Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor ASA has awarded compatriot offshore owner Eidesvik Offshore ASA a contract for Viking Queen.The firm contract period is 6 months, commencing in direct continuation of the current contract expiring ultimo August 2019…
Safety products manufacturer and service provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment informs it has won a contract to supply CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, with personal protective equipment (PPE) and servicing for approximately 16…
Integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider Unique Group has appointed Matthew Gordon as regional vice president for the Europe & UK to oversee the company’s growth and expansion plans in the region. He will be based in Aberdeen, UK.With offices in the UK and the Netherlands…
Mark Jones heads up InterMoor, part of the Acteon group of companies. The CEO weighs in on new technology developments and key markets driving growth for the mooring, foundations and subsea services firm.What type of mooring solutions are most in demand today…
Viking Link, an electricity link between Denmark and the UK has been given the green light by the government. The a proposed 473-mile (761km) electricity cable between Bicker Fen, near Boston, and Revsing, in southern Jutland.The cable running from the Lincolnshire coast to Denmark…
UK-based subsea services group Acteon has acquired Viking Seatech Group, following regulatory clearance. The move follows the sale of its Mirage Machines business to Actuant, a US corporation. Aberdeen-based Viking Seatech is a provider of marine services to the energy industry…
Wärtsilä signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking Princess. Image of the Viking Princess, from Eidesvik. It…
ExxonMobil has awarded Maersk Drilling a contract extension valued at US$22.5 million for the ultra deepwater drillship Maersk Viking. The three-year contract, originally scheduled to end in July and valued at $610 million, will now run an additional 150 days into December this year…
French seismic firm CGG has awarded Eidesvik two contracts for the seismic vessels Vantage and Veritas Viking. The contracts, scheduled to start in January 2017, are 180 days firm each, with further options available. The Vantage…
CGG and Eidesvik Offshore have agreed to terminate the contract for the Viking Vision vessel effective immediately. The contract was due to end at the end of July 2017. According to Eidesvik, the payment of the charter rate will continue until July 2017…
Integrity, maintenance and engineered solutions group ICR executive chairman Bob Forbes is to retire. He will be replaced by Bill Bayliss who has held multiple senior level appointments in international oil and gas businesses including Brown and Root…
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Anna Keen as regional manager for the Asia Pacific region. Keen, who previously…
Viking Supply Ships will close its office in St. John’s, Newfoundland effective 28 April 2016. Future commercial activities in the Newfoundland and Eastern-Canada region will be followed up closely by dedicated personnel from the Viking…
Due to a continued weak platform supply vessel (PSV) market, Viking Supply Ships has decided to lay up the PSV vessels Sol Viking and Freyja Viking with immediate effect. Sol Viking and Freyja Viking are medium sized PSVs equipped for…
Eidesvik has been awarded contract extension for the supply vessels Viking Lady and Viking Athene from Total on the Solaris well. The contract is in direct continuation with the current contract, which began in December 2015 with an estimated duration of 75 days…
