Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) announced the addition of the LPG Carrier “GAS ELIXIR” to its fleet. Built in 2011, the 5,000 CBM capacity vessel, with a 100m Length overall, 17.6m beam and draft of 8m, will be on time charter to Oman Trading International (OTI), taking Omani LPG to regional ma
NZOG (New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd) has entered into further conditional agreements that, upon completion, would result in NZOG taking on Operatorship and increasing its stake to 60% in the highly prospective offshore Taranaki permit, Kaheru. An application has been submitted to the New Zealand regulat
A new offshore wind farm in the US marks the turning point for offshore wind energy. Ramboll will as leader of a consortium with U.S. based companies design the foundations for the Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm. The consortium expects more US offshore wind projects to be on the way. America’s first o
Besiktas Shipyard on May 24th 2012 successfully carried out the launching ceremony for the sixth tanker of RST22M Project named Bakhtiar Vahabzade being constructed for Palmali Group. The vessel is a 7.100 DWT tanker, under Armada series, of Project RST22M that Palmali Group ordered from Besiktas Sh
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the successful start-up of oil production from the Athena field. The initial operations phase of the field is in line with management’s expectations and proceeding as planned. This involves bringing production from each well online and establishing stable performance of
Because of doubts about the original design of the new harbour built in Sal Rei on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, the Cape Verdean client asked Royal Haskoning and Deltares to produce, test and optimise a new design. The harbour is vital for the ongoing development of tourism on the island. Stor
A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the building of a harsh environment ultra deepwater semi submersible drilling rig with scheduled delivery in March 2015. Total project cost is estimated to USD 700 mill
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, the Boreas-1 well was completing pressure testing of the BOPs on surface. Since the last report, the 12-1/4” hole section was drilled from 3908 m to 4009 m, 9-5/8” casing was run and cemented, and the BOP and marine riser were pulled
The now fully operational West African Cable System (WACS) undersea cable is anticipated to be a boon for all operators in the South African market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. “South Africa: Undersea Cables Boost Data and Broadband Growth as LTE Prepares to Launch” report offer
Mina Musaffah in Abu Dhabi has been celebrating the successful offloading of the largest ship to berth there to date. The MV Svenja from the SAL shipping line, arrived with loads weighing just over 12,000 tonnes. She offloaded her heaviest piece of cargo – weighing nearly 570 tonnes. The ship sits 8
A number of wellhead system response and design issues have been raised in recent years, instigated from drilling in new geographical locations or with new equipment. These issues are not well understood across the industry, but have relevance to many Operators. 2H Offshore has been involved in eval
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the successful start-up of oil production from the Athena field. The initial operations phase of the field is in line with management’s expectations and proceeding as planned. This involves bringing production from each well online and establishing stable performance of
Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland, recently announced the delivery of the first of its new ‘Wave Captain’ class of Wind Farm Support Vessels. The new design is a derivative of the larger Wave Master class vessels which have proved highly successful in service
BP, the operator of the Shah Deniz natural gas field in Azerbaijan, expressed its commitment to developing the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as the southern gas transportation route into Europe. Speaking at the BP Forum in Berlin, on the 24th of May, Iain Conn, Chief Executive Refining and Marketing
