News
European TSOs Launch New Company
On the 1st of January 2013, “PRISMA European Capacity Platform” will become the new brand for European gas capacity booking. Moreover, nineteen TSOs from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands will then be the shareholders of the future PRISMA European Capacity Platfor
Viking Energy PSV Stays with Statoil for Two More Years (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS has awarded Eidesvik Offshore ASA with a 2 years extension for the LNG fuelled Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Viking Energy. The contract has further 2×2 years options for extension. The Viking Energy was the first LNG fueled PSV in the world when it was delivered in 2003, and has
Gazprom to Expand NGV Fuel Activities, Russia
The Gazprom Board of Directors took notice of the information relevant to the comprehensive regional gasification with due account of the NGV fuel market development. It was noted that since 2013 the annual Program for Russian Regions Gasification, regional programs for gas supply and gasification d
Coastline Surveys Ltd Completes Multi-Beam Surveys in Southern North Sea
Coastline Surveys Ltd (CSL) have completed three high resolution multi-beam hydrographic surveys in the Southern North Sea, using the latest generation R2SONIC 2024 combined with an IxBlue Octans MKIII Gyro / MRU and C-NAV 3050 RTK GPS positioning. The CSL survey vessel MV FlatHolm managed to comple
Teekay LNG, EXMAR Enter LPG Carrier JV, Bermuda
Teekay LNG Partners and EXMAR NV announced an agreement in principle to create a new 50/50 joint venture which will operate in the LPG Carrier segment with a primary focus on Midsize Gas Carriers. EXMAR and Teekay LNG seek to expand the joint venture by taking advantage of the current and future dem
Norway: Aker On Track to Meet 2015 Growth Target
Aker Solutions announced at the company’s capital markets day that it is on track to meet its 2015 growth targets – and that it expects growth in revenues and margins to continue into at least 2017. Key focus will be on exerting discipline and prioritising resources. In 2010, Aker Solutions set an a
Dolphin Geophysical Pens Offshore Marine Services Deal with OMV Petrom (Romania)
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a framework agreement for Offshore Marine Services with OMV Petrom SA in Romania. It was declared and acknowledged by both parties recently, that following awards elsewhere, the Dolphin vessels offered for the work in Romania were unavailable for OMV Petrom surveys thi
Allseas Awards Veripos with 3-Year GNSS Positioning Services Deal
Allseas, a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, has awarded Veripos a further three-year contract for continuing provision of specialist GNSS positioning services for its entire fleet of vessels headed by the world’s largest pipelaying vessel, the 300m Solitaire.
DeepOcean Secures IMR Contract Extension with Statoil (Norway)
DeepOcean has been awarded extensions and additional work under long term Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) contract with Norway’s state-controlled Statoil. The awarded work includes a 1 year option for the Edda Fauna and a 7 months option for Edda Fonn. The award represents an addition of se
Cargo Ship Sinks off Northern Coast of Turkey
Cargo ship Volgo Balt 199 sank in the Black Sea near the Turkish city of Istanbul. Three of twelve crew members that were reported missing have been saved, while nine are still searched after, BBC reports. The ship sank off the town of Sile on Istanbul’s coast due to stormy weather. “We confirmed th
UK Gas Imports Through Interconnector Pipeline Hit Record Volumes
The current gas year, commencing 1 October, has seen record UK imports through the Interconnector pipeline. The flow changed direction to UK imports in early October, and in the past 2 months has physically imported a net 8,600 GWh of gas. This comfortably exceeds the previous record for the period
European Commission to Co-Finance Studies for Gas Interconnector Projects, Poland
The European Commission has made a decision to co-finance business and feasibility studies for two gas interconnector projects: Poland-Slovakia and Poland-Czech Republic. The interconnector expansion projects to connect the transmission systems in the respective countries are deemed to be of common
MCT Wins International Tidal Energy Award (UK)
In recognition of its work to bring forward two tidal farms in UK waters, Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines (MCT) won the Device Developer Business Case Award at last week’s International Tidal Energy Summit. The award, judged by an independent panel, acknowledged MCT’s “solid and applicable business
d’Amico to Order Two More Eco-Design Product Carriers from South Korea
d’Amico International Shipping S.A., based in Italy, plans to order two 40,000 DWT eco design product carriers from South Korea, Shipping Herald reports. It seems that d’Amico plans to exercise an option for two more product carriers with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) after the company ordered vessels