Offshore News


New Office Building for ELA Offshore

Aug 19, 2016

As of August 1, 2016, the ELA Container Offshore GmbH has moved into its new office building based in Haren, Germany.In line with the second anniversary of the company, the ELA Offshore Team is moving into a new, bigger office building that offers space for 12 offices…

Weak Oil Pushes SBM Offshore to Axe More Jobs

Aug 10, 2016

SBM Offshore's first-half results lagged analysts' expectations on Wednesday as challenging conditions persisted in the oil industry and the Dutch oil services company announced an additional 250 job cuts. It said it did not expect a full recovery in its business until 2018…

SBM Offshore Nominates Wood as CFO

Aug 10, 2016

SBM Offshore has nominated D.H.M. Wood as a member of the management board and chief financial officer (CFO) to replace current CFO, P.M. van Rossum, who is set to retire. The company will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on November 30…

Technip Recertified to Gender Equality Standards

Aug 04, 2016

Technip entities in Brazil, France and Italy have been recertified to the EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) global standard for gender equality in the workplace, including the group’s headquarters and the Innovation and Technology center both located in Paris…

Why Take a Risk with Offshore Workforce Noncompliance?

Aug 04, 2016

Crispin Jessop of Allocate Software takes a look at how an integrated, automated skills matrix can keep offshore projects compliant in terms of health and safety Health and safety has always come first for offshore operations and the lessons…

AISUS Offshore Hires Business Development Manager

Aug 03, 2016

AISUS Offshore, which provides remotely deployed visual and ultrasonic inspection solutions to the global oil and gas industry, said it is looking to double its turnover over the next three years through expansion at home and abroad.   The…

Stevens Named Managing Director of Fugro Geoservices

Jul 26, 2016

Ross Stevens has been appointed MD of Fugro GeoServices Ltd, the UK based site characterization specialist. Stevens is a chartered civil engineer who joined Fugro Seacore in 2007 after a decade in project management and civils contracting…

VesselValue.com: $28.4B Worth of Ships Delivered to Date

Jul 26, 2016

As the calendar now indicates we have passed the half year mark on 2016, VesselValue.com offers insight on the number and value of all the 2016 built vessels that have been delivered so far vs how many are still yet to be delivered. To date $28…

MOL Signs Long-Term Charter with Uruguayan JV for FSRU

Jul 24, 2016

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Lakler S.A., agreed to conclude a charter contract with Gas Sayago, for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) project in Montevideo, Uruguay…

Three Keppel Dredgers for Jan De Nul

Jul 20, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)'s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine) has secured contracts from Jan De Nul Group to build three Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHDs). The TSHDs are worth about S$100 million in total…

Sonardyne Appoints Brown as Sales and Marketing Director

Jul 19, 2016

Subsea technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. UK, has named Graham Brown as its new Sales and Marketing Director. With immediate effect, Brown  is responsible for leading the sales and marketing strategies across the entire company including oil and gas…

WFW Advises Teekay on Major Financing Initiatives

Jul 16, 2016

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) advised long-standing client Teekay on the successful completion of financing initiatives for Teekay Corporation and Teekay Offshore Partners LLP (“TOO”).This included assisting…

Breakthrough in Reconstruction of Warm Climate Phases

Jul 13, 2016

Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have overcome a seeming weakness of global climate models. They had previously not been able to simulate the extreme warm period of the Eocene…

China Loses on South China Sea Ruling

Jul 12, 2016

The United States urged all parties to avoid provocative statements or actions after an arbitration court ruled on Tuesday that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea. 'The decision today by the Tribunal in…

Global Maritime's Warranty Services for Block Island Wind Farm

Jul 12, 2016

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has signed a contract with leading offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm. Services that will…

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