On Saturday morning, CET SMIT Salvage successfully completed its assignment on the removal of fuel from the Costa Concordia. Over the last week, the SMIT Salvage diving team was transferring HFO from the last settling tank in the engine room. The last tanks were completed, closed and sealed off on S
A minimum of five wells will be drilled during the exploration program which is directed principally at better defining the contingent resource size and characteristics of the greater Poseidon structure.
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) 17-th Diving School based in Sevastopol trains divers for the whole Russian Navy. Having passed theoretical course, cadets started practical dives. Servicemen directed by experienced instructors are practicing submersion at coast-based training range and at sea from a special v
Sandip Ukani, operations director of Pulse Structural Monitoring (an Acteon company), will give a presentation on the monitoring of mooring lines at MCE Deepwater Development 2012 in Paris, France, on 26 March. The presentation will describe Pulse’s experience of designing and installing MoorASSURE,
BG Group today announced its fourth Tanzanian gas discovery from the Jodari-1 exploration well located in Block 1 offshore southern Tanzania. Preliminary evaluation of the well results indicates gross recoverable resources are in the range of 2.5 to 4.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas. The partners
Eidesvik newbuilding, Viking Prince, was named in an official ceremony in Aalesund, Norway, on 23 March. Viking Prince is the fifth Eidesvik Offshore vessel that is powered by LNG. It is a powerfull supplyship with large volume and large deck space. The LNG dual fuel engines ensures low NOx and CO2
Fairmount Marine’s multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji has assisted drillship Stena Forth, owned by Swedish Stena Drilling, when passing by Cape Town, South Africa. Fairmount Fuji was contracted to perform several cargo runs. Stena Forth anchored offshore Cape Town for crew changes and replen
VERIPOS has been awarded a new three-year contract by Kuala Lumpur based Orogenic Geoexpro for the continued provision of services to the Malaysian company’s fleet of vessels engaged on geophysical surveys, rig moves and major construction support projects throughout South East Asia. Services provid
Fairmount Marine’s multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji has assisted drillship Stena Forth, owned by Swedish Stena Drilling, when passing by Cape Town, South Africa. Fairmount Fuji was contracted to perform several cargo runs. Stena Forth anchored offshore Cape Town for crew changes and replen
Eidesvik announced that its newbuilding, Viking Prince, was named in an official ceremony in Aalesund, Norway, on 23 March. Lady sponsor of the vessel is Mrs. Anne Grete Engen, valued employee for the last 27 years who retired in march this year. Viking Prince is the fifth Eidesvik Offshore vessel t
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-11 located in PL501 has encountered a 54 meter gross oil column in Upper and Middle Jurassic sandstone reservoir in an oil-down-to situation. The reservoir was encountered at depth prognosis. The well is located 2,2 km south-e
Technip’s UK entity has been awarded a contract by BP and partners to develop the subsea infrastructure for the Quad 204 project, located West of Shetland. This is Technip’s largest contract to date in the UK North Sea, worth approximately €600 million (around £500 million). The Quad 204 project, ap
NYK was recently selected for the UK-based FTSE Group’s FTSE4Good Index, a major socially responsible investment (SRI) index that has included NYK for many years. The FTSE4Good Index is one of the two leading indexes used by investors concerned about corporate social responsibility criteria. The oth
Technip’s UK entity has been awarded a contract by BP and partners to develop the subsea infrastructure for the Quad 204 project, located West of Shetland. This is Technip’s largest contract to date in the UK North Sea, worth approximately €600 million (around £500 million). The Quad 204 project, ap
