Following the installation of the jacket foundation on 15 March, the 2,900t topside for the second offshore substation at the Race Bank offshore wind farm was installed over the weekend.
Indian drilling contractor Aban Offshore has secured a contract from ONGC for the charter hire of drillship Aban Ice. According to Aban Offshore, the drilling contract is for a firm period of 3 years. The total value of this contract is approximately $72.3 million, a proof that the offshore drilling
British energy firm BP has made a gas discovery in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt. The Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 1,961 meters in water depth of approximately 108 meters using the El Qaher II jack-up rig. The wireline lo
Marine design consultancy Houlder, LNG Infrastructure provider Wärtsilä and hose supplier Trelleborg have jointly developed a new mid-scale LNG distribution infrastructure.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has not managed to fully take over Vard, an offshore vessel building specialist. To remind, Fincantieri in November 2016 launched the offer for the shares not already owned by Fincantieri. More precisely, the offer was for 523,528,732 shares equal to 44.37% of the Var
The wreck of the ferry Sewol, which was lifted last week following overnight salvage operations, is expected to embark for the Port of Mokpo, South Korea, on March 30, the country’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said. The preparations to relocate she ship have been completed and salvage cre
The United Kingdom has booked its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for April, extending the recent rise in imports of the chilled fuel. The 266,000-cbm Q-Max LNG tanker Rasheeda is expected to arrive at the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal on April 2 from Qatar, according to the Milford Haven Por
Somali pirates have kept 7 hostages on board the vessel hijacked last week off Somalia, indicating that it could be intended for use as a mother ship for further attacks, Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) cited local reports. The vessel, identified as the ocean going dhow Asayr 2 operating out of Bosaso, w
By ABB The challenges in the current offshore industry are still in full swing. With an oil price that is nowhere in the range of the level as in 2014, the current market conditions for many offshore contractors remain demanding. Offshore contractors can use smart software on their vessels to offer
Twelve companies and individuals were revealed as the winners at the Offshore Achievement Awards 2017 (OAA) on Thursday at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The winners included JDR Cable Systems, which collected two awards for Export Achievement and Great Large Company, whilst E
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) will begin installing piles for jacket foundations at the Beatrice offshore wind farm on 27 March. The work will be carried out by the heavy lift vessel Stanislav Yudin, recently equipped with NAMI’s purpose built 700-tonne Pile Installation Frame (PIF).
UK offshore operator Hurricane Energy has found oil at the Halifax well off the Shetland Isles. What is more, the company has confirmed that the initial data analysis indicates Halifax is linked to the Lancaster field forming a single large hydrocarbon accumulation. The main purpose of the Halifax W
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform intend to study the possibilities of developing LNG from renewable sources as a transport fuel in the port of Rotterdam.
E&P company Primeline Energy has received the full payment due under the recently agreed settlement of the dispute with Zhejiang Gas in relation to the gas sales contract for LS36-1 (GSC), off China. The settlement agreements were signed in early March between Primeline and CNOOC China Ltd (CCL) and
