British company Red7Marine has become the owner of Damen’s new Stan Tug 1205, the first in a new ship series, which was only just unveiled to the market. Damen had decided to show its new tug series at the Seawork Show held in Southampton in mid-June. But already on the second day of the internation
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a further 2 500 feet riser extension to the Dragonquest (formerly Titanium Explorer) rig, which is owned by Valenica Drilling and managed by Vantage Drilling Company. The contract value is approximately NOK 90 million, including both riser joints and buoya
GSP Jupiter is carrying out drilling operations on the Bulgarian continental shelf for Melrose Resources. GSP’s offshore drilling rig operates in Kavarna East offshore perimeter, located between Kaliakra and Kavarna gas fields. GSP Orion, OSR, renders the offshore supply services for the duration of
CEDA as an official stakeholder has been participating in the work relating to the implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) from the second part of 2009. This concise document introduces briefly the MSFD and explains why and in what way is CEDA involved in the discussions
Saipem has been awarded new offshore contracts worth over 1 billion euro. The contracts refer to activities to be carried out between 2010 and 2012 in the main offshore areas where Saipem is present, in particular in the Caspian Sea, both in the Kazakh and Azeri sectors, Brazil, the Middle East, Wes
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, the developers of the East Anglia offshore windfarm zone, have appointed ERM as lead environmental consultant to assist in the development of the first project in the zone. The 7.2GW development will be built in several phases with, the proposed first site, c
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, the developers of the East Anglia offshore windfarm zone, have appointed ERM as lead environmental consultant to assist in the development of the first project in the zone. The 7.2GW development will be built in several phases with, the proposed first site, c
Bibby Offshore Limited, the provider of turnkey subsea construction/IRM and offshore management services, announced changes to its board of directors to support the company’s ongoing growth. Effective from 1st July 2010, Fraser Moonie, who previously held the position of commercial director for the
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) wishes to announce that the integration process as a result of the merger of Boskalis and SMIT is progressing well. The process is being led by Peter Berdowski (CEO Boskalis) and Ben Vree (CEO SMIT) and based on current findings the integration is expected
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. announced that it has received notification from CNOOC that the Supplemental Development Agreement for LS 36-1 gas field (the “SDA”) signed on 17th March has been ratified by the China’s Ministry of Commerce and has become effective. The SDA confirms that CNOOC exercis
Hallin Marine Subsea International Ltd, a Superior Energy Services company, has won a US $25 million, five-year contract to supply ROV services from Marine Subsea AS for the new build subsea intervention vessel Karianne. Under the terms of the contract, Hallin will supply two new Quantum XP 200hp wo
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company has signed a two-year contract with Bluewater Services UK Ltd to provide engineering and maintenance services for two FPSO (floating production and storage offloading) vessels, currently leased to operators in the North Sea. The valu
IQPC is pleased to announce Dredging WA 2010. Due to market demand we are now holding our Dredging event later in the year to ensure accessibility for all stakeholders involved in Dredging. This event will share knowledge with all stakeholders involved in dredging projects from approval through to d
San Leon announced that it has awarded PGS Ventures AS (“PGS”), a subsidiary of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA Group, a contract to carry out a 300 sq. kms. seismic survey across the Slyne Basin in the Atlantic Margin, offshore west coast of Ireland. The license for exploration in the Slyne Basin was ac
