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Seanamic strengthens market position through IMES acquisition
Surface to seabed company, Seanamic Group, has acquired IMES Ltd, an inspection, and monitoring engineering solutions company, headquartered in Aberdeen. The company said on Wednesday that bringing IMES within the Seanamic Group strengthens the company’s ability to deliver products and services to t
Edition 3 of Offshore WIND Out Now!
Have you seen the latest edition of Offshore WIND? It is out now. Offshore WIND Conference speaker Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann provided the guest column, where she says: “Offshore wind energy is facing exciting times these days. The Dutch Gemini project is well underway and will deliver sustainable ene
Edition 3 of Offshore WIND Out Now!
Have you seen the latest edition of Offshore WIND? It is out now. Offshore WIND Conference speaker Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann provided the guest column, where she says: “Offshore wind energy is facing exciting times these days. The Dutch Gemini project is well underway and will deliver sustainable ene
Golar LNG’s loss deepens in second quarter
Bermuda-based Golar LNG, the owner and operator of liquefied natural gas carriers on Wednesday reported a net loss of US$99.5 million. The shipping company’s adjusted operating loss was cut slightly from $42.7 million in the first quarter to $37.1 million in the quarter under review, according to th
Safety watchdog slaps Eni with Goliat order
With oil production from the Eni-operated Goliat field in the Barents Sea still offline after a shutdown on Friday, Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has formally ordered an investigation. As Offshore Energy Today reported on Monday, because a similar incident
GeoSea Keeps Grouting Team Unchanged
GeoSea has once again selected the Scotland-based subsea and offshore cementing specialist FoundOcean and their support partners BASF to secure the foundations at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm currently under construction some 17 miles off North Norfolk, UK. DONG contracted GeoSea
Delek in ‘advanced talks’ to buy Kraken field stake
Israeli energy company Delek Group is closing in on acquiring its first acreage in the UK sector of the North Sea. To remind, the company in July started talks with EnQuest, the operator of the Kraken development in the North Sea, over a possible stake sale. More precisely, Delek and EnQuest in July
Low fleet utilization hurts GC Rieber Shipping
Norwegian offshore shipowner GC Rieber Shipping had a total fleet utilization of only 45 percent for the quarter which reflected negatively on the company’s financial results for the second quarter 2016. For comparison, fleet utilization was 89 percent in the second quarter of 2015. GC Rieber said o
Norway: Wood Group scoops offshore services deal with Wintershall
Oilfield services company Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall to tender for the provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The four-year frame agreement has been signed with Wintershall’s Norwegian subsidiary, W
DNV GL starts LNG demand study for maritime transport in the Iberian Peninsula
DNV GL said it is undertaking a study on LNG market in the European Union as it looks to advance the development of an EU-wide network of LNG refueling stations.
Cyprus, Egypt sign deal to transport gas via subsea pipeline
Cyprus has signed an agreement with Egypt over the transport of natural gas between the two countries through a subsea pipeline. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Nicosia between the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus, Georgios Lakkotrypis, and the Mi
Sovcomflot strengthens position in Sakhalin-2 project
Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has expanded its presence in the Sakhalin-2 project, operated by Sakhalin Energy, a company owned by Gazprom, Shell, Mitsui and Mitsubishi.
Gazprom, Edison talks southern route gas supplies
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller met with Marc Benayoun, executive vice president of EDF and CEO of Edison discussing the southern route of Russian natural gas supplies to Europe.
Wood Mackenzie’s upstream business gets an upgrade
Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider and the owner of the energy intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie, has acquired Quest Offshore Resources’ data and subscriptions business. “We welcome the addition of Quest Offshore’s data and subscriptions business,” said Scott Stephenson, chairman, president