Hamburg is getting ready for the 823rd anniversary of its world famous port. That is announced by the poster for the HAMBURG PORT ANNIVERSARY 2012, with its “Cast off” slogan, setting the scene for Hamburg’s maritime mega-event in May. The new campaign motif combines a ship’s prow with Hamburg’s wel
To meet the growing demand for dynamic positioning (DP) services in the North Sea and broaden the reach of the company’s global offshore offering, GL Noble Denton has established a dedicated DP team at its offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company already serves a wide range of clients from its DP c
Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) has been awarded a Phase II subcontract from Applied Physical Sciences Corp. (APS) for the Deep Sea Operations (DSOP) Technology and System Development Program sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research
At the moment, the construction and commissioning of the FORTE is progressing on schedule. All four main engines were successfully started up prior to the slowdown that is always a feature of the time just before Chinese New Year festivities. The load test on the auxiliary generator set has been com
Acteon’s InterMoor has been awarded a contract for the design and fabrication of the suction piles for the Williams Gulfstar FPS (Floating Production System) Spar in the Gulf of Mexico. InterMoor will design and fabricate 10 suction piles for the project. All 10 piles are 16 ft in diameter and 97 ft
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been named the 2012 World’s Most Admired Company in the Oil and Gas Equipment, Services industry by FORTUNE® Magazine. The rankings are based on a survey of approximately 15,000 senior executives, outside directors and industry analysts. Companies were ev
The 2011 CSR Report published by the NYK Group has won the Sustainability Report Grand Prize (the Environment Minister Award) at the 15th Environmental Communication Awards jointly sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum, a non-profit organization based in Tok
FMC Technologies, Inc. has been named the 2012 World’s Most Admired Company in the Oil and Gas Equipment, Services industry by FORTUNE® Magazine. The rankings are based on a survey of approximately 15,000 senior executives, outside directors and industry analysts. Companies were evaluated based on t
Scour – the movement of sediment that can erode the seabed around a fixed structure – is one of the major concerns when designing offshore wind turbine foundations. Indeed, turbine foundations are more susceptible to scour than predicted, as shown by Anders Wedel Nielsen, who recently joined DHI tea
Brazil’s Petrobras announced that, on February 25, 2012, production started at Cascade Field, U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Cascade 4 well is connected to the FPSO BW Pioneer, located approximately 250 kilometers of coast of Louisiana in water depth of 2500 meters. The BW Pioneer is the first FPSO to pro
To meet the growing demand for dynamic positioning (DP) services in the North Sea and broaden the reach of the company’s global offshore offering, GL Noble Denton has established a dedicated DP team at its offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company already serves a wide range of clients from its DP c
Specialist pipe measurement technology company for the oil and gas industry, Optical Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd, has successfully completed a pipe measurement and fit-up project for McDermott on the ExxonMobil/Neftegas-operated Sakhalin Arkutun-Dagi oil and gas field project in Russia. Using its g
Ithaca Energy Inc. revealed that the ‘BW Athena’ Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (“FPSO”) has departed Dubai Dry Docks World to be met by a dedicated guard vessel. All FPSO production critical equipment was run and fully tested prior to vessel departure thus minimizing the period
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, confirms that it completed the acquisition of AmerCable on February 29, 2012. AmerCable is the leading North American producer of Mining and Oil & Gas cables, and is also active in other industrial cables segments including Renewable Energy.