Talisman Energy (UK) Limited has extended an existing one-year contract for six months firm. Operating vessel is the SBS Tempest, a platform supply vessel of the VS470 MkII Design, owned by Viking Supply Ships. The primary function of the vessel is to transport supplies to and from offshore oil plat
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the signing of a long term strategic alliance agreement with Romona Inc. for projects throughout the Russian Federation. The agreement, signed at Romona’s Sakhalin headquarters on 16 May, brings together the strength of Hallin’s offshore s
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is to supply complete and fully integrated power generation and propulsion packages for three vessels being built for Pacific Radiance Ltd., the Singapore based company specialising in offshore service activities. In each case,
According to Gozonews.com, GO, a Maltese telecommunications company, stated that the main reason for the degradation of the internet service is the technical problem on one of their international submarine cables in Sicily. The company added that their teams are working on solving this problem and t
Basic Element Group, one of Russia’s leading diversified business groups, has announced the completion of construction of the Imeretinskiycargo port in Sochi. The port’s capacity is 5 million tonnes of cargo per year. The port’s docks are up to 9.2 meters deep. Investment in the port construction am
TOTAL E&P Australia (Total) has signed up to use AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) system. The contract is for two exploration wells to be drilled over the next year in the Browse Basin off North West Australia. Bernt Eikemo, AGR’s Vice President of the Enhanced Drilling Solutions (EDS) division (
Wavebob Ltd was recognised as one of Ireland’s leading engineering and research companies yesterday when they were awarded the SmartBay Innovator of the Year Award. Wavebob Ltd was recognised for innovation, engineering and leadership in the emerging wave energy market. Four additional companies wer
Viking Supply Ships has received a six-month contract extension with Talisman Energy (UK) for the SBS Tempest platform supply vessel. The primary function of the vessel is to transport supplies to and from offshore oil platforms. The new charter extension will mean that the vessel will continue to o
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance for designers and builders of Wind Farm Service Ships. Maxime Pachot, offshore service vessel manager at Bureau Veritas, says, “Although some of the existing Offshore Service Vessel fleet can perform the tasks necessa
TOTAL E&P Australia (Total) has signed up to use AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) system. The contract is for two exploration wells to be drilled over the next year in the Browse Basin off North West Australia. Bernt Eikemo, AGR’s Vice President of the Enhanced Drilling Solutions (EDS) division (
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Sherpa has delivered drillship Peregrine 1 safely in Singapore. The Peregrine 1 was towed to from Salvador in Brazil to Singapore. For this job the Fairmount Sherpa was mobilized from Rio de Janeiro where the tug had delivered rig ODN TAY IV. Upon arrival in Salvador
The hull assembly of arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was started at the Keel Laying Ceremony at Helsinki Shipyard 3 July 2012. Thee ship is the sister vessel of NB 506 that was launched on Saturday 30 June. The offshore vessels are being built for Russian Shipping Company Sovcomflot and they will be d
The hull assembly of arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was started with the Keel Laying Ceremony at Helsinki Shipyard 3 July 2012. The ship is the sister vessel of NB 506 that was launched on Saturday 30 June. The offshore vessels are being built for Russian Shipping Company Sovcomflot and they will be
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has entered into an agreement with Lundin Petroleum (operator) and Det Norske to acquire a 20 percent interest in licence PL492 in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Licence PL492 is located in the western Barents Sea, on the southwestern corner of the Loppa High. Th
