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Petrofac suspends COO amidst fraud investigation
Petrofac, the international oil and gas facilities service provider, has suspended its chief operating office, Marwan Chedid, until further notice following Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into the company related to Unaoil and other agents.
Gina Krog FSO gets clean bill of health
Along with Statoil receiving consent to start production from the Gina Krog field in the North Sea, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) issued a “clean bill of health” for the Gina Krog FSO. The Norwegian safety body carried out an audit of the design and fabrication of the Gina Krog floating stora
JFSE Wraps Up Excavation Project for Seatek in India
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has completed an excavation project for Seatek in the Kandla Gujarat region of North-west India. The company deployed its shallow water Twin R2000 tool for post-lay trenching and backfilling of an HDPE pipeline with concrete sinker blocks over a distance of 7.5k
Star-studded lineup to speak on opening day of SPE Offshore Europe 2017
Pedro Parente, CEO of Petrobras, and Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood Group, will speak at the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe to be held in Aberdeen from September 5-8, 2017. They will join Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, and Bob Dudley, chief executive of BP, to addr
Vessel Calls from Oakland to Southeast Asia Up by 50 Pct
The Port of Oakland has assumed a more prominent role in Southeast Asian trade, the port’s executive director Chris Lytle said, announcing that direct vessel calls from Oakland to Southeast Asia have risen by 50 percent this spring. Namely, direct weekly vessel calls to Southeast Asia have risen fro
Solstad Offshore scores work for PSV quartet
Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has been awarded new contracts and contract extensions for four of the company’s PSV. The Norwegian company said the contracts would start in May and June. The contracts consist of a combined total of ca 500 vessel days which are split between the vessels “Normand Flipper”, “
Report: Somali Pirates Seize Fishing Boat to Target Bigger Ships
A group of Somali pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel on Tuesday which will most probably be used as a mothership in future attacks on larger ships, Reuters informed citing Ali Shire, the mayor of Somali town of Haabo. As informed, the ship does not have a licence to fish in Puntland’s waters
Smulders Puts Together First Beatrice Jacket
Smulders has put the first upper jacket for the Beatrice offshore wind farm’s foundation on top of the first lower jacket, thus completing the first foundation for the 588MW project.
Nigeria: Aje partners stop oil drilling to focus on gas
Partners in the Panoro-run Aje field offshore Nigeria have put on hold the planned drilling of the Aje-6 well, while pondering further steps. Production of oil from the field started in 2016, and the partnership has been drilling further wells to add more oil. However, MX Oil, a partner in the proje
KBR enters Malaysian JV with BIV Builders
Houston-based LNG engineer KBR has signed a joint venture agreement with BIV Builders to form a joint venture based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The joint venture will be known as KBIV. KBR’s global experience and differentiated professional services and project delivery, coupled with BIV Builders’ co
Con4Mare Nets Albatros OWF Job
EnBW has nominated Con4Mare to provide Marine Warranty Survey Services for the Albatros offshore wind farm in Germany.
Con4Mare Nets Albatros OWF Job
EnBW has nominated Con4Mare to provide Marine Warranty Survey Services for the Albatros offshore wind farm in Germany.
DSME says unaffected by court ruling on LNG technology
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea said that despite the recent Supreme Court ruling over LNG boil-off technology it maintains the technological advantage over its compatriots.
KBR sets up Malaysian joint venture
U.S.-based KBR has signed a joint venture agreement with engineering solutions provider BIV Builders for a long-term joint venture based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The joint venture will be known as KBIV. KBR’s experience and differentiated professional services and project delivery, coupled with BI