Members of energy trade body, the Energy Industry Council, were given a technology demonstration by piping integrity specialist, STATS Group, and a tour of the company’s Kintore headquarters. STATS Group technical director, Angus Bowie, gave a presentation on the company’s background and an introduc
Dolphin Geophysical AS announces the christening of M/V Polar Duke at the GMC Shipyard, Stavanger on 30th April 2011. Many attended the special occasion, which launched the flagship vessel of Dolphin Geophysical AS. Mrs Kari Hus Arnesen kindly assumed the position of Godmother to the vessel. M/V Pol
Statoil submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for Hyme (formerly Gygrid) in the Norwegian Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE). First oil is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013. The Hyme PDO is the fourth fast-track development plan submitted to the MPE this
Deep Sea Supply reports consolidated revenues of MUSD 24.0 in 1Q 2011 compared to MUSD 26.1 in 1Q 2010. Total operating costs in 1Q 2011 were MUSD 21.9 compared to MUSD 17.4 in 1Q 2010. This resulted in EBITDA of MUSD 2.0 in 1Q 2011. Net financial items were negative MUSD 9.4, including unrealized c
TGS commences the second season of multi-client 3D seismic acquisition in the Moray Firth, offshore United Kingdom. The survey, MF11, will add over 2,500 km2 of new 3D data to the previous project area announced last June. The M/V Oceanic Challenger will acquire the MF11 survey. Data collection is s
Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering and training company for the oil, gas and renewables industries, announces that industry specialist Jonathan Lindsay joined its management team on 1 May 2011. Jonathan will head up the Aberdeen office and be responsible for operations and performance. Jo
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) announces opening of a new office in Cambridge. Located at Conqueror House, Vision Park, Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9NL the expansion was necessary to accommodate the company’s continued growth. This growth is driven by a growing client base and a diverse r
Commenting on the first quarter results, Christian Lefèvre, Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON, said: ““As anticipated at the end of 2010, the market recovery is contributing to pushing vessel utilization rates up to 83.1% whilst daily rates are slightly higher than those in the fourth quarter of 20
The industry body which represents the UK’s subsea sector has appointed a new chief executive. Neil Gordon will take over the reins at Subsea UK at the beginning of July 2011. Currently general manager of the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen, Mr Gordon has over 20 years’ management and busines
Preparations for repair of the NorNed cable between Norway and the Netherlands are currently well underway, TenneT says in an update on the NorNed-failure. The problem was caused by a cable failure approx. 300 metres off the Dutch coast. A new cable section will replace the portion of the cable affe
Emerson Process Management has launched the latest version of its production management system, Roxar Fieldwatch 2.3. The new version incorporates a wide range of Emerson’s reservoir monitoring instrumentation, providing operators with a more complete picture of the reservoir and of production activ
On Tuesday 8 March 2011, Huisman, the Dutch-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully completed the load testing of the new build 600mt Pedestal Crane onboard Wind Turbine Installation Vessel “MPI Resolution”. The load test was the final step before the crane was hande
The Nord Stream Pipeline takes another important step towards its target of starting to deliver gas directly from Russia to the European Union by the end of 2011. Preparations for welding together two of the three sections of the 1,224 kilometre pipeline through the Baltic Sea have now started. They
In April Cargotec secured an order to supply two active heave-compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritime’s large offshore construction vessel (OCV) on order at Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Norway (hull 89), which is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2012. The contract comprises a
