Marinette Marine Corporation will on Oct. 13, 2012, hold a christening and launching ceremony for the Research Vessel Sikuliaq. This 261-foot oceanographic research ship, formerly known as the Alaska Region Research Vessel, will be owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by UAF. The na
Roc Oil (China) Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, and the operator of the exploration wells within WZ6-12 and WZ12-8 West Oil Field Development areas in Beibu Gulf offshore China, advises that the HYSY 931 rig, drilling the WZ6-12N-1 vertical exploration well, has encountered a total of 52m
Ashtead Technology Offshore, a leading international subsea equipment solutions specialist, has announced its move to new global headquarters in Westhill, Aberdeen. The investment in the new premises follows on from the recent appointment of Allan Pirie as CEO. The new facility has doubled the compa
Ashtead Technology Offshore, a leading international subsea equipment solutions specialist, has announced its move to new global headquarters in Westhill, Aberdeen. The investment in the new premises follows on from the recent appointment of Allan Pirie as CEO. The new facility has doubled the compa
In April 2011, PGS ordered two new generation Ramform Titan-class vessels, with options for another two vessels, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Deliveries of the two first vessels are in Q1 and Q4 2013. Export credit financing in Japan for the new builds has now been concluded. The estimated
TCO AS and TCO UK, a provider of well completion technologies to the global oil & gas industry, has announced the acquisition of UK firm i-Quip Technology for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition alone is estimated to give an additional turnover of £2million in 2013 to approximately £9million in 201
As Areva prepares for its meet-the-buyer event at OrbisEnergy on October 23, the company advises wind industry suppliers to use the German offshore wind market now, in order to get the UK’s Round 3 contracts more easily. Head of the Areva’s UK wind sector, Julian Brown, is quoted by the EDP24 news s
As Areva prepares for its meet-the-buyer event at OrbisEnergy on October 23, the company advises wind industry suppliers to use the German offshore wind market now, in order to get the UK’s Round 3 contracts more easily. Head of the Areva’s UK wind sector, Julian Brown, is quoted by the EDP24 news s
On October 1st, The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) marked the completion of its first year as a Bureau. To recognize the day, Bureau leadership met with employees across the country and stakeholders to thank everyone for their support, highlight accomplishments and discuss the
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, held its annual general meeting last night in St Andrews, with 10 new directors elected from across all sectors of the decommissioning industry. The meeting heard that the supply chain body now has 213 fee paying members. Attendees
The Saba Bank, in the north-eastern Caribbean area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was formally designated as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it met for its 64th session from 1 to
In April 2011, PGS ordered two new generation Ramform Titan-class vessels, with options for another two vessels, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Deliveries of the two first vessels are in Q1 and Q4 2013. Export credit financing in Japan for the new builds has now been concluded. The estimated
SIOFF has entered into a shipbuilding-contract with Fjellstrand AS in Norway. The contract is for the construction of one Installation Support Vessel, with option for one additional vessel. The associated gross project cost for the first vessel, ready for operation, is approx. USD 55 million. The fi
Leading project management, engineering and construction company Technip has completed 21 jumper metrology operations using Lodestar GyroCompatts from Sonardyne International Ltd. Using the latest Wideband Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning hardware by optimising its technique, Technip was abl
