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Norway: Oil wages talks go to mediation. More than 400 could go on strike
The Norwegian Union of Energy Workers (Safe) has refused to accept the negotiated result for the oil agreement, which also covers land-based facilities in Norway. This settlement has now gone to mediation, with the deadline set at midnight, Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, representing employers,
Stolt-Nielsen to confirm small-scale LNG order by year-end?
Norwegian-listed shipping company Stolt-Nielsen is aiming to decide on ordering two small-scale LNG carriers during the fourth quarter of this year. The order for the small-scale carriers is “ready to be confirmed,” Niels Stolt-Nielsen, CEO of Stolt-Nielsen said in a conference call on Thursday afte
ITF: Malaviya Seven Detained Again in UK
The Malaviya Seven, one of the two Indian-owned and -flagged ships whose crews have been left abandoned in the UK, has been detained again by the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The detention, which was put in place
GOL Offshore at it again. Vessel detained, again.
The Malaviya Seven offshore support vessel has caught the media attention again, and not for a good reason, again. To remind the Indian-flagged vessel had been detained in the UK in June after the owner had not paid its workers for months. At the time, the RMT union slammed what it described as a “b
EC Launches European Border and Coast Guard Agency
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency has been officially launched today at the Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint at the Bulgarian external border with Turkey, less than a year after it was first proposed by the European Commission. Building on the foundations of Frontex, the European Border a
Atlantic Offshore to convert ‘Ocean Response’
Atlantic Offshore has, together with Statoil, decided to convert Ocean Response to act as full oil recovery and oil spill vessel within the NOFO 2009 regulations. Atlantic said on Thursday said that the vessel will then have more flexibility to serve as an emergency and response vessel. The modifica
Photo of the Day: Windea La Cour in Action
The new service operation vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, started its service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands last month. The vessel, featuring the X-STERN hull, is the first of two SOVs built at Ulstein Verft in Norway which Bernhard Schul
Report: OneSubsea to cut 600 UK jobs?
Up to 600 jobs are at risk at OneSubsea, a provider of subsea solutions for the oil and gas industry, as the company is reportedly looking to shut down a factory in the UK. According to BBC, the company is thinking about stopping manufacturing in the Leeds factory in 2017. The consultation with empl
Report: Bulgaria eyeing 25 pct stake in LNG project off Greece
In order to reduce the reliance on Russian gas, Bulgaria is eyeing a 25 percent stake in the LNG terminal project proposed for the northern coast of Greece.
Norway: Industry body warns about imbalance between oil revenues & spending
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (Norsk Olje & Gass), an industry body and employers’ organization, has warned about a ‘serious’ imbalance between oil revenues and oil spending in Norway. According to the organization, the government’s estimate of oil revenues in the 2017 budget is NOK 138 bill
EMGS Vessel Utilization Slips
Norwegian geophysical services company, EMGS, has recorded lower vessel utilization in the third quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding period in 2015. The utilization dropped from 63% in the Q3 2015 to 52% in Q3 2016. In the Q3 2016, EMGS’ vessels were allocated 31% to multi-client projects
Jan De Nul Acquires Eight OSIL Data Buoys
Data buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International (OSIL) have recently supplied eight 1.2m buoys to Jan De Nul Group, which will use them on different dredging and renewables projects as platforms for environmental monitoring. Each buoy incorporates a variety of sensors from different manufactu
Gazprom, Shell discuss Sakhalin II expansion
Preparation of the design and front-end engineering design (FEED) documentation for Sakhalin II project’s third liquefaction train are nearing completion.
Subsea Services Alliance works to lower subsea abandonment costs
The Subsea Services Alliance, a contractual collaboration between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Schlumberger, today announced the launch of the development of the first Riserless Open-water Abandonment Module (ROAM). The 18¾-in. large bore system will enhance well abandonment capacity from