Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration of the People’s Republic of China (Shanghai MSA) is responsible for the hydrographic surveying and mapping of the coastal areas of East China. To safeguard navigation and improve the efficiency of maritime traffic in harbours and channels, Shanghai MSA is cont
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of its pipelay vessel, the Caesar, to Trevaskis Ltd. Cash proceeds of approximately $108 million of the total selling price of approximately $138 million were received at closing; the Company had previously
InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company, has extended its capabilities and service range by becoming the first US-based company to achieve certification under Det Norske Veritas (DNV) 413: Service Suppliers Engaged in Renewal Survey Examination of Mooring Chain Intended for Mobile Offshore Units. This mea
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (the “Company” or “Ocean Rig”), a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced that it has received a Letter of Award for its ultra deepwater drillship “Ocean Rig Skyros”, from a major oil company. The Letter of Award is for 5 wells or a minimum of 275 days c
According to UTC keynote speaker Werner Menz, President Subsea Controls in OneSubsea, one of the subsea industry’s greatest challenges is engineering capacity. “I believe that the major challenges lie in the area of engineering capacity and our ability to enhance recovery of reservoirs,” says Werner
Subsea 7 is to establish a new office in northern Norway, in Tromsø. Following its award for the pipelay and subsea installation contract for Statoil’s pioneering Aasta Hansteen project earlier this year, Subsea 7 sees increasing activity in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. With an office in T
Recently teams of Hydrex diver/technicians performed propeller blade croppings on several vessels across Europe. In Kalundborg, Denmark the four propeller blades of a 170-meter bulk carrier were cropped. A similar operation was carried out on a 330-meter cruise vessel in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Having d
Last month a Hydrex team mobilized to a 100-meter tanker vessel berthed in Rotterdam to perform underwater hull repairs. Despite the relative small scale of this operation, it was nonetheless vital for the shipowner. It allowed him to keep his vessel out of drydock and avoid having to go off hire. H
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2013 Scottish Business Awards, which are due to be announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh this week. President Bill Clinton will deliver a key note speech to over 1,600 business people attending this year’s
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry received a ‘highly commended’ in the Innovator category at the British Renewable Energy Awards 2013. Winners were announced at a prestigious black tie ceremony on Thursday (13 June) at The Jumeirah Carlton, London. The
The proposed £650 million tidal lagoon has taken another step forward with the announcement that formal consultation will begin on Thursday 4 July 2013 with a series of public exhibitions throughout Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. With the £2million community share offer open until 15 July, Tidal Lag
DeepOcean Group Holding BV (‘DeepOcean’), announced that Dennis de Vreede will join DeepOcean as its Chief Financial Officer on 1 August 2013. Dennis takes over from Frank Eggink who will leave DeepOcean on June 30, 2013. Dennis de Vreede joins from Prologis, global market leader in the industrial r
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, will be hosting a lunch and learn to provide attendees with an insight into supply chain companies’ decommissioning capabilities. The lunch and learn event will take place on June 19 at the Palm Court Hotel in Aberdeen from noon-
NOAA released for public comment a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and proposed rule for expanding the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron from its current 448 square miles to 4,300 square miles. The proposed expansion is based on several years of research b
