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Moore Stephens Warns Offshore Maritime Sector to Watch Costs and Risk Exposure

Feb 13, 2015

International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens said today that companies in the offshore maritime sector need to keep a close watch on costs and manage their exposure to risk in the wake of the dramatic fall in oil prices.“It…

EMGS Sells Barents Sea Data

Feb 13, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) will receive uplift revenues of USD 2.5 million related to the licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA). EMGS' multi-client data library in Norway now covers 44…

Eastern Debuts ‘Thunderbolt’ Towboat

Feb 13, 2015

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. introduced its new 120-foot, 4,200-horsepower Inland Towboat design, THUNDERBOLT, combining twin electric V-Pod propulsion and diesel-electric technology for what the builder calls its “vision of the future for the U…

Steel Cutting Ceremony for Otto Offshore Newbuild

Feb 12, 2015

On Friday 6 February 2015, Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., China, held a steel cutting ceremony for the first of four platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX121 design being built for Otto Offshore Limited. The shipbuilding contracts at Wuchang were announced in August 2014…

2H Offshore Names Ward Director in Aberdeen

Feb 11, 2015

Phil Ward has been appointed by 2H Offshore as a director in its Aberdeen office, a promotion from his current role as principal engineer.Working alongside the existing management team, Ward will jointly lead the company’s growing Aberdeen business…

Industry Chief: Subsea Industry Expecting Tough Times

Feb 11, 2015

The fast-growing UK subsea sector, which supports 60,000 jobs, is in for two years of tough times and will only weather the storm if it embraces innovation and new technology, says industry body.On the opening day of Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest subsea event…

LVDT Position Sensors for Offshore Drilling

Feb 11, 2015

UL/ULC and ATEX Approved LVDT Position Sensors for Worldwide Operation in Offshore Drilling Markets.Macro Sensors offers the HLR 750 Series of UL/ULC listed and ATEX-approved LVDT Linear Position Sensors for use in the high temperature…

New VIKING ETSO transport suit tough to beat

Feb 11, 2015

“When it comes to passenger suits for helicopter transfer, there are a number of commonly used materials and features that are well-suited to the task,” says Jens Peter Kruse, Vice President, PPE at leading maritime and fire safety equipment…

Bertling on Rapid Growth Trajectory in India

Feb 11, 2015

As the Indian economy shows signs of green shoots Bertling Logistics India Private Ltd., the country's only project logistic multi-national has etched out strategic plans to consolidate its multifarious activities in order to gear for a major…

SignalFire Remote Sensing System for Oil & Gas

Feb 11, 2015

The SignalFire Remote Sensing System™, an innovative long-range mesh networking technology specifically designed for challenging, large-scale environments, provides cost effective remote monitoring of well pad tubing and casing pressures in upstream oil and gas fields…

etpm Bolsters Offering to O&G Sector

Feb 09, 2015

Subsea and marine recruitment specialist etpm has introduced two new key service lines and made two senior appointments to further grow and develop its service offering to companies operating in the current economic climate in the oil and gas sector…

Wärtsilä DF Engines for Shell's Bunker Vessel

Feb 09, 2015

A specialized LNG Bunker vessel to be built at the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Company yard in South Korea on behalf of Shell will be powered by Wärtsilä DF dual-fuel engines. The ship will be used to deliver gas to LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) fuelled vessels in Northwest Europe…

Petrobras Taps Bendine as New CEO

Feb 06, 2015

Brazil's Petrobras chose current Banco do Brasil SA Chief Executive Aldemir Bendine as its new CEO on Friday, government sources said, as the embattled state-run oil company tries to regroup following the sudden resignation of nearly all of its senior managers amid a corruption scandal…

Maersk Offshore Service Units to Cut Head Office Jobs

Feb 04, 2015

A.P. Moller-Maersk's oil industry service companies Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Services, are to cut staffing at their Danish head offices due to the slump in oil prices. Oil companies and as a result the firms servicing them, have…

Swire Pacific Welcomes PSV, Pacific Liberty

Feb 04, 2015

Shipowner and operator, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO) welcomed its fourth L Class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), Pacific Liberty at a naming ceremony held in Kyoto, Japan on Tuesday, 3rd February 2015. The naming ceremony…

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