The Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention has approved Shell UK’s plans to remove oil contained in the Gannet pipeline. The operation will recover the majority of the oil remaining in the carrier pipe, at a water depth of 91m (300ft), following an oil leak from th
Sadra Shipbuilding Plant in Busher has launched its second barge for transportation of platform jackets for the offshore South Pars field developments. The vessel was built in six months. Mahdis II, a 1,500-metric ton (1,654-ton) vessel, is 84 m (275 ft) long, with a breadth of 27 m (88 ft), height
Porpoises and unexploded mines left from the Second World War are increasing the costs of offshore wind projects in Germany, while also putting more delays to the country’s energy transition. Namely, after environmental groups complained that driving foundations into the seabed damages the hearing o
The Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention has approved Shell UK’s plans to remove oil contained in the Gannet pipeline. The operation will recover the majority of the oil remaining in the carrier pipe, at a water depth of 91m (300ft), following an oil leak from th
NetSurvey has recently passed their certification audit and are now certified according to the quality, environmental and working environment standards. The certification was conducted by INTERTEK and is according to the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 standards. MMT Group´s Quali
Low carbon technologies have been put under the spotlight with the publication of three in-depth reports into key areas of innovation. This new analysis, under the Technology Innovation Needs Assessments (TINAs), delves into marine energy, electricity networks and storage, and Carbon Capture and Sto
Gravitas Offshore Limited is the latest UK company to secure innovation funding from a DECC and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) innovation scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind technology. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said: “The Coalition is committed t
Bass Strait Oil Company Ltd has engaged IndigoPool, a subsidiary of the multi-national oil and gas services company Schlumberger Ltd, to act as its agent in marketing the Company’s extensive interests in the Gippsland Basin. BAS currently holds large interests (ranging from 40% to 100%) in a portfol
VNPT and Viettel announce co-operation with Facebook and other Asian telecommunication providers to invest in Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), which will run from Malaysia to the Republic of Korea. China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom (China), Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), KT and LG (the RoK),
The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) of the ROC approved a US$2.2 billion expansion plan on August 6th for Taiwan’s international ports. The budget was submitted by the ports’ parent company, Taiwan International Ports Corporation. According to TIPC’s 5-year development program,
Rialto Energy Limited provides a weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P4 Development Well, offshore Côte D’Ivoire as at 10:00hrs, 15 August 2012 (GMT). Since the last report, the well has been drilled to the 13 3/8″ casing point at 2123m MDRT. Current operations are drilling out cemen
Intermarine and Scan-Trans announced today their completed merger, creating a new leader in project and heavylift cargo maritime transportation. The companies will merge their operations under the Intermarine name, bringing the best of both cultures and businesses into a Company focused on deliverin
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo returns home to the HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, today (16 August) after a 19 month deployment. The ship has been away for 593 days with 421 actually at sea and has sailed about 74,000 miles – 2.5 times around the equator. The ship made 24 stops in [&hellip
Buccaneer Energy Limited has, together with BlueCrest, executed the final closing documents with Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska, Inc. for the acquisition of the Cosmopolitan Project (“Cosmo”) in Alaska, USA. Cosmo is being jointly acquired with privately owned Fort Worth, Texas based BlueCrest acq
