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  • The Netherlands: Ecofys Introduces Test Module for Seaweed Cultivation in Offshore Wind Farms

    5 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Ecofys started a trial with the combination of seaweed cultivation and offshore wind energy. Thursday, 01 March, the cultivation module left the NIOZ harbour on the Dutch island of Texel for a disused sand extraction area 10 kilometres west of the island. By late June, Ecofys hopes to harvest the first supply of Dutch seaweed […]

  • Schlumberger CEO: E&P spend will rise to meet increasing demand

    20 July 2018
    Equipment

    Oilfield services giant Schlumberger posted a second-quarter revenue of $8.3 billion, an 11 percent rise compared to a revenue of $7.4 billion a year ago, as its CEO expects an increase in E&P spending.

  • Offshore safety body takes closer look at Jotun A and Balder

    7 June 2018
    Infrastructure

    The PSA has found a number of irregularities during audits of Point Resources’ Jotun A and Balder facilities.

  • Serica Appoints New Executive Director (UK)

    5 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Serica Energy plc announces that Mitchell Robert Flegg (52) , Serica’s Chief Operating Officer, has been made an Executive Director of the Company with effect from today, 5th September 2012. Mitch has been Chief Operating Officer for Serica since March 2011. He joined Serica in 2006 and has, since then, been responsible for the successful […]

  • The Netherlands: DEME Group and IHC Merwede Launch New Heavy-Lift Jack-Up Vessel NEPTUNE

    25 September 2011

    The launch ceremony for the self-elevating heavy-lift jack-up vessel NEPTUNE took place on 23 September 2011 at the IHC Merwede Shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. This jack up vessel is built by IHC Merwede for GeoSea N.V., the offshore marine construction specialist of the DEME Group of Belgium. The contract for the […]

  • Trinidad Drilling to Construct New Rig for Northern Canada LNG Project

    31 July 2013
    Equipment

    Trinidad Drilling Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract to build one of Canada’s largest and most technically-advanced land rigs. The rig is being constructed to drill natural gas in the Liard Basin, an area that is being developed to supply gas for the future liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants proposed for the west […]

  • Largest Dutch Offshore Wind Farm to Generate 250.000MWh Extra Energy

    17 April 2012

    Gemini, the largest offshore wind farm in The Netherlands, located 55 kilometers above the island Schiermonnikoog in the North Sea, will generate an additional 250.000MWh annual green electricity. This is 10% more than was originally expected, and is sufficient energy to meet the consumption of approximately 75,000 extra households. This is the direct result of […]

  • WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition Starts in Atlanta, USA

    4 June 2012

    Revving up like the factories across America that make wind turbine components, the WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition—the world’s largest annual wind energy event—got under way with a packed schedule of educational sessions, the opening of its giant exhibition and the induction of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) new board leadership for 2012-2013. The […]

  • Johan Sverdrup topside ready to sail away

    31 May 2018
    Equipment

    Equinor has informed that the drilling topside for the Johan Sverdrup field will leave the Aibel yard in Haugesund, Norway on Thursday, and sail away to the North Sea.

  • Red ink for Songa Offshore

    6 November 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Songa Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, has recorded a net loss of $317 million for the third quarter 2015 versus $1 million profit in the same period last year. According to the company, the drilling market is facing challenging times over the next two years.  According to its 3Q 2015 report on Friday, following further developments […]

  • Eni sees profit drop in 2Q

    26 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Italian oil and gas company Eni saw its profit drop by 66% in the second quarter 2019 when compared to the same period last year. 

  • New deal doubles UK inspection specialist’s North Sea workload

    27 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Inspection Verification Bureau (IVB) has secured a verification deal with Wintershall Noordzee, doubling its work in the Southern North Sea.

