Dolphin Drilling Ltd., a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has entered into a Letter of Award for the provision of the semi-submersible Borgsten Dolphin with Total E&P UK Ltd for an approximate 40 month program in the UK sector to undertake Tender Support services at the Dunbar platform. The con
On November 9th, at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Shanghai, the launching of m.v. Atlanticborg took place. Christening and namegiving were done by mrs. Lei Hong, managing director Heinen & Hopman Marine Equipment (Shanghai). This vessel (yard number 1679A) is the nineteenth vessel in a large
NEC Corporation today announced the completion of its first submarine-cable based integrated ocean observation system for the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan. The system has been deployed in the sea off of eastern coast of Taiwan in order to strengthen seismic and environmental observations in the
CHANTIERS PIRIOU, the shipbuilding branch of PIRIOU in Concarneau, delivered two tugs, following the order placed by GICEP (Groupement d’Intérêt Commun des Entreprises Portuaires) in April 2010 for the delivery of four 72-tonnes harbour tugs for Algeria. The first two units, 32 metres in length with
The proposed Browse LNG Development has reached a key milestone with the release for public review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the upstream component of the development. The Draft Upstream EIS concerns the construction, operation and de-commissioning of all the offshore asp
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a five year contract by Petrobras for the provision of a dedicated deepwater flexible pipelay vessel for operations offshore Brazil commencing H2 2014. The estimated contract value is approximately $500 million. As a result of this award, Subsea 7 will cons
Swiber Holdings Limited , a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry today reported a 98.4% increase in net profit to US$15.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (“3Q2011”), in tandem with a 12.5% increase in revenue to
Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, today announced it has commenced drilling operations on the Antrim-operated Erne prospect in the UK Central North Sea block 21/29d (Antrim working interest 50%). Erne is an Eocene Tay Formation
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one Arctic Trawler for Remøy Fiskeriselskap AS. Delivery is scheduled from STX OSV Brattvaag in Norway i
On November 1, a naming ceremony was held at the Geoje Island shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Samsung) in Korea for two LNG vessels being built for joint owners NYK LNG (Atlantic) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK; Mitsui & Co. Ltd.; and Teekay Corporation The vessels have been char
INPEX CORPORATION announces an oil sheen has occurred in the vicinity of the Chevron Brazil operated Frade Oil Field located offshore north east of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil . Based on the information from Chevron, the current estimates of the total volume on the surface is estimated at less than 10 cu
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a five year contract by Petrobras for the provision of a dedicated deepwater flexible pipelay vessel for operations offshore Brazil commencing H2 2014. The estimated contract value is approximately $500 million. As a result of this award, Subsea 7 will cons
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a five year contract by Petrobras for the provision of a dedicated deepwater flexible pipelay vessel for operations offshore Brazil commencing H2 2014. The estimated contract value is approximately $500 million. As a result of this award, Subsea 7 will cons
For five generations, Darryl Fowler’s family has worked 800 acres of Bethany Township land, coaxing corn and soybeans out of the ground. By Jim Lynch (detnews) [mappress] Source: detnews, November 14, 2011
