GeoSea NV & Barge Master BV sign cooperation agreement to test and deploy the first S700/C400 Barge Master platform.Vessels equipped with a Barge Master platform are able to perform safer, quicker and under more adverse sea conditions.The…
One-month contract extension by BP Norge AS for 'Safe Scandinavia' at Valhall Field in North Sea.BP Norge AS has exercised the first of two remaining one-month options, thereby extending Safe Scandinavia’s operations at Valhall until 30th November 2012…
Norterminal AS plans to build a large oil-terminal outside Kirkenes in the Norwegian, Russian borderland. New fields in the Arctic Barents and Kara Seas bring along needs for reloading and storage terminals. The players in the market are…
Norway's Ocean Installer company employed its CSV 'Normand Clipper' to complete deep-water contract in N. Atlantic.The contract was for part of the development of the Corrib gas field and it required the survey of a 20-inch, 83km long offshore pipeline and the relocation of about 250 boulders…
North Sea Emergency Recovery & Rescue Vessel (ERRV) operator Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) to invest $100-million in new ships.The new 'comfort class' boats - six 50m ERRVs and four 60 ERRV field support vessels - will be built in Nanjing…
HR Wallingford hosts Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) participant programme.The IDCORE programme delivered an industry focused course that aims to expand and sustain a community of high-quality post-doctoral staff for the UK offshore renewable energy industry…
Technip acquires Stone & Webster process technologies & associated oil & gas engineering capabilities from the Shaw Group.Technip paid cash consideration of around €225 million from existing cash resources, which will be subject to customary price adjustments…
BSEE Hurricane Response Team monitors offshore oil & gas operators' activities in Gulf of Mexico, post TS 'Isaac'.From operator reports, it is estimated that approximately 71.50 percent of the current daily oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut-in…
Siem Offshore Rederi contracts with TOTAL for the long-term charter of its newbuild PSV from delivery in 2014.The contract with TOTAL E&P NORGE AS is for a new dual fuelled large platform supply vessel (PSV). The new PSV is to be operated…
A UK Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) research paper dismisses illusions about wind power as an energy resource.Much opposition to wind power appears to be based on the belief that it is an ineffective technology, inefficient or unreliable…
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong do Brasil Prestacao de Services Ltda (JDB) awarded FPSO module contract by Tupi B.V.The contract is for the construction of a total of 8 modules and module integration works for 2 Floating Production Storage…
Mark Goodall of Aker Solutions believes there is a future for N.Sea oil & gas despite the present focus on wind and nuclear energy power.Goodall explained that the low hanging fruit may have gone but there are still several significant new…
Statoil will drill nine wells during a non-stop 2013 Norwegian Barents exploration campaign. The company plans to meet development challenges here by tripling its Arctic technology research budget.Statoil's exploration experience in the Barents is already extensive…
Aker Solutions & Statoil have been awarded the ONS Innovation Award for the Åsgard subsea gas compression system.Reservoir pressure in producing gas fields falls over time, causing gas output to decline. For production to continue and maximise recovery from the fields…
Ulstein Group joined forces with GC Rieber Shipping to provide a ship that refuses to accept failure, thanks to pioneering ‘operation+’ philosophy.GC Rieber Shipping, the Norway-based harsh environment shipping specialist, has charged Ulstein…
