Offshore News


Topaz Appoints New CEO

Jun 05, 2012

Renaissance Services has announced the appointment of René Kofod-Olsen as CEO for Topaz Energy & Marine (Topaz).  Mr. Kofod-Olsen’s career spans 18 years in the marine industry with the A.P. Møller-Maersk Group (APMM), including a period as Chief People Officer of SVITZER…

Society of Maritime Industries Appoints New Director

Jun 01, 2012

The Society of Maritime Industries is pleased to announce that Malcolm Clements will be joining the organization in June in the dual role of Director of the Association of British Offshore Industries (ABOI) and Ports and Terminals Group (PTG)…

Contract Awarded for First FLRSU

Jun 01, 2012

Wison Offshore & Marine Announces Award for construction of World’s First Floating LNG Liquefaction Unit.Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, announced today the successful award of a contract by the Exmar group for engineering…

Bourbon Strives for Fuel Consumption Savings

May 29, 2012

Optimizing the crewboat's fuel consumption - BOURBON promotes best practices and organizes a competition. With over 3 million people carried in 2011, the transport of personnel is at the forefront of BOURBON’s activities. Following directly on from the initiative launched in Gabon in 2010…

Final Details for Upcoming Central GOM O&G Lease Sale

May 17, 2012

New Orleans -- Today the Obama Administration provided final details for the Central Gulf of Mexico lease sale announced by President Obama in January 2012, as part of his administration’s ongoing focus on expanding safe and responsible production of our domestic energy sources…

UTEC Survey Secures Deals Worth $3 million

May 17, 2012

UTEC Survey has announced deals worth $3 million.UTEC Survey operates from Houston, Aberdeen, Rio de Janeiro, Calgary, Perth, Singapore, St. John’s, Naples and Dubai and has just announced the two contracts which see the utilization of additional vessels in West Africa and the Arabian Gulf…

Stork Technical Services Wins Safety Award

May 17, 2012

Stork Technical Services won the ‘Associate Member’ prize at this year’s IADC North Sea Chapter (NSC) Annual Safety Awards.The award recognises an Associate members’ safety achievements over the past year which can include launching schemes to improve safety performance…

Greenpeace Inercepts Shell Icebreaker

May 17, 2012

Greenpeace Nordic intercepts Shell icebreaker to in attempt to thwart Arctic drillingGreenpeace Nordic activists have intercepted at open sea and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, to continue its protest against the oil major’s…

Smit Lamnalco Signals Growth Agenda

May 15, 2012

The official launch of Smit Lamnalco as a distinct entity has coincided with the global marine services group’s first commitment to new growth-driven investments, following the 2011 acquisition of Smit’s terminal and anchor handling tug supply activities by Lamnalco…

US Offshore Wind-Powered Grid Project Grinds Ahead

May 15, 2012

The Google-backed 'Atlantic Wind Connection' underwater power line project planned off the East Coast clears a regulatory obstacleAs overall efforts lag off the Jersey coast, a federal agency approves Atlantic Wind Connection’s transmission plans pending environmental impact statement…

Remontowa Group Opens Service Centre in West Africa

May 08, 2012

Remontowa Group are commencing operations in West Africa providing direct access to Remontowa's experience and know-how for owners and operators of offshore support vessels.The new entity, Remontowa Marine Services Namibia, will increase…

Specialist Service Announces Growth Plans

May 03, 2012

Specialist Services, manufacturer of living quarters, office and technical modular buildings for the oil and gas industry, is to re-establish a hire fleet at recently acquired Labtech Services to meet growing North Sea and international demand…

Tankship Collides with Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

May 03, 2012

Coast Guard responds to offshore drilling unit, tanker collision in Gulf of MexicoThe Coast Guard is responding to a collision between a mobile offshore drilling unit and a tanker vessel , near Port Aransas.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector…

EnerMech Target US Oil and Gas Market

May 02, 2012

Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, has ring fenced more than $65 million (£40 million) to launch a major expansion in to the USA, as it seeks to replicate  growth in Europe and the eastern hemisphere.Up to $15 million (£9.5 million) will be invested in new Process…

Aker Solutions Wins Major Contract in Malaysia

May 02, 2012

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Murphy Sabah Oil for the delivery of a subsea production system for the Siakap North - Petai deepwater development. Contract value is undisclosed.The scope of work includes 13 subsea trees, eight manifolds…

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