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Olympic Delta Goes On Another Mystery Renewable Energy Charter
Norwegian offshore vessels owner and operator Olympic Shipping has chartered out Olympic Delta to an unnamed international client for a project ”within renewable energy.” Commencement of the contract will be immediately and has a fixed period of 8 weeks plus options potentially extending the period
Update: Elengy says LNG terminal strikes continue with loading and send-out allowed
Operations at France’s three LNG terminals were resuming on Friday but the strike by workers protesting due to proposed labor reforms will continue, Elengy, the terminal operator said.
UK extends offshore helicopter flights ban
After Norway this week extended the no-flight ban on all Super Puma EC225LP (H225) helicopters, to include the Search and Rescue and medical missions as well, the UK has followed suit. To remind, the ban on all EC225LP flights in UK and Norway was introduced shortly after the fatal accident in Norwa
CRC Galaxy Floated Out (Gallery)
Commercial Rib Charter’s flagship 15-metre MCA Cat 1 cabin Rib, the CRC Galaxy, has been floated out at the Goodchild Marine’s boatyard on the river Waveney in Great Yarmouth. The CRC Galaxy is powered by twin diesel 440hp Volvos with Hamilton Jet drives and is capable of carrying 12 passengers plus
OPEC fails to agree policy but Saudis pledge no shocks
OPEC failed to agree a clear oil-output strategy on Thursday as Iran insisted on steeply raising its own production, though Tehran’s arch-rival Saudi Arabia promised not to flood the market and sought to mend fences within the organisation.
Safety probe finds flaws on Shell’s Draugen
Norway’s offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has carried out an audit of Shell’s Draugen platform located offshore Norway. The agency looked into Shell’s management of technical, operational and administrative aspects of logistics and management of the working environment a
Last Week of May Deadliest in the Mediterranean Sea
Last week’s migrant death toll in the Mediterranean Sea is believed to be the biggest this year as 1,083 migrants are estimated to have died or gone missing in nine separate accidents, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The largest of nine accidents occurred on May 26,
Principle Power Completes 5-Year WindFloat Prototype Testing
Principle Power has concluded the 5-year testing campaign of the WindFloat Prototype. Principle Power, along with its project partners EDP, Repsol, Portugal Ventures and A. Silva Matos, have installed the 2MW WindFloat Prototype (WF1) 5km offshore of Aguçadoura, Portugal, in October 2011. Principle
RGU to hold career event for alumni affected by oil sector downturn
Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) will host an alumni careers event later this month for those affected by the downturn in the oil and gas sector. RGU said on Thursday that the event will be organized by RGU’s Alumni Council with the aim to help attendees make informed future career decision
Israeli government approves Leviathan development plan
Houston-based Noble Energy on Thursday informed it has received governmental approval for the development of the Leviathan project offshore Israel.
Singapore’s Keppel quashes EIG’s conspiracy claims
Singapore’s conglomerate Keppel has been linked to a conspiracy case in Brazil, involving a now bankrupt drilling contractor Sete Brasil. The Singaporean company said that it, along with its offshore rig building subsidiary Keppel Offshore & Marine, has been named as a defendant in an action started
Burbo Bank Extension Topside Meets Jacket (Gallery)
Engie Fabricom and Iemants completed the load-out of the topside for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm at the ENGIE Fabricom’s Hoboken yard on 30 May. The 1180-tonne topside was placed next to the 985-tonne offshore substation jacket on the pontoon. The jacket was loaded onto the pon
Axis Offshore’s flotel to dry dock after Petrobras contract expiry
Axis Offshore, a provider of flotels for the offshore oil & gas industry, will dry dock its only operational flotel following Petrobras contract expiry in July 2016. Axis Offshore, a 50/50 joint venture between J. Lauritzen and HitecVision, said in its first quarter 2016 report on Thursday that ordi
Norway bans all H225 helicopter flights, search and rescue included
The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority has extended the no flight ban on all helicopters of the H225 and AS332L2 type, meaning that the two helicopter types now cannot be used even for the search and rescue missions. To remind, the original ban, excluding SAR missions, has been in place since the fa