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The thriving world of Offshore Innovation

The thriving world of Offshore Innovation
THE AUTONOMOUS FUTURE OF OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
Bureau Veritas is helping the offshore industry to develop a safer, more productive future with updated guidelines and cyber notations, some of which apply to autonomous offshore platforms.
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November 8th, 2019 | Classification Societies, Drill ships, Energy, Press and Media | Read More
Northern Drilling’s West Mira first rig to receive DNV GL Battery (Power) Notation

By incorporating batteries on-board, the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible West Mira can reduce the runtime of its diesel engines significantly. The rig is heading for operations on the Nova Field in the North Sea
Northern Drilling’s West Mira first rig to receive DNV GL Battery (Power) Notation
Bergen/Hamburg,...
November 8th, 2019 | Classification Societies, Drill ships, Energy | Read More
Aco Marine: Flat packed Clarimar retrofitted to Stena Don

The “Stena Don”
Aco Marine: Flat packed Clarimar retrofitted to Stena Don
FLAT-PACK CLARIMAR SOLUTION OFFERS EASY ACCESS FOR DAMEN SHIPREPAIR DURING STENA DON REFIT
ACO Marine has completed the installation and commissioning of a ClarimarMF-10 wastewater treatment plant supplied to Damen...
July 23rd, 2019 | Drill ships, Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Pollution, Technical, Technology | Read More
The BDI@2,064; a cause for CC …err Cautious Celebrations

John Faraclas
The BDI@2,064; a cause for CC …err Cautious Celebrations
The BDI gained 53 points earlier on today and it’s only 173 points apart from that of the end of December 2013 when it stood at 2,247 (2,247 – 2,064= 173) Geopolitics? Well only the 12 Greek Gods know what’s next… Best one...
July 17th, 2019 | Charity, Clubs, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Drill ships, EEZ, Energy, European Union, Insurance and Reinsurance, IT and Communications, Legal, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Marine Insurance, Organisations, Politics and Government, Technical, Technology | Read More
Stena Drilling and DNV GL sign contract for first Cyber Secure class notation

Signing ceremony of the Cyber Secure notation for Stena Drilling’s Stena IceMAX drillship (from left to right): Henning Stokke (Fleet Responsible, DNV GL), Eirik Reinertsen (CCO, Stena Drilling), Erik Rønsberg (CEO, Stena Drilling), Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen (CEO, DNV GL – Maritime), Torgeir Sterri (Regional...
June 4th, 2019 | Classification Societies, Drill ships, Regulatory | Read More
Mark Prendergast to retire from Harris PYE engineering group in May 2020

Mark Prendergast
Mark Prendergast to retire from Harris PYE engineering group in May 2020
Mark Prendergast, Chief Executive Officer of Harris Pye Engineering Group, a Joulon company has announced that he is to retire on 30 May 2020.
The Harris Pye Engineering Group, global specialists in the provision...
May 23rd, 2019 | Alternative Sources of Energy, Company Profiles, Drill ships, Energy, Environment, Gas, HR, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Oil Industry, Oil Platforms and Rigs, Person Profiles, Ship Conversions, Shiprepair, Supply ships, Technical | Read More
Wärtsilä: Reduce Opex and Become Greener

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The oil & gas industry was plunged into turmoil when the oil price crashed in 2014. To get back on track, the industry has been forced to transform. It has been forced to figure out new ways of working and apply new solutions to remain profitable while oil price fluctuates. The question that...
November 30th, 2018 | Accountancy, Drill ships, Environment, Gas, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Oil Industry, Oil Platforms and Rigs, Shipmanagement, Technology | Read More
FUGRO begins marine site investigation at the Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

Fugro Pioneer
Fugro has commenced a marine site characterisation programme at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm, in German waters of the Baltic Sea. Under a contract worth over €10 million, Fugro will undertake a UXO survey to clear the investigation sites, followed by a geotechnical seabed...
September 14th, 2018 | Alternative Sources of Energy, Drill ships, Underwater Shipping | Read More
FUGRO secures E&P support contracts in Trinidad and Gulf of Mexico

With specialised geophysical, geotechnical and drill support services, Fugro is supporting BHP’s exploration and production operations in Trinidad and the Gulf of Mexico
Fugro has won three contracts with BHP Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc., which see the company delivering a range of specialist services...
September 6th, 2018 | Drill ships, Energy | Read More
Decommissioning JV named Maersk Decom

With the senior management team now in place and interest growing from potential customers, today the decommissioning joint venture reaches a new milestone with the launch of its new name.
“Maersk Decom may be a new company, but it is built on the track
Maersk Laser and Giant
record that both parent...
June 29th, 2018 | Drill ships, Energy | Read More
Wilhelmsen enables significant stacking, preservation and reactivation cost savings

Pål-Arne Aam, Business Manager, Offshore, WSS.
Launching their Offshore Preservation & Re-Activation Manual, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) urge offshore industry players to take a second look at the cost of chemicals and necessary man-hours incurred by using third party service companies, when...
May 11th, 2018 | Drill ships, Energy, Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Ports & Terminals, Ship Agencies | Read More
Stena Drilling Ltd. receives first DNV GL MPD class notation

Stena Carron is the first drillship to receive the notation Drill(MPD) from DNV GL.
Høvik, 13 April 2018: DNV GL has revised its classification rules for Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) systems and introduced two new class notations DRILL(MPD) and DRILL(MPD READY). Stena Drilling Ltd. (SDL) is the...
April 13th, 2018 | Classification Societies, Drill ships, Energy, News | Read More
Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service establish joint venture decommissioning company

