Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Shell Kanumas A/S for a nominal 8,500 sq. km 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Greenland. The project, to be acquired by two ICE-1A/1A* class vessels, POLARCUS AMANI and POLARCUS SAMUR, will commence in Q3 2012. P
Fourteen percent reduction in fuel oil consumption confirmed in new bulk carrier delivered today to operator Delphin at Jiangsu Hantong (HTS) Lloyd’s Register supervised the design appraisal, build and sea trials, verifying the performance of a new, modified 57,000 DWT ship based on a SDARI design.
Aberdeen Harbour continues to strengthen its position as a key economic driver, with record growth in traffic during 2011. In line with previous years, overall vessel tonnage has increased, with the port recording a seven per cent rise, from 24.2 million gross tonnes in 2010, to 25.9 million gross t
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced the award of an approximate A$350 million (USD 375 million) contract for the offshore hook-up and commissioning component of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. The services will be provided over a 40 month period commencing im
‘It has been our long time wish to increase focus on the project management aspect. Therefore, I am very pleased that we are now able to start up a new Projects Department’, said Jens Rebsdorf-Gregersen Regional Director in Ramboll Oil & Gas in Esbjerg, Denmark. As a part of Ramboll Oil & Gas’ devel
Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded a contract by Statoil for fabrication of subsea structures for the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project with an estimated value of 50 MNOK. The project involves delivery of 12 off PLEM structures (Pipeline End Man
Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded a contract by Statoil for fabrication of subsea structures with an estimated value of 50 MNOK. The project involves delivery of 12 off PLEM structures (Pipeline End Manifold) and one riser base with a total est
Festive keel-laying ceremony took place at Severnaya Verf shipyard (St. Petersburg). The name plaque was triumphantly planted on a section of frigate Admiral Golovko constructed for Russian Navy. The ceremony was attended by Navy Commander-in-Chief ADM V. Vysotsky, fleet commanders and top-ranking n
Buccaneer Energy Limited has executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of the two main productive leases in the former Cosmopolitan Unit (“Cosmo”) from Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska, Inc. Cosmo is an undeveloped oil and gas field located in 50 feet of water in the Cook Inlet of A
REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A has signed a contract for building of a Platform Supply Vessel for Edison Chouest Offshore from Louisiana, USA. New building vessel is continuation of the series of four units of the same type which has been started last year. She will be built according to the project ela
China Oilfield Services Limited announces its submarine cable fleet, Binhai517, has commenced a 3D encryption operation in China South Sea. This marks the beginning of the Company’s 3D surveying operations in China South Sea. Binhai517 Submarine Cable Fleet is COSL’s second submarine cable fleet, co
BHP Billiton today announced approval of US$917 million (BHP Billiton share US$779 million) in pre-commitment funding for the construction of a 100 million tonne per year outer harbour facility associated with its Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The project, which is expected to be reviewed f
Aker Solutions acquires Norwegian engineering company Sandnessjøen Engineering. The acquisition will strengthen Aker Solutions’ presence in northern Norway and grow the company’s engineering capacity for offshore projects. Over the past 20 years, Sandnessjøen Engineering has established a strong and
Petrobras announces that, since Jan 31, it has adopted all contingency procedures in response to the rupture that took place in the vertical production testing column (connecting the platform to the wellhead) of FPWSO Dynamic Producer. The platform is operating in the Extended Well Test (EWT) that i
