Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, provides fleet update for September 2011. Songa Venus continues with maintenance and operational preparedness for the upcoming contract with Petronas in Malaysia. Mobilization and contractual start up is expected to commence on October 15. Son
AN Inverness company specialising in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture is in discussions with five firms interested in its… (inverness-courier) [mappress] Source: inverness-courier, October 05, 2011
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited announces that operations at the Company’s Esperanza prospect located in Block 22/15 of the UK Central North Sea have been initiated. The Ocean Nomad semi-submersible drilling rig is on location and currently waiting for weather to pass for the commencement of dri
Aberdeen based offshore engineering specialist Apollo Offshore Engineering announced a strategic appointment to support its developing … SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, October 05 , 2011;
Lessons learnt so far from the Deepwater Horizon disaster show that neither the industry nor the government can be satisfied with conditions on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This view was expressed by Magne Ognedal, director general of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), in his ope
Transocean Services AS , a wholly owned subsidiary of Transocean Ltd., has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of Aker Drilling ASA for NOK 26.50 per share. This acquisition further strengthens Transocean’s industry leadership position, adding approximately $1 billion in backlog a
Technip and Bluewater announced today that they have recently signed an exclusive global agreement to jointly market the Spiral Stacked Turret (SST), a turret system component intended for floating units. The SST is a flexible-hose-based alternative to the traditional mechanical swivel stack that ac
Wilhelmsen Ships Service’ (WSS) Business Director Ships Agency, Frederic Fontarosa, will speak at this month’s Smart Shipping conference in Singapore. Held from 17-18 October at the Four Seasons hotel, Smart Shipping represents a new concept in maritime industry conferences and is the first event of
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the cumulative results of its exploration and appraisal success offshore Mozambique have substantially increased the resource potential in the Offshore Area 1 of the deepwater Rovuma Basin. The appraisal section of its most recent exploration well at th
Only one week to go for the 4th edition of Offshore Energy. For the first time in its existence, Offshore Energy takes place in Amsterdam and the event is bigger than ever. At 11 & 12 October, 300 exhibitors will show their products in an 8000 sq.m. hall of the Amsterdam RAI. 5000 visitors […
Only one week to go for the 4th edition of Offshore Energy. For the first time in its existence, Offshore Energy takes place in Amsterdam and the event is bigger than ever. At 11 & 12 October, 300 exhibitors will show their products in an 8000 sq.m. hall of the Amsterdam RAI. 5000 visitors […
Only one week to go for the 4th edition of Offshore Energy. For the first time in its existence, Offshore Energy takes place in Amsterdam and the event is bigger than ever. At 11 & 12 October, 300 exhibitors will show their products in an 8000 sq.m. hall of the Amsterdam RAI. 5000 visitors […
Cape Wind Associates, the company behind the 130-turbine wind farm to be built in Nantucket Sound, are urging Massachusetts regulators… By Erin Ailworth (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, October 04, 2011
The Maritime Administration has approved a $346,129,000 Title XI guarantee to Vessel Management Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crowley Holdings, Inc., for the construction of three 330,000 barrel double hull tug/barge units. VT Halter Marine, Inc. in Gulfport, Mississippi is construct
