Hamburg-based manufacturer HATLAPA Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in the Norwegian deck machinery company Triplex AS. In doing so HATLAPA’s traditional product portfolio of compressors, steering gear and winches has now been significantly expanded to include all components of
Industry interest in the Offshore Decommissioning Conference organised by Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK has resulted in another sell-out event as delegates gather in Dunblane (October 5) to learn more about the opportunities available in the sector. This year’s two-day conference, sponsored by Ak
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services Company, has appointed a new managing director for its West Division as it grows the capability and assets of its Aberdeen-based operation. Hallin has promoted Giovanni Corbetta to the Managing Director’s role after he distinguished himself as the division’s
Cecon has received Letter of Award for a fast-track pipeline installation project in West Africa. Engineering and Project Management will commence immediately with Installation expected completed by the end of Q4/2011. The project will be executed using Cecon installation spread on a third party cha
Combining recently launched green technology for navigating the oceans with the need to address gaps in critical earthquake information across the globe, scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been granted $1.02 million from the National Science Foundation to develo
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed the loan documentation for a bank loan facility of USD 410 million with DnB NOR Bank ASA and DVB Bank SE, Nordic Branch, together with Garanti-instituttet for Eksportkreditt (GIEK) and Eksportfinans ASA (the “Fleet Bank Facility”). The loan docu
Dominion announces that it has signed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block L15 in the Lamu Basin, offshore Kenya, giving the Company a 100% working interest and operatorship. The Company previously announced the award of L15 on 1st August 2011 through execution of Heads of Agreement with
Reliance Globalcom, Reliance Communications’ (RCom) global telecommunications services arm, has upgraded capacity on its submarine cables… (domain-b) [mappress] Source: domain-b, October 05 , 2011;
A yard in South Tyneside is this week celebrating an order hat-trick. The vessel Acergy Petrel sailed into the A&P Tyne yard at Hebburn for a two-week repair contract. This is the latest order secured from Subsea 7, and provides welcome employment for the yard’s 250-strong core workforce. The new ar
Independent Risk Management Systems B.V. (IRM Systems), suppliers of independent guidance and hands-on support for emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS) and pipeline repair, announced that it has opened its doors for business. In order to mitigate risks associated with critical pipeline networks,
Dominion announces that it has agreed to farm-out a 20% working interest in Block 7, deepwater Tanzania to a subsidiary of Mubadala Oil & Gas (“Mubadala”). Following the completion of the transaction Dominion will hold an 80% working interest and operatorship in the Block. Under the terms of the agr
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, held its annual general meeting last night in Dunblane, with nine new directors elected from across all sectors of the decommissioning industry. The meeting heard that the supply chain body now has around 160 members. Attendees wer
Det norske has signed three important contracts in preparing for the Jette development. The contractors are Cameron, Subsea7 and Aker Solutions. Det norske oljeselskap ASA presented a plan for development and operation (PDO) of Jette to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe. The PDO w
Lazurit Design Bureau (Nizhniy Novgorod) has tested new lifesaving capsule for submarines of 3rd and further generations, reports Interfax. The capsule is designed for deep-sea tests of submarines and will be used to save trial crews in case of accident. Standard crew saving capsules will be mounted
