The new service operation vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, started its service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands last month. The vessel, featuring the X-STERN hull, is the first of two SOVs built at Ulstein Verft in Norway which Bernhard Schul
Up to 600 jobs are at risk at OneSubsea, a provider of subsea solutions for the oil and gas industry, as the company is reportedly looking to shut down a factory in the UK. According to BBC, the company is thinking about stopping manufacturing in the Leeds factory in 2017. The consultation with empl
In order to reduce the reliance on Russian gas, Bulgaria is eyeing a 25 percent stake in the LNG terminal project proposed for the northern coast of Greece.
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (Norsk Olje & Gass), an industry body and employers’ organization, has warned about a ‘serious’ imbalance between oil revenues and oil spending in Norway. According to the organization, the government’s estimate of oil revenues in the 2017 budget is NOK 138 bill
The US Coast Guard has set port condition Zulu for South Florida ports, closing the ports to all vessel traffic due to the passing of the Hurricane Matthew. The USCG has closed Port Canaveral, Port Miami, Miami River, Port Everglades, Port of Palm Beach, Port of Fort Pierce and all other South Flori
Norwegian geophysical services company, EMGS, has recorded lower vessel utilization in the third quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding period in 2015. The utilization dropped from 63% in the Q3 2015 to 52% in Q3 2016. In the Q3 2016, EMGS’ vessels were allocated 31% to multi-client projects
The South African Department of Energy is currently in the process of developing procurement documentation for LNG-to-power independent procurement programme.
Data buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International (OSIL) have recently supplied eight 1.2m buoys to Jan De Nul Group, which will use them on different dredging and renewables projects as platforms for environmental monitoring. Each buoy incorporates a variety of sensors from different manufactu
Preparation of the design and front-end engineering design (FEED) documentation for Sakhalin II project’s third liquefaction train are nearing completion.
The Subsea Services Alliance, a contractual collaboration between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Schlumberger, today announced the launch of the development of the first Riserless Open-water Abandonment Module (ROAM). The 18¾-in. large bore system will enhance well abandonment capacity from
Alexey Miller, the head of the Russian giant Gazprom discussed the partnership development with Gerard Mestrallet, chairman of the board of directors of Engie.
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Mexico’s Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (ASEA) have signed a letter of intent to strengthen cooperation, coordination and information sharing on environmental matters related to offshore hydrocarbon activities in the Gulf of Mexico. BO
Atlantic Offshore has, together with Statoil, decided to convert Ocean Response to act as full oil recovery and oil spill vessel. The vessel, with the length of 75 meters, is an emergency response & rescue vessel, constructed to handle advanced emergency- and rescue operations, and maintenance of lo
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has called on the European Commission, the European Parliament and Member States to support the introduction of a financial incentive that will enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in line with the standard set by the European Ship Recycling Regulation.
