GL Noble Denton expert receives distinguished achievement award for contribution to the DP Industry.In Houston, TexasThe Marine Technology Society (MTS) Dynamic Positioning Committee honors Dr Steven Cargill with its 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award…
Working in the Barents Sea must be as safe as elsewhere Norway's Petroleum Safety Agency (PSA) makes clear.The petroleum sector faces special challenges as it moves northwards, and the question is whether emergency preparedness, knowledge and technology are sufficient to meet them…
Statoil's (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) third quarter 2012 net operating income was NOK 40.9 billion, a 4% increase compared to NOK 39.3 billion in the third quarter of 2011.'Statoil delivered solid financial results in the quarter. By ramping up new fields…
Array cable installation completed at London Array by a small fleet of specialised vessels.Six days after the final foundation was installed at London Array the project has achieved another milestone – all array cables have now been installed at the offshore site…
Forum Energy Technologies contracts with Global Marine Systems to supply a PerryTM XT 600 Trenching System.The XT 600 Trenching System is scheduled for delivery in 2013. It will be installed in the Global Marine vessel the Cable Retriever…
AMEC forms a joint venture with Samsung Heavy Industries & Samsung Engineering to serve the offshore energy sector.AMEC will carry out design engineering for fixed and floating offshore platforms, FPSOs and subsea pipelines for Samsung’s future offshore oil and gas projects…
November Sale Will Offer All Available Unleased Areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P…
Cyprus-based Seaway Heavy Lifting awarded a transportation and installation contract for UK's East Anglia offshore wind zone.Aberdeen based Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd awarded the contract to Seaway Heavy Lifting Contracting Ltd…
DOF signs contract with international charterer for Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) 'Skandi Emerald'.The firm period of the contract is 220 days + 30 days options and commences this month, and the vessel is required for operations off the South America coast…
GL Renewables Certification rendered to Siemens for its new 6-megawatt offshore wind turbine SWT-6.0-154. The prototype certification is a prerequisite for the testing of the turbine. Field testing of Siemens Wind Power’s new 154-meter rotor…
Transocean Ltd. announce Nick Deeming has resigned as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary.Mr Deeming resigned for personal reasons, and the company expressed its gratitude for his service.Effective immediately…
Aibel AS of Norway chooses Tideland Signal to supply Syncrolan LED light stations for the new Gudrun North Sea development.The Tideland LED warning systems to be installed on the Gudrun platform comprise a main Syncrolan light station with a range of 15 NM…
Under the Technology License Agreement, BP will make available technical information that PEMEX E&P can use.Petroleos Mexicanos Exploration and Production (PEMEX E&P) and BP's agreement is for the latter to share the technical information…
BMT Nigel Gee's first 26m XSS Windfarm Support for Turbine Transfers launched at the Sepers B.V shipyard in Holland. The XSS (Extreme Semi-SWATH) offers significant improvements in motion levels over conventional platforms and is on target…
RigNet wins 6-year contract from major contractor for managed remote communications services on an ultra-deepwater drill rig.'It is a pleasure to bring the Brazilian oil and gas market high-quality, leading managed communications services…