator of the Skarv project, of successful connection of all 13 risers to the FPSO vessel, enabling the launch of oil and gas production from the Skarv field. To date, the connection of rise
Norway’s EMGS has signed a contract extension worth approximately USD 39 million with Mexico’s PEMEX, one of the world’s largest national oil companies for the vessel BOA Thalassa’s completion of planned 3D EM (electro-magnetic) data acquisition . “This contract extension is an endorsement of our te
Singapore’s Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd. has contracted to sell its 2010 built Multipurpose Platform Supply and Support Vessel “Greatship Mamta”. The vessel is expected to be delivered to the buyers in Q2FY13. The company which is a subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL) took
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Atum exploration well discovered another significant natural gas accumulation within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin. The Atum discovery well encountered more than 300 net feet (92 meters) of natural gas pay in two high-quality Oligocene fan
