The use of renewable energy will increase over the next few years, according to experts. Green energy organisation Renewable UK has said… [mappress] Source: envirotech-online, July 14, 2010;
Leading international oilfield service company Expro announced it has secured a four-year extension to a major contract with Statoil in Norway. Expro provides well testing and specialist data acquisition services across Statoil’s Norway operations. The contract extension will allow Expro to further
Aberdeen-based oil services group OEG Offshore (OEG) has launched a subsidiary in Houston to expand its operations in the Americas, increasing its worldwide network. OEG Offshore LLC (OEG US) will supply clients in the offshore oil and gas industry with specialist, pressurised A60 engineering cabins
Frans van Seumeren has purchased a stake in Barge Master Holding bv. Van Seumeren explains: “Barge Master develops and produces motion compensated platforms for offshore lifting operations. This company can help solve the age-old problem of sea-induced motions during offshore installation work. I ha
Apache Corporation announced that David Carmony has been promoted to be vice president – Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S). “Apache has always had a strong safety culture,” said G. Steven Farris, Apache’s chairman and chief executive officer. “David will work with me and our regional operating
Sevan Drilling AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sevan Marine ASA, has signed a mandate letter and term sheet with DVB Group Merchant Bank (Asia) Pte Ltd and NIBC Bank N.V. for the arrangement of a USD 530 million limited recourse secured term loan facility. The facility will replace the existing deb
Wind investments are rising, especially in Sweden, Greece, Ireland and some Eastern countries. Offshore opportunities are particularly significant, while re-powering is starting to develop. Trends in growth of the wind energy sector in Europe are optimistic. After the slowdown in 2009, spilling over
Aberdeen-based Aiken Group has filled a gap in the market by “growing” its own talent in-house in a project spearheaded by the initiative of two students. The 23-year-old oil and gas firm is a leading and innovative supplier of integrated, solutions-based engineering and a specialist service provide
Eidesvik has entered into a contract to build the fourth platform supply vessel powered by natural gas, and by doing so Eidesvik has again proven a strong commitment to green solutions. Eidesvik built the world’s first natural gas powered cargo vessel as early as in 2003 (Viking Energy) and they are
UTEC Survey Australia Pty. Ltd. (Perth) is completing a five-month bathymetric survey campaign for the Port Hedland Port Authority’s … [mappress] Source: hydro-international, July 12, 2010;
„Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium“ opens up new perspectives for offshore wind projects. Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in… [mappress] Source: pr-usa, July 12, 2010;
After nearly two years of engineering, procurement, and project preparations, Dockwise has completed the first of two float-overs for the Vyborg Project in Korea. The Vyborg Project with total revenues of approximately USD 100 million is big in scope. And size: It involves moving two 15,000 metric t
The Clair Ridge Joint Venture has awarded Aker Solutions an EPC-contract for delivery of two steel jackets, which will be located west of Shetland. “Jacket structures is the core business for our yard in Verdal and I am pleased to see that we have won such a huge and important contract in an interna
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing on exploration, production, appraisal and undeveloped field opportunities in the Atlantic Margin, North Sea and Norway, announced that Hanne Harlem (age 45) has been appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effecti
