China’s CNOOC Limited today announced that two new oil fields, Weizhou 11-2 and Weizhou 6-9/6-10, successfully commenced production. Weizhou 11-2 oil field, located in Beibu Gulf in the South China Sea with an average water depth of about 35.4 meters, currently has 4 producing wells. This oilfield w
Norwegian Cruise Line has reached an agreement with MEYER WERFT GMBH of Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with the option for a second ship for delivery in spring 2017. The new ship, at 163,000 gross tons and approximately 4,200 passenger berths, will be larger than
High level representatives of oil and gas companies operating on the North Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico will disclose their outlook on energy production in the respective regions as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference on 23 and 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI. Several hundreds of offsho
High level representatives of oil and gas companies operating on the North Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico will disclose their outlook on energy production in the respective regions as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference on 23 and 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands. Several h
Today, Milford Haven Port and their consultants, Turley Associates, will be presenting a draft of the Master Plan for the development of Milford Dock at a public exhibition. Following on from the summer consultation events held in May, June and July 2012, which displayed initial ideas and plans to r
Offshore foundation company Seatower have appointed Niels Brix as new Vice President of Business Development. Oslo-based Seatower is the company behind the Cranefree concept for offshore wind, which features self-installing gravity foundations designed for scalable and efficient production. The comp
The IMR vessel ‘Seven Viking’, that will be co-owned by Eidesvik Offshore and Subsea 7, was launched from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft on Wednesday 17 October. In her right element, the compact 106.5 m long and 24.5 m wide vessel looks very impressive. The SX148 design will carry out a multitude o
The Maritime Singapore Green Pledge continues to receive positive response from the maritime industry as another 13 organisations came together to sign the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge during the opening ceremony of the 17th Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON). Th
Grandweld Shipyards has been awarded a new contract to build 42M Aluminum Crew Boat for Wesal Shipping which was signed on the 9th October 2012. This contract follows the successful delivery of the 41M Aluminum Crew Boat which Grandweld delivered to Wesal Shipping early in October 2010. The 42M Alum
Wood Group Integrity Management (WGIM), part of Wood Group Kenny, has been awarded a significant contract by CNR International (UK) Limited (CNRI) to provide Pipeline Integrity Management and Support Services for CNRI’s UKCS assets which include Ninian, Lyell, Tiffany, Toni, Thelma and Murchison. Th
Wood Group Integrity Management (WGIM), part of Wood Group Kenny, has been awarded a significant contract by CNR International (UK) Limited (CNRI) to provide Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) and Support Services for CNRI’s UKCS assets which include Ninian, Lyell, Tiffany, Toni, Thelma and Murchis
The Marine Department of Florida has over 300 unidentified sonar hits that appear to be man made off their eastern coast. Recently Virgin Oceanic was invited to join Oceangate in diving their 5 man research sub Antipodes to recon survey “hits”. Florida, like California, does not have the money for t
EOC Limited has been awarded a contract in relation to the FPSO Lewek EMAS from the vessel’s charterer Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore BV. Under the contract, worth up to US$15 million, EOC will provide project management as well as engineering and procurement services for the modification of the Lewek
From 17 to 19 October, in Dublin, DCNS will participate in the 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy. This conference will gather global industry and academic experts in marine renewable energy. They will share on this growing new industry. DCNS, a world leader in naval defence and an innovat
