David Hicks has been appointed by EMGS to take over the role of President of the EMGS North South America business unit. He will be based in Houston, Texas and report to CEO Roar Bekker. David has an extensive background in the oil and gas industry. After receiving his MSc at the University of South
The European Investment Bank has formally agreed to provide the final part of EUR 900m overall funding to support investment by the Port of Rotterdam Authority in port infrastructure, of which Maasvlakte 2 is by far the most important. The European Union’s long-term lending institution has funded la
BW Offshore, a global provider of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels to the oil and gas industry reported that the company’s operating revenues for the first quarter of 2012 amounted to USD 217.5 million, an increase of USD 9.4 million compared to USD 208.1 million in the four
Leading marine data solution provider SeaZone has recently been part of an audit by BSI Management Systems (UK). The Quality Management System (QMS) adhered to by SeaZone has been certified as compliant with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2008 by BSI Management Systems (UK).
Gardline Geosciences Limited announced that it has signed a contract with Red7Marine for the long term charter of the 91 m, DP2 vessel DP Reel. The addition of the DP Reel increases Gardline’s geotechnical fleet to 7 units, of which 3 are based in European waters. This vessel will undertake borehole
Port Hedland is a key export location for Australian iron ore exports. BHP Billiton is undertaking development of a 100-million-tonne-a-year outer harbour expansion at the port. GHD, a global engineering and environmental services firm, commissioned the system in order to provide marine water qualit
Vantage Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor headquartered at Cayman Islands, reports a net loss of $1.2 million or ($0.00) per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to a net loss of $18.7 million or ($0.06) per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 20
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Poland, recently entered into a credit facility agreement for US$46.5 million with Bank Pekao S.A for the modernization of the terminal in Gdynia. The facility consists of a 10-year capital expen
There are usually very good reasons for shippers receiving significant variations in price quotes from different shipping lines, says Adrian Jones, MOL’s UK Managing Director. Speaking at the ‘Saving logistics costs’ seminar at the Multimodal Exhibition in Birmingham, Mr Jones was called on to give
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), has provided a technical update on the Barryroe oil discovery in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Providence (80%) operates Bar
Gardline Geosciences Limited announces that it has signed a contract with Red7Marine for the long term charter of the 91 m, DP2 vessel DP Reel. The addition of the DP Reel increases Gardline’s geotechnical fleet to 7 units, of which 3 are based in European waters. This vessel will undertake borehole
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of its 318,000 dwt Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) “Vasant J Sheth” from Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd, (HHI) South Korea yesterday and subsequently delivered the vessel to its new buyers. This is the last vessel out of the 3 VLCCs
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal j.s.c. in Rijeka, Croatia recently signed an agreement with Shangai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. for the delivery of new equipment for the terminal. These equipment include two post Panamax quay cranes, eight rubber tired gantries and rail mounted gantries. Deli
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference brings you a series of columns in which prominent industry representatives share their views on key developments in the offshore oil, gas and energy markets. This column is written by Johan van Wijland, Managing Director of Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects. In
