Dr Steven Cargill, one of GL Noble Denton’s leading technical authorities, was presented with the Marine Technology Society Dynamic Positioning Committee’s 2012 distinguished achievement award in recognition of his contribution to the field of DP over a 28-year oil & gas industry career…
Rhys Medler has been appointed to the newly created role of VP QHSSE and compliance with Senergy. Based in Aberdeen, he became Senergy’s global head of QHSSE in 2010 after three years as the energy services group’s survey & geo-engineering operations director.
Nils Adamsen has joined Danish consultants Ramboll Oil & Gas as business development director. Adamsen, a mechanical engineer, previously served with Disa Industries, Brüel & Kjær Vibro and Alfa Laval.
Lloyd Duncan and Andy Inglis have been appointed senior IRM consultant and inspection manager, respectively, for Bibby Remote Intervention. Inglis joins from Subsea 7 where Duncan also served before taking over as COO at MCS.
Lone Aboe Jessenn has become marketing manager at Esbjerg Business Development Centre, the Danish municipality’s focal point for the energy sector business support. She joins EBDC from marine and offshore equipment specialist Viking Life Saving Equipment…
Sir Ian Wood was presented with a special lifetime achievement award by Oil & Gas UK last month.
OneSubsea the new 60:40 joint venture announced last month by Cameron and Schlumberger, will manufacture and develop products, systems and services for the subsea oil & gas industry and offer ‘a step change in reservoir recovery’ through integration…
Aker Solutions acquired a fabrication facility in Sandnessjøen, Norway, from Ruukki Construction Norge, to bolster its fabrication capacity for subsea and surface developments.
Radius Oceanic Communications and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) announced the launch of the Poseidon project, a high capacity undersea cable system intended to provide advanced telecommunications facilities to the offshore oil & gas industry in the Eastern Mediterranean region…
Wood Group won a £17 million management contract to fabricate, install, commission, operate and maintain two weather monitoring stations in one of the UK's largest offshore wind farm developments off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The Wood Group…
Ukrainian officials with Jordi Sarda BonvehiUkraine signs fake deal on state television Oilprice.com - Certainly the folks at Gazprom are having a good snicker, reveling in the mockery that has been made of what should have been a landmark…
Hummingbird Spirit FPSOHummingbird FPSO heads to Antrim’s Fyne FieldAntrim Energy is to charter the circular FPSO Hummingbird Spirit for operations on its Fyne field in the UK's Central North Sea when it comes off its current program working for Centrica at Chestnut…
Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have completed offshore trials of their jointly developed Turbine Access System, or TAS, at RWE's Rhyl Flats wind farm off the North Wales coast. The lightweight motion compensated gangway provides improved access to wind turbines for maintenance personnel…
Boskalis plants flag in Dockwise takeoverDockwise dissatisfied with $884 million offer. Dockwise's board of directors have announced that it is dissatisfied with an $884 million offer by Dutch dredging company Boskalis.Shareholders…
COSL PioneerOperations have been temporarily suspended on the Brugdan II well offshore Faroe Islands, Statoil announced on 27 November 2012.Statoil and partners ExxonMobil and Atlantic Petroleum made the decision based on expected bad weather this winter…