Strategic Marine will hand-over four new workboats to the Saipem Leighton Consortium next week for use on the Chevron operated Gorgon Project. The contract is valued at just under AU$1M. The vessels have been built at the company’s Henderson Shipyards and are expected to be used to transport workers
The Brazilian National Oil Company, Petrobras has approved delivery of READ’s new and innovative Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) System, the PerForM™. An audit and Final Acceptance Test (FAT) of the system was completed by Petrobras representatives at READ’s facilities in Houston, Texas, in Apr
A New Zealand Lobster fisherman has had such great success with WASSP Multi Beam Sonar in his fleet, that he has ordered a fourth unit to be fitted to his newest vessel. Trevor Burkhart and his family have been actively involved in the New Zealand Lobster fishing industry since it’s commercial incep
Through its subsidiary TTS Energy AS, TTS Group ASA has signed a Letter of Intent with Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore, for delivery of a high performance drilling equipment package for a new CJ70 Jack-up to be built for North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. The contract has a value of approximately NOK
OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99 m cable laying vessel. Neil Patterson, managing director of OSD-IMT, says, “This project illustrates perfectly the st
In a world increasingly dominated by the need to reduce environmental impacts, what role does shipping have to play? Technological solutions exist, but which will prove to be the most beneficial and cost effective, and which lie over the horizon? What impact will the other players in the marine and
The Board of Fred Olsen Production ASA informs that Mårten Lunde will resign as CEO of the Company on 31 July 2011. The Board has decided to appoint CFO Jørn Røkaas as acting CEO as from 1 August. The Board regrets Lunde’s decision to leave the company and will thank him for his contribution to [&he
OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99 m cable laying vessel. Neil Patterson, managing director of OSD-IMT, says, “This project illustrates perfectly the st
Marine Simulation LLC announced the release of ROVsim2 O&G and ROVsim2 Pro – their new family of next generation undersea robotics training simulator systems. ROVsim2 reflects an important step in the development of 3D simulation and integrates a number of important new features and enhancements, in
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka held a working meeting as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2011. The meeting participants considered the prospects for bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, particul
Researchers who discovered a sunken Navy submarine in which 42 sailors drowned off Key West more than 60 years ago are beginning the next… (keysnews) [mappress] Source: keysnews, June 20 , 2011;
OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99 m cable laying vessel. Neil Patterson, managing director of OSD-IMT, says, “This project illustrates perfectly the st
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in Vlissingen has signed a contract for the conversion of jack up drill rig “GFS Labrador” into an accommodation rig. The project will commence when the rig arrives in Vlissingen at the end of June and will take approximately 4 months. Among other things the mai
Aker Solutions has secured a contract for subsea compression topside modifications of the Åsgard A and B platforms with Statoil. The contract value is approximately NOK 650 million. The purpose of the modification is to supply electricity to the Åsgard subsea compressor units, which will be installe
