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Lundin spuds Barents Sea well

Mar 25, 2015

Lundin Norway began drilling the 7220/11-2 appraisal well in the Barents Sea South. The Island Innovator. From Island Drilling.   The Alta discovery is located 10-20km northeast of Lundin…

Bibby Singapore gets Myanmar contract

Mar 25, 2015

Bibby Offshore’s Asian division, Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS), secured a contract with the Moattama Gas Transportation Co. (MGTC) to provide remote operated vehicle (ROV) pipeline inspection, remedial work and associated project management on its Southeast Asia asset offshore Myanmar…

Carisbrooke takes new fuel regulations in its stride

Mar 24, 2015

'Our first three months of emission control area operation have run without a hitch,' says Carisbrooke Shipping CEO Robert Wester. 'We put this down to careful preparation supported by the skill and diligence of our sea staff.' Carisbrooke…

BG: Developing Knarr

Mar 24, 2015

BG Group began production at the Knarr field in the North Sea, seven years after its discovery. In this video, BG Group takes you to the process to get to this month, where its first floating vessel development is expected to deliver vital resources to the European energy market…

Fugro takes delivery of newbuild

Mar 24, 2015

Fugro took delivery of the Fugro Americas, a newbuild shallow draft survey vessel this month. The Fugro Americas. From Fugro.   Custom designed to Fugro’s specifications, the vessel…

ABB introduces Azipod D

Mar 24, 2015

ABB unveiled its new addition to its line of Azipod electric propulsion offering, the Azipod D. Azipod D. From ABB.   Azipod D will allow a wider range of vessel types to benefit from…

Aptomar gets Goliat oil spill detection gig

Mar 24, 2015

International oil spill player Aptomar entered into a service agreement with Hammerfest-based maritime electronics company O.M. Rønning Skipselektronikk to further enhance oil spill detection and combating capabilities at Eni Norge’s Goliat field…

Osbit lands well intervention work

Mar 24, 2015

Helix Energy Solutions awarded Osbit Power a contract to manufacture three sets of offshore well-intervention equipment that include intervention tension frames (ITFs) and walk to work access systems. A…

Companies adapt to new price realities

Mar 24, 2015

Adapting to current cost conscious market conditions was the recurring theme of the Aker companies'* open day for investors last week (17 March). Edvard Grieg at Stord yard. Photo from Kvaerner.    It…

Transocean scrapping rigs

Mar 19, 2015

In Transocean’s fleet update, the Switzerland-based company says it will be scrapping four of its rigs and 16 floaters that will cost up to US$325 million. The Sedco Express. From Transocean.   The Deepwater Expedition…

Siem splits off

Mar 19, 2015

Siem Offshore Inc. is making a move to streamline its business by dividing into separate organizations. The Siem Symphony. From Siem Offshore.   Siem Offshore OSV will be dedicated for…

Arctic routes to be surveyed

Mar 19, 2015

The US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning increased 2015 Arctic nautical charting operations, updating charts based on surveys conducted a hundred years ago. The so-called Arctic marine corridor project will…

Moho Nord using Sonardyne Fusion 6G

Mar 18, 2015

UTEC awarded Sonardyne International Ltd. a multi-million dollar contract to supply Fusion 6G acoustic positioning technology for the Total-operated Moho Nord subsea project, offshore West Africa. Technip’s rigid pipe S-lay and heavy-lift construction vessel…

Balmoral designs Western Isles mooring connection system

Mar 18, 2015

Dana Petroleum awarded Balmoral Offshore Engineering a contract to design and manufacture key components for a pioneering mooring system to be used on its Western Isles project in the challenging northern sector of the North Sea. Image…

BG starts-up Knarr FPSO

Mar 18, 2015

First production has started from the BG Group-operated Knarr field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Knarr, discovered in 2008, with estimated gross recoverable reserves around 80 MMboe, is being produced from two subsea templates…

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