Plans are afoot to expand drilling operations off the coast of Sri Lanka. According to press reports a UK based company, Cairn Energy Plc, is looking to charter two offshore drilling rigs as it seeks new oil and gas deposits in South Asia. Read the rest of this entry
Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive upgrade of the research survey vessel M/V Franklin, owned by the Swedish marine survey company Marin Mätteknik AB (MMT). The upgrade will significantly prolong the vessel’s lifespan. Read the rest of this entry
The government of Philippines has appealed for international help to deal with the aftermath of the devastating floods that have killed 240 and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Read the rest of this entry
It is always good to hear of satisfied customers. So we were pleased to hear that Sea Trucks Group has been “delighted” with the outstanding performance of its recently delivered multi-purpose DP3 crane/pipelay vessel “Jascon 25“. Read the rest of this entry
Tidewater has agreed to purchase, for delivery in January 2010, the multi-purpose ROV and light construction vessel “Aquanos Enabler”. Read the rest of this entry
Jumbo Offshore’s Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed its first Transition Piece (TP), off the UK’s south east coast. Read the rest of this entry
Aberdeen harbour has released figures proving (if it were neeeded), that it truly is the major gateway to North Sea energy industry. Read the rest of this entry
Siem Offshore has taken delivery of the first AHTS vessel “Siem Pearl” from the Norwegian yard. The vessel is the first of eight similar vessels to be delivered to Siem Offshore from the same yard. Read the rest of this entry
DNV was named best classification society globally by the maritime industry’s leading newspaper, Lloyd’s List, at their recent annual awards event held in London. Read the rest of this entry
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with BP America Inc. to perform subsea construction activities at the operator’s Atlantis and Thunder Horse fields in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the rest of this entry
