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Britons will decide how to spend $1.3 bln shale gas fund
By Karolin Schaps and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britons living near “fracking” developments will be able to decide how a 1 billion pound shale gas wealth fund should be spent, either by accepting direct personal payments or supporting projects such as railways or flood defences, the governm
Chevron makes new board appointments
U.S.-based energy giant and LNG player Chevron informed that Dambisa Moyo and Wanda Austin have been elected to its board of directors. Chevron noted in its statement on Tuesday that Moyo’s appointment is effective October 11, and she will serve on the company’s audit committee. Austin’s appointment
Three oilfield services firms collaborate on Murchison decom project
A specialist engineering firm, STATS Group, in collaboration with Paradigm Flow Services and Halliburton, isolated, de-oiled, plugged and abandoned two 3.5” subsea flowlines as part of the Murchison decommissioning project located in the North Sea. After nearly 30 years of operation in the Northern
Mermaid in management changes
Mermaid Maritime, an international subsea and offshore drilling services company, has appointed Raza Ullah Khan as the company’s new CFO and Darren Morgan as the executive vice president of Mermaid Subsea Services. Mermaid said on Monday that the appointment of the new CFO comes as a result of a rec
EDS Gets VideoRay Pro 4 ROV from Atlantas Marine
Edwards Diving Services (EDS) has recently purchased VideoRay Pro 4 Plus BASE remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system from Atlantas Marine. Atlantas Marine service manager, Mike Underwood, also delivered training to EDS’ team at Vobster Quay Inland Dive Centre. The Pro 4 system delivered by Atlantas
Forum and SCS Set Up Showcase Event in Aberdeen
Subsea Commercial Services (SCS) and Forum Energy Technologies have organised a two-day event that featured specialist equipment manufacturers from the US, Canada and France. Using Forum’s newly-opened purpose built test tank in Aberdeen, representatives from ITER systems, EMO Marine Technologies an
Offshore construction: It takes a giant to know a giant
For the second 2016 edition of the Offshore WIND Magazine, we spoke to Blair Ainslie, CEO of Seajacks, on the company’s past and future projects, as well as the industry in general. Seajacks made its first dive into the offshore wind industry in 2009, when its jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan carri
TEN Project Expects First Oil ‘Shortly’
Kosmos Energy informed that Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project start-up, offshore Ghana, is expected “shortly”. The project is 99% complete with eight of the eleven previously drilled wells now completed. The project is expected to deliver first oil shortly, the company said. Hook-up and com
Royal IHC lines up CEO replacement
Royal IHC, a Dutch provider of offshore and dredging services, is lining up a CEO replacement. The company, formerly known as IHC Merwede, said on Monday that its current CEO Bram Roelse would step down on September 1, 2016. Roelse, who took over the position in April 2014 from predecessor Dirk Phil
Wikinger Substation Ready For Sail-Out
Iberdrola, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, and Navantia hosted the delivery ceremony of the substation built for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm at Navantia’s premises in Cadiz, on Monday, 8 August. The substation was christened as Andalucía and was built by Navantia entirely at the company’s Puert
Wikinger Substation Ready For Sail-Out
Iberdrola, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, and Navantia hosted the delivery ceremony of the substation built for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm at Navantia’s premises in Cadiz, on Monday, 8 August. The substation was christened as Andalucía and was built by Navantia entirely at the company’s Puert
ECN recruiting for FORESEA Project Manager
Ecole Centrale Nantes (ECN), the manager of SEM-REV test site, is looking to appoint a Project Manager to join its team and lead the recently launched FORESEA initiative.
Royal IHC to Appoint New CEO on September 1
Royal IHC has just announced that on September 1, 2016, Bram Roelse will step down as CEO. On that date, Mr Dave Vander Heyde will be appointed by the Supervisory Board as the company’s new CEO. Vander Heyde has been CFO at IHC since 2011. During his time in this role, Mr Roelse has used […]
Oil stains beaches in Trinidad. Source unknown
Oil cleanup operations were underway late last week in Trinidad & Tobago after crude oil from an unknown source washed ashore. Oil pockets reportedly plagued Fullerton Beach, Mosquito Creek and beaches in La Brea, Vessigny, Clifton Hill/ Guapo and Cedros in the Gulf of Paria west of the island of Tr