Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, today announces the award of an engineering and installation contract by E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P for the Huntington Development in the North Sea. The Subsea 7 workscope comprises the installation of 12km of the 8-inch
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a Platform Supply Vessel for an undisclosed customer. The vessel will be of STX OSV’s own PSV
VERIPOS has extended its Middle East operations with the opening of a branch office, in early February. The facility is based in Dubai at the premises of Emphor FZCO, VERIPOS’ territorial sales and support agents who are also present in Abu Dhabi, Doha and Jebel Ali. Jim Higgins has been appointed a
Engineering and construction company, Clough Limited has demonstrated its commitment to helping create an engineering centre of excellence in Western Australia, by contributing $250,000 to Curtin University’s new Engineering Pavilion which was officially opened by Prime Minister Julia Gillard today.
Inmarsat plc , the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announces the acquisition of Ship Equip International A.S. (“Ship Equip”) for a total consideration of USD 159.5 million. Based in Alesund, Norway, Ship Equip is a leading provider of VSAT maritime
Statoil has decided to allow more time for the tenderers to mature their respective category B rig concepts, which includes an extended front end engineering and design (FEED) phase. The planned award date is set for the fourth quarter of 2011. Statoil has had an ongoing tender process for the new c
In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-b
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today approved a deepwater drilling permit for a new well that was described in Shell Offshore Inc’s recently approved Exploration Plan. The proposed well was also considered in the Site-Specific Environmental Assessment (SEA
TransAtlantic has signed a contract with the English company Capricorn Energy Ltd, for the AHTS/Icebreaker Balder Viking. Capricorn is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British oil company Cairn Energy UK PLC based in Edinburgh. The AHTS/Icebreaker Balder Viking will assist oil drilling west of Green
Neptune announces the commencement of a significant fabrication scope at its workshops in Stonehaven and Fordoun (Aberdeen, UK). Valued at approximately £1million (AUD$1.56 million), the project involves the fabrication of specialist subsea structures and equipment and is anticipated to continue for
TGS has commenced an extensive multi-phase reprocessing program of 2D seismic data located in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia. The first phase consists of 2,700 km of seismic data in the Northern Mahakam Delta. The original and reprocessed data support the exploration potential of the deepwater area
Karoon advises that the Marujá-2 appraisal well is currently completing its drilling operations in this location, after drilling an initial deviated well (3-SPS-83D) to a measured depth of 2,530m, followed by side-track vertical well (3-SPS-84P) drilled to a measured depth of 2,389m. Both wells enco
Otto Marine Limited, , a leading offshore marine company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, announces that its shipbuilding arm and wholly-owned subsidiary, Otto Offshore Limited has entered into a sales agreement
The Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) announced today it will substantially increase its subsea well containment capabilities this year by expanding its ability to control and contain a release in water depths up to 10,000 feet. HWCG is a consortium of 22 deepwater operators in the Gulf of Mexico
