Gardline’s Marine Wildlife’s Department has been contracted by E.ON to carry out construction phase environmental surveys for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm will be located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast and will have 73 turbines, with a capacity of up to 219MW. Prior to cond
BOURBON, a company which offers the most demanding oil and gas companies a comprehensive range of surface and subsea marine services for offshore oil and gas fields and wind farms, has announced first quarter 2013 results. “In a favorable context for the oil & gas and related services industry, BOUR
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has received consent to use subsea facilities for production of the Jette field. The Jette field is part of production licence 027D and is located in blocks 25/7 and 25/8 in the North Sea. The field is situated about 180 kilometres west of Haugesund and six kilometres sout
Petrobras announces that it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the sale of the 20% stake the company holds in exploratory blocks KC 49, 50, 92, 93, 94 and 138 in the US Gulf of Mexico. These blocks make up the asset known as Gila, and the operator is British Petroleum (BP). […
North Devon MP Sir Nick Harvey visited Barnstaple based engineering firm J+S Ltd on April 26th and cut the ribbon to open their newly refurbished offices and reception area. The reception area has been expanded significantly in order that the company can permanently exhibit their increasing product
Acquisition of Karoro 3D seismic in PEP 52593 (Taranga) was finished on time and incident free just before midnight last night. The partners in the permit, Octanex and New Zealand Oil & Gas, were required to acquire 225 square kilometres of 3D seismic data in the 3500 square kilometre permit. The Ka
In April, MacGregor, part of Cargotec, signed an order with Norwegian shipyard, Havyard Ship Technology AS, for two MacGregor offshore cranes. Both will be installed on a new Havyard 857 subsea inspection maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel being built for Nigerian offshore oil and gas company, Mari
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO). David Kemp joins Wood Group’s largest division from Trapoil, an independent E&P company where he was financial director. He replaces Duncan Skinner, who is retiring from the industry. Born in Thurso, in the Scottish Highlands,
Wales’ first full-scale tidal energy generator has been awarded a £1.6m EU grant to fund its deployment in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire – First Minister Carwyn Jones announced on May 01, 2013. The funding from the European Regional Development Fund, administered by the Welsh European Funding Office f
Sonardyne International Ltd. has announced the appointment of Dr Ralph Rayner as its new Non-Executive Chairman. Ralph was a Non-Executive Director of the company and succeeded outgoing Chairman Barry Clutton on 1st May 2013. Previously Finance Director and then Managing Director prior to his appoin
Technip Offshore Wind has started offshore operations on an array cable installation contract for phase 1 of the Borkum Wind Farm development, located 45 kilometers to the North of the German island of Borkum, in the North Sea. This project, awarded by Trianel, is Technip’s first offshore wind, arra
IHC Hydrohammer®, part of IHC Merwede, has successfully used seawater – instead of oil – as a drive mechanism for the offshore installation industry. The company has developed and tested IHC Waterhammer® technology to prepare it for launch to the market. This sustainable product development minimise
Statoil’s first quarter 2013 net operating income was NOK 38.0 billion. Adjusted earnings were NOK 42.4 billion. “We deliver financial results impacted by lower production and reduced prices. We continue to deliver good industrial progress according to plan. As previously announced, production in 20
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), will hold an Open Enrollment Training session during the week of August 5-9, 2013, in Pocasset, MA. Training will focus on basic operations and maintenance as Hydroid’s highly-experi
