Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected David K. Lawrence as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Oceaneering, effective January 1, 2012. Mr. Lawrence joined Oceaneering in June 2005 as Assistant General Counsel and has served as Associate Genera
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), with technical assistance from Telenor Maritime Radio, Radio Inspection, conducted an audit of the Gjøa facility during the period 26-27 September 2011. The audit was a planned activity with a basis in the PSA’s prioritisation of major accident risk. The
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited announced that it has taken delivery of the Genco Spirit, a 34,432 dwt Handysize newbuilding. The Genco Spirit is the final vessel to be delivered to the Company under Genco’s agreement previously announced on June 9, 2010 to acquire five Handysize vessels from compa
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (Forum) yesterday signed an exclusive five-year supply agreement with Canyon Offshore (Canyon). Under the agreement, Forum will be the exclusive provider to Canyon of work-class ROVs and Trenchers. This agreement was initiated with the award of two Perry XLX-200 work-
Wood Group PSN has been awarded a new five-year contract, with an option to extend for a further five years, from Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc, to provide Operations and Maintenance Services on all 11 of Talisman’s UK offshore assets and at the Flotta Oil Termina
Wood Group PSN,an international energy services company, has been awarded a new five-year contract, with an option to extend for a further five years, from Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc, to provide Operations and Maintenance Services on all 11 of Talisman’s UK off
The KSB Group will deliver cryogenic butterfly valves for 20 liquefied gas tankers by the end of 2012. Each of the ships will be supplied with about 80 of these expensive special valves that are technically demanding to manufacture. Norwegian, Greek and Russian shipping companies are the contractors
Dr Ignace Van Meenen has taken up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Rickmers Group effective 1 October 2011. In this function, Dr Van Meenen will press ahead with the realignment of the group of companies to enable it to respond faster and more flexibly to the demands of changing
On 4th November, Hull No. 3609, which is a drillship ordered by Brazil based Odebrecht Oil & Gas was named ‘ODN I’ at quay D by Mrs. Vitoria Lins, spouse of Newton Lins Filho, Delba’s Shareholder. At the same time Hull No. 3610 was named ‘ODN II’ by Mrs. Virginia Ramos, spouse of Roberto […]
NewLead Holdings Ltd., an international shipping company owning and operating tankers and dry bulk vessels, announced that on November 10, 2011, the “Newlead Gujarat,” a new geared Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel of 79,263 dwt, was delivered from Cosco Dalian Shipyard Co. to NewLead’s fleet. The “Newlead
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced signing of an exclusive five-year supply agreement with Canyon Offshore (Canyon). Under the agreement, Forum will be the exclusive provider to Canyon of work-class ROVs and Trenchers. This agreement was initiated with the award of two Perry XLX-200 work-
A leading subsea training centre has announced a new course for ROV professionals. The Underwater Centre in Fort William has developed the ‘Fibre-optic Termination’ training course, specifically from feedback received from the industry on new demands being placed on employees. The two day course tak
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announces the signing of an exclusive five-year supply agreement with Canyon Offshore . Under the agreement, Forum will be the exclusive provider to Canyon of work-class ROVs and Trenchers. This agreement was initiated with the award of two Perry XLX-200 work-class RO
Columbus Networks and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced they will partner to deploy a 40G upgrade in the CFX-1 undersea cable system. The upgrade will allow for an increase in the final design capacity in the CFX-1 syst
