Vroon Offshore Services (VOS), a shipping company established a century ago in the Port of Breskens, the Netherlands, announced that the naming ceremony of VOS Vigilant took place, in Aberdeen, UK, on Friday, February 24. The vessel was christened by Mrs Annthea Hardie, wife of Mr Mark Hardie, BP Lo
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has signed multiple charter agreements for five of its vessels. Fugro Subsea Services has hired «Normand Tonjer» for 200 days firm and the contract is expected to start in March 2012. «Normand Mermaid» vessel has been hired by Fugro Geosciences International Ltd for 180 day
Pelydryn welcomes a new addition to the team in Plymouth. Fresh from the University of Plymouth, Amy Davies has come on board to join the data processing team. Amy’s degree course was in Marine Geoscience, smoothly linking the disciplines of geology and hydrography in a combined syllabus. The theore
Satrijo Tanudjojo, president of Nexans (China) Wires & Cables Co., stated in an interview “The future of power cable will be submarine. China has put a lot of efforts into renewable energy, and one of the areas which is considered to have the maximum growth potential is offshore wind farm,” therefor
Nam Cheong Limited, SGX Main Board-listed Malaysian-based leading global Offshore Support Vessel (“OSV”) shipbuilder that focuses on the construction and engineering of complex, sophisticated and environmentally-friendly OSVs, reported that it has achieved a net profit of RM93.2 million on revenue o
Rialto Energy Limited , the exploration, appraisal and development company with operated assets offshore Cote D’Ivoire, announces that Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig has been released to Rialto. The rig will now be towed from Nigeria to Cote d’Ivoire and is scheduled to arrive on locati
SeaBird Exploration PLC has received a Letter of Award for a major contract of 3D seismic work from a major oil company offshore Sub Sahara Africa. The contract represents a value in the range of US$ 11-12 million. The work will commence in early Q2 2012 and has an expected duration of several month
Solstad Offshore announces contracts for several of its construction vessels. The company has signed charter agreements for the following vessels: – «Normand Tonjer» with Fugro Subsea Services Ltd for 200 days firm. Commencement of contract scheduled to March 2012. – «Normand Mermaid» with Fugro Geo
A Cyprus-based seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration PLC SeaBird Exploration PLC has received a Letter of Award for a major contract of 3D seismic work from a major oil company offshore Sub Sahara Africa. The contract represents a value in the range of US$ 11-12 million. The work will commence in e
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced further collaboration with Turbine Transfers, one of the leading providers of Windfarm Support Vessels (WSVs), on its latest unique development – the design of a 19m WSV utilising the Voith Linear Jet. The Voith Linear Jet (VLJ) is an i
Roc Oil (China) Company advises that the Chinese Government’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Beibu Gulf project, which comprises the development of the WZ 6-12 and WZ 12-8 West oil fields located in the South China Sea. Approval of t
Solstad Offshore could today announce contracts for several of its construction vessels. The company has signed charter agreements for the following vessels: “Normand Tonjer” with Fugro Subsea Services Ltd for 200 days firm. Commencement of contract scheduled to March 2012. “Normand Mermaid” with Fu
Saint Petersburg hosted Friday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Christophe de Margerie, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Total. The participants tackled the main issues of Phase 1 implementation at the Shtokman field and, inter al
DOF Subsea announces contract awards that underpin strong first half utilisation in the Asia Pacific Region. DOF Subsea Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DOF ASA has secured multiple contracts awards in Asia and Australia over the last couple of weeks with a total contract value of abt. USD 30 mill. The
