Hydrex team has replaced the three leaking bow thruster shaft seals of a 400-meter container ship in Gdansk, Poland. The operation was performed on-site and underwater using the company’s flexible mobdocks. The vessel was able to continue its commercial activities without any hindrance or delay. Tog
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
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
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
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
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
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
