The leading manpower provider in Scotland has secured two multi-million pound deals to the value of £20million per year with the Candadian-based energy company, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. Recognised as a global leader in providing key staff to the energy sector, Orion Group, which is headquartered in I
Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea. A team of 35 scientists from 14 countries recently ret
FoundOcean is excited to announce the award of the foundation grouting contract for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in German waters by RWE Innogy. The 295 MW capacity wind farm will be installed in water depths ranging from 22 to 25 m on four-legged jacket foundations. The 49 foundations (48 turbine
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has entered into contracts with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and Dolphin Geophysical for the acquisition of seismic data. The contracts have a total value of NOK 170 million. The vessels M/V Nordic Explorer (PGS) and M/V Artemis Atlantic (Dolphin Geophysical
Green energy company Ecotricity is adding the power of the Sea to that of the Wind and the Sun – to make its Green Electricity. Ecotricity is developing a radical Wave power device called Searaser – which it believes can address two of the biggest barriers to the deployment of renewable energy on th
Seajacks Kraken, a self-propelled jack-up vessel owned and operated by Seajacks, has been contracted by NAM (Nederlandse Aardoliemaatschappij BV) and Shell UK Limited to work on one of the largest well repair and maintenance campaigns in the Southern North Sea. The program is scheduled to last for t
The South West has been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, firmly placing the region on the international map for leadership in marine renewable energy. Climate Change Minister Greg Barker made the announcement on a visit to Bristol where he met with key members of the new initiative. The S
Upon fostering the development and advancement of the Maritime Industry, it is of a striking importance to ensure that coastal environments, waterways and oceans are not threatened by shipping and offshore operations. Marine pollution has been recognized as one of many other serious threats to the w
BOURBON was informed on 20th January that JACCAR Holdings SA had acquired 945 000 additional shares in BOURBON. The participation of JACCAR Holdings SA in BOURBON thus passes from 24.6% to 26.04% of the capital and 25.7% to 27.12% of the voting rights. Commenting on its rising above the 25% threshol
Last week, two of the three subsea templates for Statoil’s Skuld fast-track development were shipped out of Aker Solutions’ yard in Egersund, Norway. The two identical templates are being delivered on budget and on time, in line with Statoil’s standardization objectives to reduce cost levels as well
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee moderated a meeting at the Company’s headquarters. The meeting was focused on the South Stream project implementation. Pursuant to the assignment by Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, a decision was made to significan
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today, 20 January, gave the green light to the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Skuld, a fast-track development tied in to the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. Skuld is Statoil’s fifth approved fast-track PDO, and the largest fast-track development so
DNV has developed a new pipeline concept, called X-Stream, that can significantly reduce the cost of a deep- and ultra-deepwater gas pipeline while still complying with the strictest safety and integrity regime. X-Stream is based on established and field-proven technologies which have been innovativ
The North Sea Foundation is organizing the symposium Sound Solutions in Amsterdam, which will focus on the impact of piling and possible solutions for sound reduction. They are looking for possibilities to reduce underwater sound to prevent negative impact on marine life and to prevent delay in futu
