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Atlantic Offshore to convert Ocean Response vessel

Oct 06, 2016

Atlantic Offshore, together with Statoil, have decided to convert the Ocean Response tug/supply vessel to act as full oil recovery and oil spill vessel within the NOFO 2009 regulations. The vessel will then have more flexibility to serve as an emergency and response vessel…

Embracing wind

Jul 01, 2016

While the US is only on the verge of bringing its first wind farm online, Audrey Leon surveys some of the prospects slated for the country’s federal waters. LEEDCo’s mono bucket foundation. Photo from DOE…

Atlantic Offshore sells majority to Aegopodium

Apr 12, 2016

Atlantic Offshore has sold most of its operations and subsidiaries to newly established company Aegopodium in a US$2.1 million (NOK 16.9 million) deal, after its own restructuring solution was rejected by stakeholders. The Ocean Sprite…

NOIA supports Atlantic lease sale rentention

Feb 29, 2016

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) president Randall Luthi, issued the following statement supporting the Atlantic Offshore Energy Caucus’s call for the Department of the Interior's retention of proposed Atlantic lease sale: “I…

Atlantic Offshore inks Dana ERRV work

Feb 15, 2016

Dana Petroleum awarded Atlantic Offshore an emergency response rescue vessel (ERRV) contract to support the Ocean Guardian semisubmersible in the UK North Sea. Atlantic will use its Ocean Sprite ERVV in the contract, which is for two wells estimated at 70 days each…

Latest delivery for Atlantic Offshore

May 29, 2015

Standby vessel operator Atlantic Offshore Rescue has unveiled its third new vessel in the past 12 months as part of its fleet modernization program, representing an investment totaling £300 million.  Ocean Falcon, a new Class A multi role and emergency response and rescue (MRV/ERRV) vessel…

Enhanced spill detection and SAR comes to UK

Apr 22, 2015

A consortium of three companies has joined forces to bring enhanced oil spill detection and search and rescue capability to the UK North Sea. Using technology developed in Norway, Aptomar, working with Aberdeen's Briggs Environmental Services…

Statoil ups Vøring area stakes

Feb 23, 2015

Statoil has agreed to buy stakes in production license 602, close to the Aasta Hansteen development project, in the Norwegian Sea from Norwegian exploration firm Rocksource and Faroese explorer Atlantic Petroleum.  Statoil will take Rocksource’s 10% stake in PL602 and 2…

Eco Atlantic completes 3D seismic off Namibia

Nov 14, 2014

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. completed the 3D seismic survey on the Cooper block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The PGS vessel Ramform Vanguard, offshore Namibia. From Eco Atlantic. PGS Geophysical Ltd…

Tullow farms into Cooper block

Jul 18, 2014

London-based independent Tullow Oil agreed to acquire up to 40% interest in the Cooper block, block 2012A, in the Walvis basin offshore Namibia, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced on 17 July 2014. The terms of the farm-in includes Eco…

Otto launches Norshore Atlantic

Feb 28, 2014

Offshore marine company Otto Marine will hold a naming ceremony for the Norshore Atlantic at its Batam Shipyard, Indonesia, today. The Norshore Atlantic is one the first of its kind to be constructed by an Asian yard, says Otto. It…

Nexen agrees ERRV contract

Feb 11, 2014

Aberdeen-based standby vessel operator Atlantic Offshore Rescue has commissioned a US $9.88million vessel for a long-term charter with Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. Thirty new jobs have been created as a result of the new vessel, Ocean Tay…

Zamakona launches Ocean Marlin

Feb 04, 2014

Spain's Zamakona Yards has launched its second Havyard HY820-design field support and emergency response vessel, the Ocean Marlin. The vessel, which is due to work in the North Sea for French oil major Total from Q2, is the second of three vessels Zamakona Yards will launch…

PSV delivered to Blue Ship

Sep 24, 2013

The platform supply vessel Blue Protector was delivered from Ulstein Verft to the owner Blue Ship Invest. It will be managed by Atlantic Offshore for the spot market in the North Sea. Blue Protector is the final newbuild in a series of six platform supply vessels (PSV) of the PX121 design…

Ulstein names Blue Thunder

May 13, 2013

Ulstein Verft delivered Blue Thunder, the fourth of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN to Blue Ship Invest, on Monday 13 May 2013. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group…

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