Maersk Drilling’s first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, has started operations at the Julia Field. Maersk Viking will conduct the operations in the US Gulf of Mexico for ExxonMobil with duration of three years. Featuring dual derrick and large subsea work and storage areas, the drillship d
Following a weak first quarter and due to poorer than expected results during the past months, Fugro has decided to disclose preliminary non-audited information on its performance in the first half of 2014. Fugro expects to report over the first half of 2014 low single digit EBIT margin (excluding n
AGR’s Facilities Solutions division, part of the global service company AGR, announces that its Frame Agreement with Lundin Norway had been extended for another three years. The contract covers delivering field and facilities management services for Lundin Norway’s field development projects. AGR’s
SBSS has recently completed Panyu Trenching and Liwan Grouting in South China Sea, another example of the work contributing to SBSS’s good performance in marine service. After SBSS and its customer, COOEC, signed the contract, SBSS mobilized the Bold Maverick. The work included 8.4 kilometers of Pip
Ithaca Energy Inc. provides a production update following the end of the second quarter of the year. Average pro-forma production in Q2-2014 was approximately 14,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“boepd”), 94% oil, including the contribution from the assets being acquired from Sumitomo Corporat
The salvage team has confirmed that the Concordia refloating operation is set to go ahead starting on Monday, July 14. As was the case for parbuckling, start of the operation is subject to authorization from the Observatory and also depends on the weather forecast over the next few days. Therefore,
Ezra Holdings Limited has announced plans to consolidate its Offshore Support Services division, EMAS Marine, into its associated company, EOC Limited, which is listed on the Oslo Børs, Norway. Upon completion of the transaction, the enlarged EOC Group will be one of the largest offshore support ope
Statoil has awarded Aibel the contract for FEED and EMA (Engineering & Management Assistance) of substructures for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park offshore wind farm. The contract has an estimated value of approximately $6.5 million (NOK 40 million). “This is an important new step in our commitment t
A man was transferred to the Royal Preston Hospital from the Ormonde offshore wind farm site last night, after he suffered a medical condition. Following media reports that he was hospitalized due to a head injury, Offshore WIND contacted GeoSea, a subsidiary of DEME, as the man is a worker on the c
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $400 million from NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera Inc., to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission solution creating the first electricity link between the island of Newf
Siemens has announced that, as of 2015, it will revolutionize the offshore wind turbine service with its new service operation vessels (SOVs). Equipped with state-of-the-art features and technology, the SOVs will bring the next generation of offshore wind service, which will be safer, faster, and mo
Scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, the University of Alaska and the Alaska Ocean Observing System are teaming up this summer and early fall to use new unmanned tools to study how melting glaciers in Alaska’s Prince William Sound may be intensifying ocean acidification in
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: M/V Developer, a crew transfer vessel, working at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. M/V Developer is a 27-meter crew transfer vessel, equipped with 4 engines for high redundancy. The vessel is owned by Northern Offshore Services AB (NOS), a Sweden-based c
Welltec has been awarded a direct contract for the provision of Well Tractor® and mechanical intervention services for PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) in Malaysia. The scope of the work is for rig support and well intervention as required for 70 wells in the East region assets group, including Saba