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A 50:50 joint venture (JV) between Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service will leverage the companies’ heritage of over 50 years of safe and efficient operations to provide decommissioning services to oil and gas operators.
After decades of production, an increasing amount of offshore oil...
April 12th, 2018 | Drill ships, Energy | Read More
FUGRO returns to Hollandse Kust wind farm for marine site characterisation control

Fugro Synergy – Fugro’s specialised support for the offshore wind industry includes state-of-the-art geotechnical drilling vessel, Fugro Synergy, and innovative technology to reduce operational costs and ensure high quality seabed data.
Fugro is set to commence a site characterisation programme...
April 3rd, 2018 | Alternative Sources of Energy, Drill ships, Energy, Technical, Technology, Underwater Shipping | Read More
Wärtsilä and Maersk Drilling create a joint 25-year strategy for thruster services…

Maersk Drilling
Wärtsilä and Maersk Drilling create a joint 25-year strategy for thruster services to increase uptime and reduce costs
Wärtsilä Corporation, 20 February 2018 at 10.30 a.m. EET
The technology group Wärtsilä and the global drilling contractor Maersk Drilling have joined forces...
February 20th, 2018 | Drill ships, Energy, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
FUGRO’S rig positioning services reduce mobilisation time for Statoil

All Statoil operated rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf and associated vessels will benefit from Fugro’s rig positioning services under a new long-term contract
Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to Statoil Petroleum AS. The contract includes positioning...
February 2nd, 2018 | Drill ships, Energy, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Underwater Shipping | Read More
FUGRO wins Ørsted contracts for site investigations at…

The Fugro Explorer
Fugro has been awarded contracts by Ørsted to undertake geotechnical investigations at two large-scale offshore wind development sites. Ørsted is pursuing the development of these two new projects – Bay State Wind, located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts...
December 1st, 2017 | Alternative Sources of Energy, Drill ships, Energy, Environment, News, Underwater Shipping | Read More
Maritime Cyprus 2017: Highlights from speeches and panel sessions on the third day

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Shipping Heavyweights congregate in Limassol for Maritime Cyprus 2017
Highlights from speeches and panel sessions on the third day of the conference
Today’s deliberations commenced with an address delivered by the Mayor of Limassol, Mr. Nicos Nicolaides, on the theme “Limassol as a maritime...
October 11th, 2017 | Drill ships, Energy, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Markets, Tankers | Read More
Rowan/Maersk Drilling merger to make $5.65 billion fleet
A rumour emerged in the market at the beginning of this week that Rowan Cos is in talks to acquire Maersk Drilling.
Senior Offshore Analyst, Charlie Hockless, has provided some comments and data on the possible acquisition:
Should the takeover of Maersk’s drilling arm by Houston based Rowan go ahead,...
September 27th, 2017 | Drill ships, Energy | Read More
Offshore rig market must drill deeper to achieve a lasting turnaround, says MSI

MSI’s James Frew
Analyst begins quarterly sector coverage by contrasting recent market optimism with the impact of rig utilisation rates on near-term earnings
London, June 6, 2017. Maritime Strategies International (MSI), a leading independent research and consultancy, has forecast a challenging...
June 6th, 2017 | Drill ships, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Markets, Oil Industry, Oil Platforms and Rigs | Read More
Paragon Offshore’s logistics base in Abu Dhabi completed with GAC’s support

Oil and gas spares and supplies at Paragon Offshore’s newly established logistics support base at Mina Zayed port.
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 5 May 2017 – GAC Abu Dhabi has completed the preparation, construction and relocation of a logistics base dedicated to supporting Paragon Offshore’s operations.
The...
May 5th, 2017 | Drill ships, Energy, Logistics, Ship Agencies, Supply ships | Read More
Wärtsilä to optimise performance and uptime of four Songa Offshore drilling rigs

Songa Encourage is one of the four drilling rigs covered by the new services agreement between Wärtsilä and Songa Offshore.
Wärtsilä Corporation, 14 March 2017 at 10 am EET – The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore...
March 14th, 2017 | Drill ships, Energy, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Markets, Oil Platforms and Rigs | Read More
Hempel simplifies offshore asset maintenance with new coating range

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Two new coatings, Hempadur Quattro XO 17820 and 17870, are being introduced to increase the service life and reduce on-station maintenance requirements of offshore assets by leading worldwide coatings supplier Hempel. The new high-performance pure epoxy uni-primers presented today (9 January), combine...
January 9th, 2017 | Drill ships, Energy, Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News | Read More
Shell Netherlands president-director opens Rotterdam’s Offshore Experience

From the opening of the Offshore Experience with Marjan van loon of Shell Nederland at centre stage
Marjan van Loon, President-Director of Shell Netherlands, officially opened the Offshore Experience exhibition at the Maritime Museum in Rotterdam on Friday, 16 December.
Over fifty leading companies...
December 16th, 2016 | Associations, Drill ships, Energy, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Supply ships | Read More
Norsafe concerned at spate of LSA drill accidents

Norsafe, global leader in lifeboat design, manufacture, and training, is concerned about recent spate of lifeboat drill accidents which have seriously injured or even led to fatalities among crew.
A report in April 2016 by academics at the Seafarers International Research Centre found that tight vessel...
October 20th, 2016 | Drill ships, Energy, Health and Safety, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Maritime Accidents, Maritime Education and Training, Safety and Security, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More