The German shipping group Harren & Partner / Offshore Installation Group (OIG) placed an order for the installation of three OCTOPUS-Onboard systems. Harren & Partner was founded in 1989 and has been expanding ever since. Today H & P operates a fleet of about 60 vessels consisting of tankers, contai
Oil & Gas UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, responds to reported drop in UK Exploration. Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: “The drop in UK exploration and appraisal activity compared to other sectors of the North Sea since the B
Sea Trucks Group, announces a contract award from Hyundai Heavy Industries for Total in Nigeria. The project comprises the charter of a DP3 accommodation support vessel and associated services for 430 company personnel at the USAN FPSO, located 100 km offshore Nigeria in water depths of 750 m to sup
Piping technology specialist, STATS Group, has recently completed a 20” valve change-out on the Yanga platform, offshore the Republic of Congo. The Aberdeen-based company was contracted by Halliburton, on behalf of Total E&P, to provide pipeline isolation to replace a launcher valve located downstre
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency. The meeting was moderated by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Chairman of the Coordinating Committee. Taking part in the mee
The Liebherr Group benefited from the worldwide business recovery in the 2010 business year and resumed its growth. Total turnover rose by 626.0 million € or 9.0 % to 7,587.0 million €. This growth derived exclusively from the Group’s construction machinery area, in which it proved possible to incre
As a result of the still ongoing concentration on shipbuilding activities in the Far East region and especially China’s position as the number one shipbuilding nation, Rockwool Marine & Offshore increases focus by establishing a sales office in Shanghai centre. The Rockwool Group, the world’s larges
Global Marine Systems Limited has announced a major upgrade of its CS Sovereign vessel. Global Marine‟s marine engineering team worked closely with an offshore handling equipment supplier, to design and build two 2,300 tonne turntables, in order to expand the ships capability for a further round of
Building upon the success of the single seat AS1 model, Aqua Star envisioned a two person scooter, the AS2. After intense design and engineering, it is now a reality. Now couples can share the underwater experience together. The second person at the controls eliminates any fear for the timid. The AS
The new director of the NEPTUNE Canada ocean network is Dr. Kate Moran, a world-renowned ocean engineer who is completing a two-year term as assistant director in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in Washington, DC. NEPTUNE Canada is the world’s largest and most advanced cabled
Sea Trucks Group (“Sea Trucks”), announces a contract award from Hyundai Heavy Industries for Total in Nigeria. The project comprises the charter of a DP3 accommodation support vessel and associated services for 430 company personnel at the USAN FPSO, located 100 km offshore Nigeria in water depths
The original order from Statoil was for 175 new cabins at Oseberg field centre. Last week the assignment was extended. Now Aibel is to demolish all the cabins and build again from scratch. “We are demolishing floors, walls, ceiling plates, pipes and the electrics. Everything is going. There will be
There are fresh hopes for the future of a major new facility to test tidal energy off the Isle of Wight. by Emma Philo (iwradio) [mappress] Source: iwradio, July 15, 2011;
Salamander Energy today announced that the Aquamarine Driller jack up rig (owned by Vantage Drilling Company) that will be used to drill the Cat Ba-1X prospect in Block 101/100-04, Offshore Northern Vietnam, is due to imminently commence mobilisation to the well site. The Cat Ba-1X well is expected
