Offshore News


Knudsen Quits Electromagnetic Geoservices

Oct 28, 2015

Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Svein Knudsen, has tendered his resignation. Knudsen has held the position as CFO of EMGS since January 2005.Stig Eide Sivertsen…

Peterson Hires Regional Director

Oct 27, 2015

International energy logistics company Peterson has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Coull as regional director.   Coull is the latest in a string of senior appointments by the company this year as it continues…

Aaron Smith Takes the Helm at OMSA

Oct 27, 2015

Aaron Smith has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Offshore Marine Services Association, Inc. (OMSA), the national trade association representing the U.S.-flag offshore workboat industry. Smith’s appointment follows the resignation of Ben Billings…

Unique Group Acquires Oceanwide Safety at Sea

Oct 26, 2015

Integrated subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Group informs it has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea.Founded in 2002, Oceanwide designs, constructs and performs maintenance on self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats. The company will…

Is Oil Industry Backing Away From Offshore Arctic Drilling ?

Oct 26, 2015

The principal difficulty for Arctic offshore drilling right now, according to oil industry think tank, is economic.  The companies may be back for another try at Arctic offshore drilling, in U.S. waters or elsewhere, if economic conditions change…

Iran to Join LNG Club

Oct 26, 2015

Iran is projected to officially join the LNG Exporters Club in the next two years, managing Director of National Iranian Oil Company Rokneddin Javadi was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency. Establishing new LNG production units instead…

DryShips Buys Nautilus Stake, Adds Six OSVs

Oct 23, 2015

Greek ship owner DryShips plans to add six support vessels to its fleet by acquiring a large stake in Nautilus Offshore Services.  Dry bulk shipowner DryShips has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 98% of Nautilus OffShore Services Inc…

Plastic Litter Sea Surface, Even in Arctic

Oct 22, 2015

In a new study, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) show for the first time that marine litter can even be found at the sea surface of Arctic waters. Though it remains unclear how the litter made it so far north…

Oil, Wind Join Forces in DNV GL-led WIN WIN JIP

Oct 22, 2015

The concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications is one step closer to realisation. WIN WIN, a DNV GL-led joint industry project (JIP), is running with the following seven participants: ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd…

DNV GL Wins Ichthys LNG Mega Project Contract

Oct 21, 2015

DNV GL has secured a contract to provide in-service verification and classification services to a range of facilities at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The contract marks INPEX’s commitment to continue working with DNV GL as it prepares…

New Business Development Manager for GAC O&G

Oct 20, 2015

GAC is strengthening its strategic focus on the Asian Pacific energy sector with the appointment of Lailah Soon as Regional Business Development Manager, Oil & Gas.Soon has more than a decade of experience in the oil & gas logistics sector in Singapore…

Consilium Focus: Offshore Norway

Oct 19, 2015

Consilium opens an office in Stavanger to push its fire alarms for the offshore industry. Thought the Norwegian offshore industry is down, premised on the continued low pricing for oil globally, it certainly is not out, and inevitably it will come back…

Bechtel Joins World Ocean Council

Oct 16, 2015

The global engineering, project management and construction company, Bechtel has become a member of the World Ocean Council (WOC), the international business alliance for Corporate Ocean Responsibility.Bechtel brings considerable experience and expertise in the design…

USCG, RCAF to Conduct Joint Training

Oct 13, 2015

The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City is hosting an international joint search-and-rescue exercise with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force beginning Tuesday in and around the Traverse City area.The Royal Canadian Air…

Ocean Installer in BP frame deal

Oct 13, 2015

Ocean Installer has been awarded a Regional Framework Agreement with BP for subsea work in the Gulf of Mexico region. The agreement covers subsea fabrication, transportation and installation of offshore facilities, as well as hook up and commissioning…

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