Oil & Gas UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed David Ripley as its the new supply chain director. David replaces Brian Kinkead, who moved on earlier in the year, and has over 25 years of varied experience in the upstream oil and gas indu
A recently built Arkticheskaya jack-up rig was last night moored at the Murmansk port berth #35. The rig was built by Zvezdochka Shipyard, and a certificate of acceptance was signed on November 9. in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Gazprom’s fully owned subsidiary, Gazflot is
Reliance industries has begun arbitration proceeding against India’s Government over the decision to restrict the amount of the costs recovered by the company from the revenues generated from the sale of gas produced from the D1 &D3 fields in the KG-D6 blocks. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas w
Keel-laying ceremony of Project 22120 ice-class patrol ship (serial number 051) was held on Nov 25 at JSC Almaz Shipbuilding Firm. Prior to the ceremony there was a briefing attended by Governor of St. Petersburg, members of the city legislative assembly, Director of Northwest Border Guard Dept, Alm
DNV has signed a contract to certify the high voltage direct current (HVDC) DolWin beta transformer station offshore Germany. This includes certifying the design phase, construction, fabrication, transport and commissioning of the station. DolWin beta is a transformer station operated by TenneT, one
African Petroleum Corporation Limited, a West African focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, African Petroleum Senegal Limited, has entered into an agreement with the Société des Pétroles du Sénégal and the République du Sénégal to acquire two offshore e
The officers and crew of Evergreen Line’s 1,164-TEU containership UNI-ASPIRE successfully rescued a Korean seafarer in the South China Sea just south of Hong Kong on November 22. UNI-ASPIRE received an emergency call from HKMRCC (Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) at 6 a.m. requesting as
Gazprom delegation ,Led by Elena Kasyan, Head of the Personnel Management Department, paid a working visit to the Murmansk Oblast. During the trip a number of working meetings were held with regional and municipal officials as well as with Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolev, Commander of the Northern Fle
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that contracts for two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) with Island Offshore have been confirmed. The contracts had originally been announced on 30 October 2011, subject to financ
STX OSV, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, reported that contracts for two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) with Island Offshore have been confirmed. The contracts had originally been announced on 30 October 2011, subject to financing approvals. All
Fugro and Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) have developed a high performance, modular jet trenching and mechanical cutting system. The Q1400 system, featured on Stand 11121 at EWEA Offshore, will be available early 2012 for the marine renewable and offshore oil and gas and markets, and will complement th
Lately BLRT Marketex and Sure Wind Marine Ltd entered into contract to build four 19,5 m wind farm catamarans. The catamarans are available for projects throughout Europe and built to DNV class and dual UK MCA and German Stability rules to ensure full flexibility. “This is first major contract for B
A position paper on “Underwater Sound in Relation to Dredging” to which ABPmer contributed has been published by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA). The purpose of the paper is to inform those parties concerned about sounds produced by dredgers. The paper was prepared by the CEDA Working Group
Blue Offshore will attend world’s largest offshore wind energy event, EWEA Offshore 2011, from 29 November to 1 December. During the show, company’s latest developments such as their flexible, modular basket carousel with variable cable carrying capacities will be presented. Blue Offshore’s latest p
