Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that it has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) the Malaysian National Oil Company. Later, at an official ceremony that took place today, the Malaysian Prime Minister, the H
On behalf of its co-venturers BP is pleased to announce an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimat
PDM Neptec has been chosen to appear in Marine Technology Reporter’s special annual publication, which profiles the leading 100 companies currently serving the marine technology and ocean science community. The report is published in July, and distributed worldwide to more than 25,000 companies, gov
Box Ships Inc., or the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase the MSC Emma, a 5,060 TEU Panamax containership built in 2004 at the Hanjin Heavy Industries
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (OL) announced that Hydroid, a KONGSBERG Company, will provide Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and docking stations to support the Pioneer Array of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). WHOI, an impleme
On behalf of its co-venturers BP announced an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimated 450 millio
Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a series of orders to supply propulsion solutions for dredger vessels to be built in China and the Netherlands. Since dredging applications are typically very demanding, the high reliability of the Wärtsilä solutions was a key element in the award of all three proj
Due to serious weather damage at the Maersk UK Gryphon field, Bibby Offshore were contracted to deliver diving support and in particular, help make the site safe while Maersk assessed the damage and then put in place plans for the field re-construction. Initially the Bibby Topaz was mobilised to sur
Vessel utilization is defined as the percentage of the full quarter where the vessel is in paid work either in the form of acquisition, mobilization, demobilization, steaming, standby or other. The vessel utilization for all vessels operated by SeaBird for Q1 2011 was 69% (Q1 2011: 49%). The Ocean B
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the exterior and basic design of the hybrid car carrier aiming at zero emissions while berthed had been determined. As a “project that develops systems to reduce CO2 emissions from ocean-going vessels,” the vessel earned us a subsidy from Japan’s Ministry of
The highly topical theme of this year’s International Marine Contractors Association Annual Seminar – the future of marine and subsea operations – has resulted in the publication of a highly relevant and thought provoking programme. The seminar, the nineteenth in the series, will be held on 9–10 Nov
Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a series of orders to supply propulsion solutions for dredger vessels to be built in China and the Netherlands. Since dredging applications are typically very demanding, the high reliability of the Wärtsilä solutions was a key element in the award of all three proj
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (OL) announced that Hydroid, a KONGSBERG Company, will provide Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and docking stations to support the Pioneer Array of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). WHOI, an impleme
Xcite Energy announced today that the “Rowan Norway” deep water jack-up rig, scheduled for use on the Company’s Bentley field, has now been delivered by the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore to Rowan Companies, Inc. The KFELS N-Class combines state-of-the-art design with the dual capabilities of per
