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Polarcus Records Minor Decline in Vessel Activity
Seismic contractor, Polarcus, has seen a slight drop in the vessel activity in the third quarter of 2016. The utilization of the vessel fleet was 90 percent in Q3 2016 compared to 93 percent in the corresponding period in 2015. On the contracted basis the vessel activity was 20 percent higher, comin
GALLERY: Damen repairs Jumbo’s heavy lift crane vessel
Damen Shiprepair Van Brink Rotterdam in the Netherlands has completed a three-week repair project on the Jumbo Javelin, a DP2 heavy lift crane vessel owned and operated by Jumbo. According to Damen’s statement on Monday, the major aspect of the repair was the replacement of the frames of 15 box cool
DEA files PDO for Dvalin (ex-Zidane) field
Oil firm DEA has submitted the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Dvalin field (previously named Zidane) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway. Dvalin, located in the Norwegian Sea some 15 kilometers north-west of Heidrun and 290 kilometers from Nyhamna in Mid-Norway, will
Strike could halt gas supply to Statoil’s Hammerfest LNG plant
A trade union for personnel working in the Norwegian energy sector, SAFE, on Monday said some 338 workers will go on strike unless a new deal with the Norwegian oil and gas association is reached.
Video: Rotterdam Ready for Offshore Wind with Sif Group
Dutch manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Sif Group, is working full steam at its new facilities in Rotterdam after assembling the first monopiles there at the end of the last month. Expecting to have more than 150 people working in Rotterdam in two years, the company is continuously looking
IBIA: Ships Calling Ports in Canada Are ECA Compliant
Ships calling Canadian ports are in compliance with the 0.10% sulphur limit in the North American Emission Control Area (NA-ECA), according to results of tests conducted by Transport Canada (TC). An official with TC told the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) “that the sulphur content
Marine Energy Event to raise tides on OEEC 2016
The Marine Energy Event, organized in cooperation with the Dutch Energy from Water Association (EWA), will bring you up to speed with the latest developments in the international marine energy projects, while presenting the evolving trends and export market opportunities of this emerging sector.
Maersk Supply Service axes more jobs amid fleet reduction
Maersk Supply Service on Monday announced further job cuts at the company as a response to the continued market decline in the offshore industry and the recently announced vessel divestment plans. Back in August, Maersk Supply Service announced that it was divesting up to 20 vessels from its legacy
Update: BP shuts Clair production after oil leak
The article has been amended to include statements by BP and WWF Scotland. British oil firm BP has shut down production from its Clair offshore platform located West of Shetland. In a statement sent to Offshore Energy Today, BP confirmed that “a quantity of oil in water was released to the sea from
COSL expands fleet with new anchor handlers
China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding has delivered two anchor handlers to its compatriot China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL). According to Wärtsilä, a Finnish company which designed the vessels, the two Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels were delivered in September. The AHTS vessels are based on Wärts
Gas fueled offshore vessels (OEEC Technical Session)
In cooperation with Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT ), Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference this year offers a Technical Session on gas fueled offshore vessels. Whether prompted by environmental regulations, by financial incentives or both, shipowners and shipbuilders are increasingly cons
Norway completes annual maintenance of gas facilities
Gassco, a Norwegian state-owned company and the operator for the integrated system for transporting gas from Norway, has informed that an extensive program for maintaining facilities on the Norwegian continental shelf has just been completed. “The 2016 program on the NCS has been the biggest-ever in
Micanti Antifouling – A Hairy Solution for a Hairy Problem
The last time a battle ship was transferred to the water at the old navy yard near the central station of Amsterdam, was more than a hundred years ago. Today, as with many industrial heritage sites, the area is a creative hub for start-ups. Micanti is one of these new companies and yet they are doin
New CEO takes over at Lamprell
Lamprell, a company building offshore drilling rigs has informed that Christopher McDonald has now taken up his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Group and as an executive director on the Board. James Moffat, who has been in the role of CEO since March 2013, has stepped down but will con