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BRTP Hires Molloy as General Manager

Apr 22, 2015

Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a SCHOTTEL HYDRO company, said it continues to honor its commitment to hire local as Dr. Sue Molloy has been brought on board as General Manager to guide the company as it grows from its first project with the…

Faststream Wins Chevron Recruitment Contract

Apr 22, 2015

Faststream awarded two year preferred supplier agreement for permanent recruitment services by Chevron Products UK Limited Maritime, offshore and oil and gas recruitment group Faststream has been awarded a two-year supplier agreement by Chevron Products UK Limited…

Durkin Appointed COO of Maersk Drilling

Apr 22, 2015

Angela Durkin from Baker Hughes will join Maersk Drilling as new Chief Operating Officer (COO). She will assume her new role 1 May 2015 taking over from Jørn Madsen and report directly to CEO Claus V. Hemmingsen.“We are very pleased that Angela Durkin will join Maersk Drilling…

Transocean Appoints Jeremy D. Thigpen President & CEO

Apr 22, 2015

The CFO of Houston-based National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) is stepping down to become CEO of Transocean Ltd. (RIG), one of NOV’s largest customers. Effective April 22, Jeremy Thigpen will become CEO of Switzerland-based Transocean, which has its main U…

Baker Hughes Reports Q1 Loss

Apr 21, 2015

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Inc, which is in the process of being acquired by Halliburton Co for $35 billion, posted a quarterly loss compared with a year-earlier profit as it recorded a $772 million charge related to restructuring and other items…

‘Row around Singapore Island’ Takes off today

Apr 21, 2015

The epic endurance challenge that will see 32 volunteers rowing 140km non-stop around Singapore is starting in less than 24 hours. The project has raised a staggering $450,000 with more donations flooding in daily for global maritime charity The Mission to Seafarers…

NOAA’s National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy Opposed

Apr 20, 2015

Recently, NOAA Fisheries released the implementation plan to support the latest National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy. The policy, announced at the Progressive Miami International Boat Show in February, was developed with input from recreational fishing and boating communities…

Transboundary Oil Pollution Debated in IMO

Apr 20, 2015

A working group led by Denmark and Indonesia met in the IMO to consider the need to regulate the issue of transboundary oil pollution, on 13 April,33 countries and a number of international organisations have just met at the IMO headquarters…

Chevron Hires Norce Endeavour for Thailand Ops

Apr 19, 2015

Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has fixed the 2011-built 18,000 dwt crane barge Norce Endeavour to Chevron for work in Thailand next year for around 200 days. Solstad has received confirmation from Chevron in Thailand for the 2016 Offshore…

New CEO for Evergas

Apr 18, 2015

Evergas has appointed Steffen Jacobsen as CEO of the company as of 8 May 2015 Mr. Jacobsen joined Evergas 1 February 2015 as Vice President, Fleet after almost 35 years in Maersk. He brings a wealth of leadership experience in both commercial and technical management…

Steelhead Introduces a New Yacht Crane

Apr 17, 2015

Steelhead Marine, a North American crane manufacturer, has expanded its product offering with the launch of the new E Series 1000 crane.Suited for commercial and recreational vessels, the E Series crane is available primarily in a 1,000-lb model with a 1…

SEACOR Marine Sweeps NOIA SIS Awards

Apr 17, 2015

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) today presented SEACOR Marine with the 2015 NOIA Safety in Seas (SIS) Culture of Safety Award and Safety Practice Award. This is the first time the same company has won awards in the same year…

LNG Emergency, Incident Response Study

Apr 16, 2015

Safety around Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a hot topic, now that LNG is more and more becoming the fuel of the future. The results of a recent LNG emergency and incident response study are a big step forward in LNG safety in Europe. Today…

Talking Offshore Employment with Faststream’s Chief Executive

Apr 15, 2015

With the energy market swoon in full blossom, Maritime Reporter checked in with Mark Charman, chief executive of global recruiting leader Faststream, for his insights on the breadth and depth of the impact to the offshore employment market. Uncertainty…

Hughes Exits Statoil Board of Directors

Apr 15, 2015

Catherine Hughes will resign from her position as member of the board of directors in Statoil ASA with immediate effect to avoid potential conflicts of interest following a recent change of circumstances, Statoil announced. The nomination…

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