Royal Navy and Army bomb disposal experts have successfully removed the remnants of a V2 rocket which was submerged off the English coast. A 4-feet-long section of the German World War 2 weapon was pulled from mudflats at low tide on the River Stour between Harwich and Felixstowe. The six-man Navy t
Centrica Renewables Energy Ltd has contracted Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide the cable landing works related to the west export nearshore cable at the Lincs Offshore wi
Bergen Group Fosen has been awarded a contract from Volstad Maritime AS for building a large and high end offshore vessel. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 750 million, and this is the second contract awarded from the shipping company this year. The signed contract is subject to final boar
Bergen Group Fosen has been awarded a contract from Volstad Maritime AS for building a large and high end offshore vessel. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 750 million (USD 132 million), and this is the second contract awarded from the shipping company this year. The signed contract is sub
The Navy’s energy future was the focus of a two-day NAVFAC Conference and Industry Day held March 26-28 at the Koa Malina Officers Club, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Kaneohe Bay. The Navy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, will select three ocean energy power developers to occup
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$568 million contract to build a harsh-environment ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig from North Atlantic Drilling Limited, a 74 percent owned subsidiary of Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill”). The new rig will be constructed based on the Moss
The Norwegian Government approved the development plan for the Martin Linge gas field. Until now the licensees have referred to the field as Hild. Located in the northern part of the North Sea, the field is about 150 kilometres west of Kollsnes. Total investments in the development amount to about N
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$568 million contract to build a harsh-environment ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig from North Atlantic Drilling Limited, a 74 percent owned subsidiary of Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill”). The new rig will be constructed based on the Moss
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from an undisclosed client for two 3D seismic acquisition projects offshore Norway. The program will commence in mid-May and is expected to run for approximately 105 days. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geophy
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) announces that RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, which had time-chartered Very Large Crude Carrier (Harad) for three years expiring on 24th April 2013, wanted to terminate the time-charter contract on 21st April 2012 and redeliver the vessel. It was agr
Cairn announces the acquisition of Agora Oil & Gas AS (Agora) subject to regulatory approval, a private Norwegian company with non-operated, exploration, appraisal and development assets in the United Kingdom (UK) and Norwegian North Sea. The enterprise value of the proposed acquisition of Agora as
Spectrum, in partnership with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), has commenced a new project in the Luderitz basin following the successful completion of an extended 2D Multi-Client seismic survey covering the deep water Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Orange Basin program a
Spectrum, in partnership with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), has commenced a new project in the Luderitz basin following the successful completion of an extended 2D Multi-Client seismic survey covering the deep water Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Orange Basin program a
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, in today’s ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. The ceremony was performe
