Center For Offshore Safety News


Cenertech's New FPSO to be Built to ABS Class

Aug 18, 2021

ABS said Wednesday that the new FPSO ordered by China National Offshore Oil Company Energy and Technology Services  Company (Cenertech) to serve the Lu Feng 12-3 Oilfield would be built to ABS Class.The 100,000 DWT FPSO is the center of a development…

DNV to Conduct Safety Study at Offshore Hydrogen Production Site in France

Jul 15, 2021

DNV, an energy industry consultancy and assurance provider, said Thursday it would lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for what they say will be the world's first offshore hydrogen production facilities…

Tech Files: Offshore Safety Systems & Equipment

May 08, 2021

Safety of workers,structures, equipment and the environment are paramount in any offshore energy project. In the March/April print edition, Offshore Engineer took a look inside some notable newcomers.Wearable tech to boost drill floor safetyHaloGuard…

Maersk Training, Shell in Gulf of Mexico Offshore Training Team-up

May 04, 2021

The Shell Robert Training and Conference Center in Louisiana has established a new partnership with Maersk Training, to deliver 'enhanced ' training to the Gulf of Mexico offshore workforce.The agreement will combine the infrastructure and training…

Express Engineering Opens New Assembly and Test Center in Gateshead

Apr 19, 2021

UK-based subsea equipment specialist Express Engineering has opened its new assembly and test center.The investment in a 48,000 sq. ft. purpose-built center in Gateshead in the North of England is part of the company's broader product strategy to supply assembled and tested actuators…

Norway: Vysus Group Nets Oseberg Field Work

Mar 02, 2021

Vysus Group, an engineering and technology consultancy, has been awarded a contract by Norway's Aibel for work on Equinor's Oseberg Field Center offshore Norway.The contract follows an award by Equinor to Aibel of a five-year portfolio deal…

Atos to Supply Comms System for Saint Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 02, 2020

A consortium led by French information technology company Atos has been selected by Iberdrola's Ailes Marines to implement mission-critical communications solutions and ensure marine coordination activities for the 496 MW Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm project in France…

OPITO Ventures into Renewables

Sep 28, 2020

OPITO, a UK-based skills and workforce body whose main focus has been offshore oil and gas - as its full name Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization suggests - is shifting its course and venturing into renewables.The organization…

Bureau Veritas Aims to Have 50% of Offshore Surveys Done Remotely by 2021 End

Aug 24, 2020

Testing, inspection, certification, and classification society Bureau Veritas aims to convert 50% of physical surveys offshore to remote surveys by the end of 2021.In this drive towards real-time remote verification for offshore assets, the…

Maersk Training in Offshore Wind Pact with U.S. College

Aug 19, 2020

Offshore training provider Maersk Training has partnered up with Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) in Massachusetts, United States.NOWI’s basic safety training modules include the areas of first aid, manual handling…

Massachusetts Institutions Get Grants for Offshore Wind Workforce Training

Jul 24, 2020

Massachusetts' Baker-Polito administration has this week announced $1.3 million in grants to nine Massachusetts institutions and organizations to establish or expand workforce training and development programs that support the state’s emerging offshore wind industry…

Storm Forces GoM Operators to Evacuate 185 Platforms

Jun 08, 2020

Offshore oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have evacuated workers from 185 production platforms and three drilling rigs in the wake the tropical storm Cristobal, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Sunday…

API Names Upstream Policy VP, and New Head of Center for Offshore Safety

May 19, 2020

U.S. oil industry group the American Petroleum Institute (API) has appointed Lem Smith as Vice President of Upstream Policy. Also, API said that former U.S. Coast Guard Captain Russell Holmes has been named Director of the Center for Offshore Safety (COS)…

Dolphin Drilling names HSEQ Director

Apr 24, 2020

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has appointed Marianne Leiknes Ulriksen in the new role of Director HSEQ.Joining the company from PSW Group, she will be reporting directly to CEO Bjørnar Iversen, who made the announcement of the HSEQ Director appointment via social media…

Osbit Well Intervention System for FTAI Ocean

Feb 04, 2020

UK-based offshore technology company Osbit said it has been awarded a contract by FTAI Ocean, a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (FTAI), to design and construct a new well intervention tower system.Osbit’s…

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