Last month Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on a 289-meter tanker during the vessel’s stop in Mokpo, South Korea. As a result of the underwater operation, the ship will not have to wait for the next drydock visit to start benefitting from the fuel savings the PBCF will bring. The Prop
Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) has invited tenders for Bjørnafjord hydrographic survey. The purpose of the survey is measurement of wave and currents along two routes in an area between Reksteren and Halhjem. The necessary data will be used for an alternative floating b
SHE Transmission, the electricity transmission subsidiary of SSE plc, has welcomed Ofgem’s decision to approve the need for the new transmission link between Caithness and Moray. The new link, which will feature over 100 miles of under ground and subsea cable, is needed to transmit a large volume of
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has published a quarterly update on the drilling activity in the Cheleken Contract Area, Turkmenistan, and its exploration assets in the second quarter of 2014 and production numbers for 1H 2014. Turkmenist
Hull City Council has welcomed today’s news that Siemens is advertising its first two jobs at Green Port Hull. The global energy giant is now recruiting for the positions of Personal Assistant and Quantity Surveyor at the wind turbine production and installation facilities it is building at sites in
Ezra Holdings Limited, a contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, achieved a record revenue of US$1 billion for the nine months ended 31 May 2014, a 24% increase from US$842.9 million in the previous corresponding period. Revenue for the three month
A 110-foot long lift vessel will periodically be located off the shore of Camp Pendleton during July to obtain core samples needed for Dominion Virginia Power to move ahead with its proposal to build wind turbines 27 miles off the coast. The U.S.-flagged Inez Eymard literally lifts itself out of the
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, announced that it received a Letter of Award (LOA) for a USD 1.94 billion order for the second package of the Nasr Full Field Development Project to build the fixed platforms and t
Rocksource ASA has discovered oil in the Bue exploration well. This marks the third successful well on the PL 586 licence following the Pil discovery and appraisal wells earlier this year. Rocksource currently estimates that Pil and Bue combined have reserves of 95-175 mmboe. The unrisked prospectiv
Santos announced that oil production has commenced from the Dua oil project, offshore Vietnam. Sanctioned in August 2012, Dua is a three-well subsea tie-back to the existing Chim Sáo facilities located in Block 12W in the Nam Con Son Basin. The gross production rate from the Dua wells is estimated t
African Petroleum Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary African Petroleum Sierra Leone Limited has signed a contract to acquire more than 1,000 sq km of 3D seismic data on Block SL-4A-10, offshore Sierra Leone in addition to the existing 3D coverage. The seismic acquisition over Blo
The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, has announced that it has agreed seabed rights for six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five new wave and tidal current sites around the UK. Of the 11 zones and sites announced the RYA is particularly concerned with plans to place a furth
Premier has provided an Operations Update summarising key activities since the Interim Management Statement on 14 May 2014 and a Trading Statement in respect of its half year financials to 30 June 2014. This is in advance of the Group’s 2014 Interim Results which will be published on Thursday 21 Aug
Aberdeen based 3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a marine operations and management contract by Statoil, worth £1million. The six month contract, which commenced last month [June], will be based within the Outer Harbour of East