  • Halliburton operating income at $623 mln

    21 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Halliburton announced today that income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2014 was $623 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. This compares to income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2013 of $624 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, excluding a $637 million charge, after-tax, or $0.68 per diluted share, to […]

  • Shell and Eneco jointly submit Hollandse Kust (noord) bid

    7 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Shell and Eneco have jointly submitted a bid in a zero-subsidy round of the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The two companies are, through their CrossWind joint venture, competing with several other bidders including Ørsted, to develop a wind farm with a capacity of up […]

  • UK: Edinburgh College Student Named OPITO Apprentice of the Year

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    A talented trainee on the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Technician Training Scheme is celebrating after being named OPITO Apprentice of the Year. Scott Stage, 22, beat off competition from students at three colleges across the UK to win the top honour in the North Sea oil and gas industry’s modern apprentice programme. The award […]

  • Corallian spins drill bit on Colter well offshore UK

    6 February 2019
    Exploration & Production

    UK-based Corallian Energy has begun drilling operations on the Colter appraisal well using one of Ensco’s jack-up drilling rigs.

  • Russia’s Gazprom eyes asset swap deals with Shell, OMV by year-end

    21 June 2016

    Russia’s state-controlled gas giant Gazprom could gain control over some of the assets that Shell acquired earlier this year from BG group, a senior Gazprom executive said in an interview.

  • Equinor’s giant new FPSO Johan Castberg reaches Norway

    11 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Last Friday, the hull for the Johan Castberg FPSO vessel arrived in Norway following a journey from a shipyard in Singapore.

  • New Training Courses for Offshore Surveyors Introduced by Kongsberg

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Maritime Ltd has developed new training courses based on the company’s products for the offshore survey industry. The courses will be conducted from Kongsberg Maritime Ltd’s state-of-the-art Westhill, Aberdeen training centre with an on-water practical element. The first courses will start in spring, with a focus initially on the use of the HiPAP (High […]

  • Kongsberg Maritime UK: Courses for offshore survey industry

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, the UK subsidiary of global maritime technology developer Kongsberg Maritime, has developed new training courses based on the company’s products for the offshore survey industry. The courses will be conducted from Kongsberg Maritime Ltd’s Westhill, Aberdeen training centre with an on-water practical element. The first courses will start in spring, with a […]

  • LR, Penn Oak Energy Join Forces on LNG

    21 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc. (LR) has teamed with Penn Oak Energy Corp with the aim of helping companies raise much needed capital and mitigate the technical risks associated with retrofitting ships fuelled by liquid natural gas (LNG), by providing a one-stop-shop solution to the industry.  The challenge to building these new environmentally-friendly ships has […]

  • Poland: Stocznia Gdansk Shipyard Splashes Fjord Line’s New MS Stavangerfjord

    13 April 2012

    The first of Fjord Line’s two new cruise ferries was launched at the Stocznia Gdansk shipyard on Thursday. The ship, which will be christened MS “Stavangerfjord”, is now being towed to Bergen Group Fosen for interior fitting and finishing. The launch marks the completion of the steel work by the Stocznia Gdansk shipyard. The launch […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 5 – 11, 2013

    11 August 2013

    Finland: Bugsier and Wärtsilä Develop New Wind Farm Installation Vessel Concept Reducing costs for offshore wind generated electricity is one of the major challenges in the European energy market. The novelty about the jointly developed concept for reducing costs during installation, from the Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungs- GmbH & Co. KG and Wärtsilä is, that […]

  • Siemens Hires 3sun for Galloper Turbine Tower Pre-Assembly

    2 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Siemens has awarded 3sun Group with a contract for pre-assembly of 56 turbine towers for the Galloper offshore wind farm at Great Yarmouth’s port. The contract means 40 new jobs for 3sun, on top of the 100 new technicians it is currently recruiting.

  • Ulstein Starts Working on Merkur SOV

    25 September 2019

    Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has started construction work on Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s third Ulstein-designed offshore wind vessel at Ulstein Verft. As reported earlier, the partially built service operations vessel (SOV) left the Crist shipyard in Poland en route to Norway earlier this month. Following the SOV’s arrival in Ulsteinvik, Ulstein commenced work tasks such as steel […]