Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (DEVRON 5), held a combined change of command and squadron establishment ceremony at Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Capt. Stephen Mack relieved Capt. Robert Gaucher as commodore during the ceremony held at Barb Hall. In addition to welcoming a new commodor
Industry experts are being urged by Subsea UK to showcase the most advanced technologies and lead discussions on the current and future subsea challenges at next year’s Subsea Expo. The 13th annual conference, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 7-9th February 201
UK subsea services provider Bibby Offshore has completed three contracts with oil and gas operator, Apache North Sea. Bibby Offshore said on Monday that the multi-million pound contracts covered the use of Bibby Offshore’s diving support vessels, Bibby Polaris and Bibby Topaz, and its construction s
On 9 October the Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner and Awards show will be taking place at the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. This sold out event offers not only a culinary dinner and live entertainment, but also celebrates the successes within the industry. Recently, the nominees were ann
Brazil’s oil and gas agency ANP has revealed a list of companies that have qualified for the participation in the second and third licensing round for pre-salt areas offshore Brazil. Ten companies expressed interest in taking part in the 2nd pre-salt round, of which eight have qualified: ExxonMobil,
Austria’s RAG on Tuesday opened the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling station at Ennshafen port. As previously reported, the construction on the LNG filling station started in July this year. Approximately 12 tonnes of LNG can be kept in storage at the Ennshafen site at present – e
Norwegian oil company Statoil has shared a photo of the Aasta Hansteen topside loaded up on a heavy transport vessel which will take it to Norway. Statoil said that “the beautiful lady” weighing 24,000 tons would begin its two-month-long journey from Hyundai’s shipyard in South Korea to Norway “in t
The $19 billion ExxonMobil-operated PNG LNG project has reportedly launched a tender to sell four spot cargoes. The tender, which closes on Wednesday, offers two November-loading cargoes, one in January and one in March, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing trading sources. ExxonMobil owns 41.6% perce
South Korea is looking to switch the coal-fired power plants currently under construction in the country to LNG-fueled turbines as it looks to cut down on pollution.
The Aframax tanker Ocean Mare, which was arrested in June this year, has been put up for auction in Singapore, Supreme Court of Singapore records indicate. The closing date for bids is October 6 at 3:00 p.m., according to the court’s data. As explained, the net value of bunkers on board the 106,004
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessels Stanislav Yudin and Oleg Strashnov are working full-steam at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site and have installed 78 pile sets and 24 jacket foundations so far, according to the project’s latest Notice to Mariners.
Vattenfall has awarded ODE, an integral part of the DORIS Group, with two framework agreements for its offshore wind projects across Europe.
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller held talks with China’s vice president Zhang Gaoli and Wang Dongjin, vice president of CNPC and president of PetroChina, discussing supply or Russian gas to China.
Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has won the port logistics contract for Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.
