RBG has secured a major £30million two year contract extension to provide Apache North Sea Limited (“Apache”) with fabric maintenance and deck crew services. The contract, which RBG has held since 2008, will see the continued delivery of a wide range of integrated services, including coatings specif
DCT Gdansk welcomes Poland’s Minister of Infrastructure Cezary Grabarczyk visited the container terminal yesterday. After welcoming President Lech Walesa, the Prime Minister and deputy Prime Minister in recent months, DCT Gdansk, the Polish container terminal, played host once again to one of the mo
In support of the maritime community’s efforts to protect seafarers against acts of piracy, ABS has prepared a quick reference guide (QRG) to assist ships’ crews in implementing the industry’s “Best Management Practices for the Protection of Seafarers from Somali Based Piracy,” commonly referred to
The concept chosen for the Mariner heavy oil project on the UK continental shelf includes a production, drilling and quarter (PDQ) platform based on a steel jacket, with a floating storage unit (FSU). Statoil expects a final investment decision in late 2012 and first oil in late 2016. The Bressay he
MEO Australia Limitedadvises that Fugro Multi Client Services Pty Ltd commenced acquisition of the Zeus 3D Marine Seismic Survey on 6th September 2011. The 3D survey over WA-361-P is part of a 1,318 km2 multi-client survey to be acquired utilising the ‘M/V Seisquest’. The WA-361-P Joint Venture has
Top representatives of GDF Suez E&P Nederland, Chevron E&P Netherlands and NAM, the joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil, share their vision on the future of North Sea gas production during the Offshore Energy conference. The conference will take place on 11 and 12 October in Amsterdam and will run
The Board of Directors of Otto Marine Limited announced that the Company or its nominee has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Go Marine Group Pty Ltd or its nominee, in respect of the sale of a 8,000 bhp AHTS vessel identified as “GO Rigel” (the “Vessel”) for a considerat
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $60 million from Det norske oljeselsakp ASA, for tie-back of two satellite wells in the Jette field to the Jotun B platform. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 6km flex
Preliminary production figures for August 2011 indicate an average daily production of about 1 957 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is a decrease of 80 000 barrels compared to July. Gas production was about 7.9 billion Sm3, which is 0.6 billion Sm3 more than the previous month. The avera
Rocksource ASA announced today that the drilling rig “Borgland Dolphin” has commenced drilling on the “Phoenix” prospect in PL 559 in the Norwegian Sea. Phoenix is interpreted as an extension of the nearby Linerle discovery with a shared Oil Water Contact (OWC) The PL 559 partnership consists of Roc
The Board of Directors of Otto Marine Limited announced that the Company or its nominee has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Go Marine Group Pty Ltd or its nominee, in respect of the sale of a 8,000 bhp AHTS vessel identified as “GO Rigel” (the “Vessel”) for a considerat
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $60 million from Det norske oljeselsakp ASA, for tie-back of two satellite wells in the Jette field to the Jotun B platform. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 6km flex
DCNS and KND have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the promotion, construction and sale of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in South Africa. The Gowind OPV leverages the most innovative technologies to ensure the success of maritime safety & security (MSS) and counterpiracy missions. DCN
French utility GDF Suez plans to sell several of its gas assets in the British part of the North sea to Italian oil company… Reporting by Caroline Jacobs (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 8, 2011;
