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Siem Offshore Contractors Nets Hornsea One Gig
DONG Energy has awarded Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) with a contract for the transport and installation of parts of the inner-array grid cable system for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. SOC’s scope of work includes the installation of 81 submarine composite cables as well as the
Siemens Subsea cutting jobs in UK and Norway
Siemens Subsea is set to lay off more than 150 people in the UK and Norway combined, citing a lack of new orders due to low oil prices. The company on Thursday said 95 positions in Norway and 60 employees in the UK would be affected. In its statement, Siemens Subsea said that the drop […]
South Boats, Alicat Workboats Launch Iceni Defender
South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats launched the Iceni Defender yesterday. Iceni Marine Services ordered the 23-metre crew transfer vessel (CTV) from South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats in February 2016, with an option for further two vessels. The vessel features twin MAN V12-1400 main engines cou
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Atlantic Petroleum’s Orlando field sale falls through
Atlantic Petroleum’s previously announced deal to sell its stake in the Orlando oil field in the North Sea to Bridge Petroleum, has fallen through. Bridge Petroleum has now told Atlantic Petroleum that it is “unable to complete the transaction under the SPA for 25% of the Orlando asset. “ The initia
VIDEO: Building ‘Mother of the Wind’
Veja Mate is a deity in Latvian mythology whose name translates to “Mother of the Wind” what might be considered a very appropriate name for the 402MW offshore wind farm being built some 100km off the coast in the German sector of the North Sea. The foundation installation at the Veja Mate site invo
VIDEO: Building ‘Mother of the Wind’
Veja Mate is a deity in Latvian mythology whose name translates to “Mother of the Wind” what might be considered a very appropriate name for the 402MW offshore wind farm being built some 100km off the coast in the German sector of the North Sea. The foundation installation at the Veja Mate site invo
Höegh LNG Partners third quarter profit soars
Höegh LNG Partners, the Bermuda-based limited partnership formed by Norway’s Höegh LNG, reported a significant rise in its net profit for the third quarter of 2016.
Report: OMV’s Wisting discovery might hold more than 1B barrels of oil
Austrian OMV has reportedly upped initial size estimates of its Wisting discovery, sitting in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. According to Reuters, OMV’s Norway boss David Latin said at an energy conference on Thursday that the Wisting project might contain more than one billion barrels of oil. To
NSG Wind Bags Siemens Contract
NorSea Group’s subsidiary NSG Wind has signed a framework services agreement with Siemens Wind Power, which includes subsea, marine coordination, port services and logistics. “It is a stamp of approval for NSG Wind and NorSea Group which proves that the important players in the offshore wind market
Nighttime Turbine Installation at Nobelwind
Installation of wind turbines at the Nobelwind offshore wind farm in Belgium is underway and some of the works are being done during nighttime due to weather conditions. “This is a tricky time of year where every ‘good weather’ window must be optimised, which can result in night-time installations,”
IMDO: Ireland’s Freight Traffic Sees Slight Rise in 3Q
Shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 2% in the third quarter of 2016 when compared to the corresponding period of 2015, according to the latest iShip Index by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). Four of the five principal freight segments grew in the third quarter
Alphaliner: Panamax Exodus Set to Continue
Over 100 more classic Panamaxes would need to be scrapped in the coming months to re-balance supply and demand, and reduce the total pool to less than 470 units, compared to 670 units four years ago, according to Alphaliner. Only such a drastic reduction could elevate rates from their current all-ti
Hoegh LNG “making progress” on securing work for its 7th FSRU
Oslo-Based Höegh LNG said Thursday it is still in negotiations on securing employment for its seventh FSRU, currently under construction at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. The floating LNG company is “making progress” on finding work for the FSRU, on schedule for delivery in March 2017, as w