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Iceni Legend Launched
Iceni Marine’s latest addition to the fleet, Iceni Legend, was launched on 7 April.
Wood Group scores Tolmount FEED work
Oilfield services specialist Wood Group will deliver front end engineering design (FEED) for Premier Oil’s Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea. The company said it would provide topsides, jacket, pipeline, flow assurance and subsea engineering expertise for Premier’s Tolmou
Video: Majestic Princess’ Maiden Voyage Celebration
The video above shows a maiden voyage show of Majestic Princess, the third Royal Princess class ship built for California-based cruise operator Princess Cruises, in Trieste, Italy, on March 31. The Bermuda-flagged Majestic Princess was delivered to its owner by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its
BW Offshore becomes majority owner of Dussafu block in Gabon
BW Offshore’s subsidiary BW Energy Gabon Pte. Ltd (BWEG), has completed the acquisition of a 66.67% percent stake in the Dussafu production sharing contract offshore Gabon, owned by Harvest Energia, for $32 million in cash. BWEG is owned by BW Energy Holdings Pte. Ltd. (BWEH), a joint venture compan
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LR,HHI start approval in principle for barge-mounted LNG power plant
Lloyd’s Register and Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed a joint development project to start an approval in principle for a barge-mounted dual-fuel power plant.
Seaway Heavy Lifting Starts Assembling Trianel Borkum II Team
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has awarded the German engineering company Recase Regenerative Energien GmbH with a contract to design electrical equipment for the transition pieces of the 203MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm.
Aker Solutions closes Reinertsen buy
Norway’s Aker Solutions has completed the acquisition of its compatriot, oilfield services provider, Reinertsen. The acquisition was announced in late March as part of Aker Solutions’ efforts to build on its position in the maintenance and modifications sector in Norway. The deal, which gives Aker S
Inter-Array Cabling Underway at Galloper OWF
On 6 April, first inter-array cable was installed at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK, according to innogy UK.
Wärtsilä to Supply Propulsion for New Fishing Vessel
Wärtsilä has secured a contract to provide propulsion machinery for a new purse seine fishing trawler ordered by Strand Senior. The vessel will be built at the Karstensen Skibsvǣrft shipyard in Denmark. The owners emphasized that the propulsion system should be centred on the Wärtsilä 31 engine. Wär
World’s 1st Ship Tunnel Step Closer to Construction
Norway’s Stad Ship Tunnel project, also known as the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel, is moving toward construction process as the plan was made formal. Namely, the Norwegian government submitted a white paper on transportation, the National Transport Plan 2018-2029, on 5 April 2017, which prop
Oilfield services jobs picking up after massive cuts, analyst says
Oilfield services industry has laid off some 300.000 people since the collapse of oil prices in 2014, however the tide is now turning, according to a Norwegian energy intelligence group. Rystad Energy has carried out a research according to which service companies within the Shale business are now s
BP cuts CEO’s pay package after shareholder backlash
By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – BP has cut Chief Executive Bob Dudley’s 2016 pay package by 40 percent to $11.6 million (9.30 million pounds), the latest British bluechip company to rein in executive pay after a wave of shareholder revolts. The oil company has reduced Dudley’s payout and introd
Torgy LNG’s fuel tank design gets DNV approval
Classification society DNV GL has approved Norway-based Torgy LNG’s updated fuel tank design. The updated LNG Type A tank design has been granted a general approval for ship application (GASA) by DNV GL. The original design was the first LNG tank based on the IMO A atmospheric design to have been aw