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BW Catcher Sails to North Sea

Aug 27, 2017

BW Offshore, a leading global provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, announced the sail away of the FPSO BW Catcher. The vessel has left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is currently in transit to the Catcher field in the central North Sea…

Offshore Wind Delivers Success for Montrose Port

Aug 22, 2017

Montrose Port Authority said it has supported its first project within the offshore renewable sector, heralding a new era of capabilities for the energy industry support and service hub. In association with NorSea Group (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian logistics company NorSea Group AS…

KBA Europe, Batok Offshore Partner in West Africa

Aug 16, 2017

KB Associates Europe Limited KBA(E) has announced a new partnership with the local representative – Batok Offshore and Oil Services Nigeria Limited for the arrangement of KBA(E)’s specialist training courses in country; such as Client Worksite Representative…

Buchan Alpha Arrives in Shetland for Decommissioning

Aug 13, 2017

The Buchan Alpha oil production vessel has arrived safely in Lerwick, Shetland for disposal.   A semi-submersible moored floating production vessel, weighing 12,000 tonnes, Buchan Alpha was built in 1973 as a drilling rig and converted for production purposes in Stornoway between 1978-80…

Husky Energy Pact for Canadian Offshore Project

Aug 10, 2017

NC-Lavalin, Dragados Canada and Pennecon announced that their General Partnership (GP) has been awarded a construction contract from Husky Energy as part of the company's West White Rose Project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The GP will build…

GranInvestimentos and Royal IHC Join Forces

Aug 10, 2017

Brazilian company GranInvestimentos and Dutch company Royal IHC are joining forces to deliver integrated life cycle solutions to customers in the oil and gas sector. Through this partnership, both companies are set to increase their operational and service activities…

Peterhead Port Secures Offshore Wind Contract

Aug 10, 2017

Game-changing turbine foundations and one of the world’s largest floating cranes to be marshaled at harbor for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Center Peterhead Port Authority is set to support the start of offshore construction…

DNV GL Performs Offshore Drone Survey

Aug 03, 2017

Classification society DNV GL said its surveyors have carried the group’s first offshore drone survey on the semisubmersible vessel Safe Scandinavia in the North Sea. The 25,383 GT tender support vessel (TSV) Safe Scandinavia is owned and operated by Prosafe…

Brookfield Buys Stake in Teekay Offshore

Jul 27, 2017

Canadian asset manager Brookfield Business Partners will  buy 60 percent of Teekay Offshore Partners, a subsidiary of marine transportation provider Teekay Corp, for about $750 million, Reuters reported quoting company sources. Brookfield…

ABIS Seals Agreement to Support Spanish Port Development

Jul 26, 2017

ABIS Holdings Energy Services Ltd has signed an agency agreement to support the development and operation of an offshore supply base on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria.The UK-based energy services provider will act as the agent for Gran Canaria Subsea and Offshore Base (GCSB)…

Keppel, Sembcorp Merger on the Cards ?

Jul 24, 2017

A merger between two of the Singapore’s largest offshore rig builders, Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine, might be on the cards, report local media quoting the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). DBS said that with orders at a trough and expectations for only a modest recovery…

Standard Club Establishes New Offshore Advisory Committee

Jul 21, 2017

The Standard Club is driving developments in offshore P&I with the launch of the Standard Club Offshore Advisory Committee (SCOAC). SCOAC aims to analyse offshore trends, assist the club in further understanding and disseminating industry best…

Norway: First Trade Deficit in 19 Years

Jul 14, 2017

Norway's trade balance turned negative for the first time in 19 years in June as imports of foreign-made aircraft and oil and gas platforms outweighed exports from the country's petroleum industry. The Nordic country has been running a trade…

Xodus wins Subsurface Contract with Cairn Oil and Gas in India

Jul 14, 2017

Xodus Group won a contract with Cairn Oil and Gas of Vedanta Ltd. to conduct exploration and appraisal work on its Rajasthan block in north-west India over the next two years. The first stage of the work will focus on delivering new drilling prospects and an exploration drilling plan…

BOURBON to Support World's First Autonomous OSV Project

Jul 11, 2017

BOURBON entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Automated Ships Ltd to support the building of the world’s first autonomous, fully-automated prototype vessel for offshore operations, in collaboration with the project’s primary technology partner…

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