For the fourth year in a row, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will experience extensive growth. The number of registered exhibitors for Offshore Energy 2011, to be held 11 & 12 October at the Amsterdam RAI, already succeeds expectations. Compared to 40 registered exhibitors in the same perio
Offshore wind farm operators could be facing O&M costs as high as €100,000 to €300,000 per year, per turbine, according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance report. This figure could be spiked by an additional 20 percent over the short term, as innovative 5MW variable-speed an
Offshore wind farm operators could be facing O&M costs as high as €100,000 to €300,000 per year, per turbine, according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance report. This figure could be spiked by an additional 20 percent over the short term, as innovative 5MW variable-speed an
The government has launched 11 new maritime research and development projects that have the potential to become the nation’s future growth… (chosun) [mappress] Source: chosun,June 08, 2011;
Harris CapRock Communications, a global provider of fully managed communications for remote and harsh environments, has been chosen by Odfjell Drilling to deliver turnkey Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications to seven of its mobile offshore drilling rigs and drill ships currently operat
Otto Energy Limited advises that it has commenced a 3D seismic data acquisition program in Service Contract 69 (SC 69) in the Visayan Basin of the Republic of Philippines. The seismic vessel BGP Explorer, operated by Exploiter Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of BGP ), has been contracted to record the seismic
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited welcomes the Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited (“SEYPEC”), 100% owned by the Republic of Seychelles Government, as a strategic cornerstone shareholder following settlement of the transaction announced to the market on 23 May 2011. SEYPEC has invested A
Development of a drillship is mainly about capacity, operational security and economy. But in these times of razor-sharp competition, design and identity are gaining significance. A ship also needs character. During an early stage of the development of the INO-80 concept, Inocean’s designers used an
Total announces the signing of an agreement with Silex Gas Norway AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz, to sell its entire stake in Gassled (6.4%) and related entities for a price of NOK 4.64 billion (approximately US$ 870 million). The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorit
Sea Trucks Group (“Sea Trucks”), one of the largest and fastest growing oil and gas marine contractors in West Africa, announces the contract award from TOTAL Gabon for the installation of a 32 km pipeline between the Anguille and Torpille fields offshore Gabon. The project comprises a full EPIC sco
Development of a drillship is mainly about capacity, operational security and economy. But in these times of razor-sharp competition, design and identity are gaining significance. A ship also needs character. During an early stage of the development of the INO-80 concept, Inocean’s designers used an
Earlier this year the Alnmaritec Wave Handler class boat, ‘Wave Force’ commenced line handling duties at a bulk carrier terminal near Dampier in Western Australia. This is the second of it’s line handling vessels that Alnmaritec has supplied to this region, the first boat has been successfully opera
Professor Tor Austad of the University of Stavanger and the Corec research centre have been honoured with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s IOR prize for their work on recovering more oil from chalk reservoirs. ”This year’s prize is a recognition of a demanding and continuous research effort to
WindCat 101 is the latest addition to WindCat Workboats’ fleet. She is one of three new vessels taken into service by WindCat Workboats in May 2011 and the first in the Mark 4 series. This new type of vessel has been developed to fulfil the need for a vessel with a higher speed, larger carrying [&he