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Shearwater to Provide 3D Vessel for TGS New Survey
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract from TGS for its Crean 3D project to be conducted offshore Ireland. Shearwater will provide one of its 3D vessels for the 5,400 km2 survey located in the South Porcupine Basin. This award will strengthen Shearwater’s backlog in the EAME region for the 20
Navacel Completes Hywind Scotland Run
The final tower components for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm have left Navacel’s facility in Bilbao and have been delivered to the assembly base in Norway.
Norway Becomes 1st State to Ratify HNS Convention
Norway has become the first country to ratify a compensation treaty covering the transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (2010 HNS Con
Statoil gets go-ahead to use Gina Krog ahead of start-up
Norway’s offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Statoil the consent to put the North Sea’s Gina Krog platform and associated pipeline system into service. In June 2016, Statoil, as the operator, received a partial consent from the PSA to put into service the accommod
Sovcomflot charters Polarcus’ seismic vessel
Polarcus, an Oslo-listed marine seismic acquisition company, has delivered its Polarcus Amani seismic vessel to Russia’s Sovcomflot, as per an agreement announced in February. Polarcus has signed the charter deal for the vessel with Sovcomflot, and the vessel was delivered to Sovcomflot on Friday in
TGS in seismic survey offshore Ireland
Norwegian seismic data acquisition company TGS is undertaking a new multi-client acquisition project, Crean 3D on the Irish Atlantic Margin. Crean 3D (CRN 3D) is a multi-client survey of more than 5,400 square kilometers located in the South Porcupine Basin between the Porcupine High and the Irish M
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Woodside’s Karratha gas plant suffers production outage Australian LNG player Woodside said its Karratha gas plant had suffered an unexpected production outage on Saturday. WoodMac: 60 pct of US LNG supplies to land in Europe Europe is expected to be the number one destination for U.S. liquefied nat
Canadian E&C giant to take over UK rival
Global engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin is set to take over its UK rival WS Atkins. Canada-based SNC-Lavalin has offered to buy WS Atkins for a total amount of around £2.1 billion (C$3.6 billion), or £20.80-a-share. The Atkins directors have endorsed the offer, deeming it “fair and reas
Saipem 1Q revenue, profit down
Italian oilfield services contractor Saipem recorded a drop in revenue and profit in the first quarter of 2017, however it said the drop was in line with expectations. Revenue fell to 2.26 million euros, from 2.84 million a year ago. Net profit was 47 million euros, a decrease from 61 million in the
Pori Ready for Next Batch of Tahkoluoto Wind Turbine Components
The next two shipments of turbine components for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm are set to arrive in Pori, Finland, next week, according to the developer’s social media pages.
Key Challenges to Paying Seafarers during Captivity
In light of increased maritime piracy attacks, especially off the Horn of Africa, which often include hijacking of seafarers, employers are facing new challenges. Namely, employers are obliged to pay salaries to their workers while in captivity, however, an issue arises on the duration of that payme
Vroon Sends Second PSV to Rampion
Vroon Offshore Service’s platform supply vessel (PSV) VOS Prelude has joined MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Discovery and another Vroon’s PSV, VOS Prime, on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind project off the south coast of England.
Kincardine Offshore Puts Kishorn Dry Dock to Use
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) has opted to use Kishorn Dry Dock in Strathcarron, Wester Ross, during the construction of the 48MW Kincardine floating wind farm.