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Hamworthy has won a contract from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply its inert gas generator (IGG) package for the QUAD 204 FPSO project. The BP-operated FPSO is to be deployed some 110 miles to the west of the Shetland Isles in the North Atlantic as a replacement for the Schiehallion FPSO. Hamworthy...

Statoil has acquired a 30% participating interest in block 47 offshore Suriname from Tullow Oil. Tullow will retain the operatorship and 70% working interest. “This cooperation is about executing on Statoil’s exploration strategy of securing early access opportunities with emerging potential. This frontier opportunity constitutes an important part of our growing international portfolio”, says...

Dron & Dickson, specialist in hazardous area electrical equipment, has reported growth in 2010/11 of more than 14.5% with turnover rising to GBP 27.6 million. Pre-tax profits of just under GBP 1 million were recorded in the 12 months to the end of May (approximately GBP 500,000 in 2009/10). Operations director Colin Maver: “The growth...

SeaHold Geoships Ltd, specialists in marine and subsea services, expands its fleet of multi purpose offshore vessels. The new vessels, Loch Erisort and Loch Roag, bring the  fleet up to three, and also signify a USD 140 million in additional financial commitment. Chair Kenny Macleod says: “Our growing fleet enables us to focus more attention on the...

Aubin, an independent supplier of chemicals to the energy industry, has announced a strategic partnership with an agent in the Middle East, who will promote the company’s full range of chemicals and services in the UAE and Oman. The partnership agreement with Leaders Oilfield Equipment LLC, will assist Aubin in accessing Middle East markets...

AC drives manufacturer Vacon will deliver liquid-cooled AC drives with a total power of 2.7 MW for active heave-compensated winches onboard a Norwegian-built IMR ship. The delivery will take place in March 2012. Vacon and Norwegian winch manufacturer AXTech signed a contract for 17 liquid-cooled 690 V AC drives to be used for one...

Netherlands based Yellow & Finch Publishers is to launch its newest edition of the Maritime Services Directory 2012 at the forthcoming Europort maritime trade fair, which will take place in Rotterdam. The annual Maritime Services Directory has become the primary annual Buyers Guide and Key Reference Source for the maritime industry worldwide. The Maritime...

Thursday 3 November 2011 saw the sixth edition of the Maritime Awards Gala which took place at Studio 21 in Hilversum. Over 700 representatives from the maritime industry gathered together to honour the nominees and their innovations. Hostess for this sixth edition was Anita...

Friday last week, at Yuexin Shipbuilding in Shanghai, Chinese shipowners Shanghai Offshore Oil Shipping Co. of Sinopec witnessed the launch of their AHTS KAN TAN 225 – a Havyard type 843 CD next generation AHTS . “It is the first time that a vessel of a Havyard design is constructed for Chinese shipowners”, says Gunnar...

Petrobras announces a new oil discovery in the extreme southwestern part of the Walker Ridge concession area, located in America’s Gulf of Mexico ultra-deep waters. The discovery confirms the Lower Tertiary’s potential in this area. The Logan discovery is approximately 400 km (250 miles) southwest of New Orleans, at a water depth of around...

Heerema Marine Contractors awarded a contract to BMT Fluid Mechanics in partnership with BMT ARGOSS, to provide tow simulation services for the inshore tow of Chevron-operated Jack St. Malo and Big Foot production platforms to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico. BMT will be engineering, procuring, installing and commissioning a purpose built simulation...

RBG, recently acquired by Stork Technical Services (STS), has enhanced its subsea service capability with the launch of two purpose-built dive intervention craft (IC). The launch was announced by RBG’s new Marine & Subsea director, Roddy James, responsible for leading and growing RBG’s global marine & subsea activities, and identifying subsea project and contract...

Aker Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire the well intervention technology business from X3M (pronounced ‘Extreme’) International. X3M is an international niche provider of down-hole intervention service tools and technology products. The acquisition will grow Aker Solutions’ well intervention technology and service portfolio worldwide as well as increase their presence in the important Middle...

BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has launched the NEMS Accounter Light reporting software to the UK market. The software developed by Add Novatech, together with BMT Cordah, builds on the success of NEMS Accounter, developed in close cooperation with oil and gas operating companies, specifically as an environmental accounting system. The...

Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has signed an agreement to supply a flexible risers and umbilicals installation system for the ‘Capstan Reel Installation System’ (CRIS), to the Offshore Installation Group (OIG). As production moves to deeper waters, further offshore, the patented CRIS design simplifies the subsea...

The Harris Pye Group has successfully completed a USD 4.3 million contract for work on Seadrill‘s West Pegasus ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig. The six-week contract involved a workforce of 115 working initially on column blisters, and extended work. Harris Pye technical director Chris David: “At the outset we were to be involved solely with the fitting...

Innovative technology developers are being urged to bring their solutions to the ITF Annual Technology Showcase which will be attended by hundreds of decision makers from global operator and service companies. Spaces are limited for the one day event on 8 November at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Neil Poxon, managing director of...

An open day with over 20,000 visitors, exceeding the company’s ambitious expectations by far, concluded the festivities in the Austrian village of Nenzing at Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, celebrating its 35th anniversary. The festivities started on 28 September, witnessed by a large number of representatives from industry and politics as well as numerous long-time business partners....

Leading North East engineering company IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) has been named Design Team of the Year 2011 by the British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEA). At the ceremony held on 13 October at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre, London, IHC EB was highly commended by the judges for the teamwork and innovation that helped deliver...

In 2001, Shipyard De Hoop designed, built and delivered its first ship to Mexican shipping company Oceanografía. The Caballo De Mar was a diving support vessel to be used for inspection, maintenance and repair. In the years that followed, De Hoop developed another seven diving support vessels for Oceanografía. In addition, the shipyard designed and...

Netherlands law firm AKD has appointed Jan Kromhout as a partner in its shipping and offshore team. Jan began his career in Rotterdam with the law firm Nauta Dutilh. In 2005 he joined the leading operator in the international market for heavy marine transport, where he became head of the legal department and also gained...

Kittiwake, a leading global provider of asset protection technology, today announced an order for its ThrusterSCAN product from Transocean, the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor. ThrusterSCAN marks a new era in online condition monitoring for azimuthing thrusters, helping to predict failure, enabling preventative maintenance and ultimately reducing costly downtime. ThrusterSCAN will be installed on...

Statoil ASA, as the operator (40%), together with its partners Petoro AS (30%), Det norske oljeselskap ASA (20%) and Lundin Norway AS (10%), is about to complete the drilling of appraisal well 16/2-10 in the Aldous Major South structure (PL 265) on the Utsira Height in the North Sea. Drilled by the Transocean Leader drilling rig,...

German Wintershall launched its first gas production as operator in the British North Sea last Sunday, 16 October 2011, with the Wingate platform. The platform in the British offshore concession 44/24b will initially produce 1.5 million cu. m. of natural gas. A second production well is expected to increase the production rate to 3...

Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petrobras to develop and provide a new integrity management system and specialised engineering services for its international projects offshore. The agreement, Flexlife’s first work in that region, was reached during the OTC Brasil exhibition....