Bibby Offshore Strengthens Renewables Division with Key AppointmentMay 16, 2017Bibby Offshore, subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has appointed Dorothy Shepherd as general manager, renewables.
Major Applied Geoscience Research Funding Boost for Institute of Petroleum EngineeringMay 16, 2017A major funding package for the Institute of Petroleum Engineering (IPE) at Heriot-Watt University will directly support research and training for the future of the industry in UK offshore waters.
Eoltech Wins Repeat Contracts to Monitor 500 MW of Wind ProjectsMay 16, 2017Eoltech, an independent wind energy consulting firm, has announced that it won contracts from major French customers to deploy IREC-Index.
ClassNK Consulting Service Launches Bunker Fuel Oil Analysis ServiceMay 16, 2017Classification ClassNK’s subsidiary, ClassNK Consulting Service (NKCS) has officially launched its Bunker Fuel Oil Analysis Service.
PPG HI-TEMP™ 900 Delivers Superior Corrosion Resistance for Extreme Temperature ApplicationsMay 15, 2017PPG’s protective and marine coatings business has launched PPG HI-TEMP 900, its latest solution for application in extreme operating conditions.
New SACS Decommissioning Offering Automates Cutting Plans for Offshore StructuresMay 15, 2017Bentley’s SACS now includes an integrated analysis and design solution for the complete lifecycle of offshore structures, including construction, transportation, in-place, and decommissioning.
Weekly Rig Counts from Baker HughesMay 15, 2017Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. BHI Rig Count: US +8 to 885 rigs.
Caterpillar to Unveil First of its Kind LNG Test Bed for MarineMay 15, 2017Caterpillar Marine has announced the unveiling of the first LNG (liquefied natural gas) test bed for gas-fuelled engines at its facility in Kiel.
Total Expands Exploration Activities in Mauritania with a New Deep Offshore LicenseMay 15, 2017Total and Mauritania have signed an exploration and production contract to perform exploration works on Block C7, which covers an area of 7,300 square kilometres.
ACE Winches Provides Mooring System on the Iron Lady BargeMay 15, 2017Global deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches has successfully mobilised a 6-point mooring system to anchor the
Iron Lady Barge being used on the Brent decommissioning project.
Total Inaugurates Its Revamped Carling Petrochemical ComplexMay 12, 2017Total has inaugurated its revamped Carling – Saint-Avold petrochemical complex in eastern France following 3 years of transformation works.
Two New Appointments at Penspen’s Centre for Engineering Excellence (CEE)May 12, 2017Penspen, a global provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, has announced two new appointments at its CEE, which has been in operation since January.
Research Council of Norway Continues Support for ABB’s Subsea ResearchMay 12, 2017The Research Council of Norway has awarded ABB a NOK 10 million research grant to develop subsea technology for use on the Norwegian continental shelf and the Barents Sea.
Integrated Emergency Cutter for Fibre Rope WinchMay 12, 2017Hydraulic cutting tools specialist, Webtool, has developed an integrated fibre rope emergency cutter for maritime winches.
Proserv Norway Secures Significant Decommissioning Project AwardsMay 12, 2017Energy services company Proserv has recently been awarded three contracts worth a combined value of more than USD 2.5 million (approximately NOK 21.5 million) for decommissioning work in the Norwegian North Sea.
Optimarin Consolidates BWT Retrofit Lead with Wisby Tankers and Hoëgh AutolinersMay 12, 2017Optimarin has signed contracts with Wisby Tankers and Hoëgh Autoliners to install its market proven Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) on five existing vessels.
Hyperloop Arrives at Nor-Shipping 2017May 12, 2017Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is set to bring its own brand of disruptive thinking to Nor-Shipping 2017.
Hoppe Marine GmbH Takes Over Rolls-Royce’s Intering BusinessMay 12, 2017After careful consideration Rolls-Royce Marine Deutschland GmbH has sold its Intering business to Hoppe Marine GmbH, Hamburg.
Lundin Petroleum Spuds Appraisal Well on the Barents Sea Alta DiscoveryMay 12, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced drilling of appraisal well 7220/11-4 (Alta-4) on the Alta discovery in PL609,...
TDI-Brooks International to Perform Site Survey/EBS Offshore CaribbeanMay 11, 2017TDI-Brooks International, Inc. has been selected to perform three site surveys and an Environmental Baseline project in the Caribbean.
First Gas from West Nile DeltaMay 11, 2017Production from the offshore WND gas fields commenced on 24 March 2017 from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra. Nine wells have now been commissioned and the fields are currently producing...
Seatools Introduces New Generation of DipMate® Dredging Monitoring SystemsMay 11, 2017Seatools has announced the introduction of the fourth-generation DipMate® backhoe dredging monitoring and control systems. The upgrade encompasses two models...
Smit Lamnalco Selects KVH Maritime SolutionMay 11, 2017KVH Industries, Inc., has announced that major European maritime operator Smit Lamnalco finalised an agreement earlier this year to install KVH’s maritime solution on its offshore vessels.
ExxonMobil to Acquire One of World’s Largest Aromatics PlantsMay 11, 2017ExxonMobil Chemical Company has announced that its Singapore affiliate has reached an agreement with Jurong Aromatics Corporation Pte Ltd to acquire its plant located on Jurong Island in Singapore.
