Wood Group announces today a number of Board changes that will become effective 1 November 2012. – Chairman, Sir Ian Wood, will retire as Chairman and from the Board. Sir Ian has been Chairman since 1982 and was CEO from 1967 to 2006 – CEO, Allister Langlands, will become Chairman. Allister has been
Professor Clive Palmer, on 17 July 2012, released preliminary plans and drawings for the Titanic II project devised by international ship design and engineering company, Finnish-based Deltamarin. The Titanic II Preliminary General Arrangement Plan and Preliminary Midship Section Drawing depicts nine
Iberdrola and ScottishPower Chairman Ignacio Galán today announced that Professor Susan Deacon has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Board of ScottishPower Limited. Professor Deacon was until recently Non-Executive Chairman of the ScottishPower Renewables Board, which has now been re
China Oilfield Services Limited “COSL” or the “Group”）recently received an official contract award letter from PTT Exploration & Production PCL “PTTEP”, confirming that it has won the tender for 3D seismic collection in Andaman Sea, Thailand. This will be the first international winter 3D seismic co
Crowley Maritime Corp. announced today that Mike Golonka has been promoted to vice president of the company’s ship management team. Golonka, who previously served as general manager, ship management, will continue reporting to Todd Busch, senior vice president and general manager, technical services
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £5.2m contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel. Harbour Board chief executive, Colin Parker said: “As the centre of activity for the energy industry’s marine operations in North-west Europe,
Yesterday, on July 17th 2012, Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) took delivery of VOS Athos. This new addition to the VOS fleet was delivered from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. VOS Athos is a 59-metre “A class” anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel and the first of three vessels being built at t
Yesterday Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) have taken delivery of VOS Athos. This new addition to the VOS fleet was delivered from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. VOS Athos is a 59-metre “A class” anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel and the first of three vessels being built at this yard for V
Fastnet Oil and Gas plc, the newly listed E&P company focussed on near term exploration acreage in the Celtic Sea and Africa, announces that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Pathfinder Hydrocarbon Ventures Ltd from its parent company, Pathfinder Energy Maghreb plc (“PEMP”) for an i
OceanServer Technology, Inc. has received a contract from Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) for an Iver2 AUV equipped with an L-3 Klein 3500 Side Scan Sonar. This purchase will provide students and researchers with a modern AUV platform to further ongoing academic initiatives in marine biology,
PIRTEK Plymouth joined Chukar Waterjet, Inc. in a new business venture of constructing Chukar’s new Deepwater Subsea Waterjet skid and showing it at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. According to the thomasnet.com, the products needed to hold up to subsea pressure at depths exceeding on
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has awarded a multi-million pound contract to SeaRoc to install its Offshore Anemometry Hub. The research facility will be installed 3 nautical miles off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland next to the proposed nearest shore array of the 100MW capacity Bly
GL Noble Denton, the independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has appointed industry veteran Arthur Stoddart to lead its operations in the Americas. Mr Stoddart will become Executive Vice President for the region, based in Houston. He will take overall responsibility for developing
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, yesterday announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced agreement to acquire the Olaer Group headquartered in Deeside, United Kingdom. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Olaer Gro
