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Fire breaks out on Socar’s Caspian Sea platform
A fire broke out on Monday afternoon aboard an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan. According to Reuters, the fire was extinguished on Tuesday. The country’s ministry of emergency situations, the incident happened on a platform in the Gunashli field after a gas leak during repa
UK sees record low oil & gas exploration activity
Around 120,000 jobs have been lost in the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector since 2014, according to Oil & Gas UK’s report which also highlighted the need to boost a record low exploration on the UK continental shelf. Oil & Gas UK, a representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, pub
Spotted: Al Zubara Discharges at London Gateway Port
In today’s spotted we bring you an image of MV Al Zubara, one of the world’s largest containerships, discharging at DP World’s London Gateway Port last weekend. The 18,800 TEU Al Zubara is owned by Kuwait-headquartered United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). The boxship, which arrived from Port Klang,
Wind Industry Outlines Path to Energy Transition for Policymakers
WindEurope has launched its Making Transition Work report today in Hamburg. The report details specific policy proposals on how Europe can remain a leading force in wind energy and renewables. The report provides recommendations to policymakers on how to facilitate a swift transformation of the ener
Wind Industry Outlines Path to Energy Transition for Policymakers
WindEurope has launched its Making Transition Work report today in Hamburg. The report details specific policy proposals on how Europe can remain a leading force in wind energy and renewables. The report provides recommendations to policymakers on how to facilitate a swift transformation of the ener
Icebreaker: LEEDCo Switches from Siemens to MHI Vestas Turbines
LEEDCo, the developer of North America’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, has decided it will use six MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s (MVOW’s) 3.45MW wind turbines for its Icebreaker project. When asked by Offshore WIND about the decision to switch from Siemens 3MW turbines, Lorry Wagner, President o
MHI Vestas’ 8MW Turbines to Spin at 252MW Deutsche Bucht
MHI Vestas has been appointed as the preferred supplier of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the 252MW Deutsche Bucht project in Germany. The preferred supplier award includes a 15-year full scope service package, maximising the power production on site, MHI Vestas said. Albert Jochems, CEO of Deutsche Bucht
GALLERY: Lukoil in international emergency response exercise in Caspian Sea
Lukoil, Russia’s largest privately-held oil company, together with the ministries of emergency situations of Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, has held a joint emergency response exercise in the Caspian Sea. The company said last Friday that the exercise was a part of the Caspi
Petrofac completes well decom work for Tullow
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has completed a well decommissioning contract for the oil company Tullow Oil in the Southern North Sea. Petrofac said on Monday that its differentiated approach to decommissioning, in support of Tullow Oil’s well plugging and abandonment campaign in the Southern N
Jacktel: Costs rise for Haven rig upgrade
Norwegian oil giant Statoil in November 2015 signed a contract with Jacktel, a Master Marine AS subsidiary, for the provision of accommodation services at the giant Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. It was then agreed that Jacktel’s accommodation rig Haven, to be deployed for the job, would und
Texelstroom
The largest of the Dutch Wadden Sea Islands, Texel, is connected by a modern ferry service from Den Helder. The service has been operated since 1907 by ship owner Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), which is a company owned almost entirely by the inhabitants of the island Texel. The fleet exi
Plocan Hosts SWARMS
Plocan is hosting several activities between September 22 and October 04 that form part of the European Smart Robots Working in Co-operative Networks Project (SWARMS), funded by the European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. The general objective of the SWARMs is to
Kongsberg’s Echosounder for Clinton Marine’s Vessel
Clinton Marine Survey has invested in a new Kongsberg EM2040C dual head system for its medium to ultra shallow vessel M/V Nils. The EM 2040C is a shallow water multibeam echosounder based on the EM 2040 technology, a tool for high resolution mapping and inspection applications. The receiver and tran
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 19 – August 25. American provider of equipment and services for the energy industry, FMC Technologies, and Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions, are planning additional workforce redu