Eidesvik and CGG have agreed on changes to the bareboat contract for the seismic vessel Viking Vanquish. The contract expires in November 2020 effective from January 2017. The day rate will be reduced for the rest of the contract, Eidesvik informed. Eidesvik will receive listed senior notes maturing
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The U.S. weekly offshore rig count is down by one unit, according to a report issued by the oilfield services provider Baker Hughes on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +35 to 694 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 35 rigs from last week to 694, with oil rigs up 29 to 551, gas rigs […]
Looking back, I have to conclude that it has been a turbulent year for the Dutch maritime industry. We’ve had both ups and tremendous downs. In early December, I had the honour to receive the first copy of the Maritime Monitor 2016 from our coordinating maritime Minister, Melanie Schultz van Haegen.
In 2017, Bibby Line Group will reach another milestone in its 209-year history when it takes delivery of the Bibby WaveMaster 1 – a vessel designed specifically for operations & maintenance (O&M) and construction support activities for Round 3 wind farms. And even in the ‘worst-case scenario’ in ter
In 2017, Bibby Line Group will reach another milestone in its 209-year history when it takes delivery of the Bibby WaveMaster 1 – a vessel designed specifically for operations & maintenance (O&M) and construction support activities for Round 3 wind farms. And even in the ‘worst-case scenario’ in ter
Dresser-Rand’s first micro-scale LNG solution starts up Dresser-Rand, part of Siemens Power and Gas, has commissioned its first micro-scale natural gas liquefaction system at the Ten Man LNG facility in Pennsylvania, U.S. NextDecade signs site lease for its second LNG export project NextDecade signe
Wave Hub, a company that manages, operates and maintains three offshore deployment sites for demonstrating wave and tidal energy technology in the UK, is currently recruiting a project manager for the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone.
Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a two-year contract with Brazil’s PetroRio for Maersk Pacer an anchor handler, to perform tanker lifting for offloading operations in Brazil. Maersk Supply Service’s CCO Carsten Gram Haagensen said: “With this contract, Maersk Suppl
At a nomination hearing held by the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources yesterday, Rick Perry, who has been chosen by the newly-elected US president Donald Trump to lead the Department of Energy (DoE), reflected on his statement made several years ago that led to concerns on him bein
The British Ports Association (BPA) is planning to launch discussions with the UK government in an effort to understand its post-Brexit vision and how customs procedures might be best managed at ports. The move comes on the back of the Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech from January 18, 2017, in wh
Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás, said that daily natural gas demand in the country had reached another record high due to the current cold snap. Spanish daily natural gas demand reached 1.59 TWh on Thursday. This figure exceeds the previous record registered on Wednesday and is the highest num
Ambassador, a Suezmax crude oil tanker, has been arrested in Singapore waters, according to Supreme Court of Singapore’s data. The 153,000 dwt ship, owned by Cyprus-based shipping company Transland Bulk Carriers, was detained for undisclosed reasons in the morning of January 19, 2017. Focal Investig
South Korean LNG and power company SK E&S has reportedly received the country’s first U.S. spot cargo of LNG produced from shale gas. SK E&S, a unit of SK Group, imported 66,000 tonnes of LNG from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Lousiana, Reuters reported on Friday citing two industry s
