Germany-headquartered energy company E.ON and Japanese renewable energy company Kyuden Mirai Energy signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in Japan.A press release from the European holding company based in…
Mark Ford, Technical Manager of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), has been promoted to Technical Director of the global organization.“Mark has been with IMCA for the last seven years and knows the association perhaps better than anybody…
French utility ENGIE and EDP Renewables (EDPR) has jointly announced the addition of the international private energy company E.ON to the Dunkerque Eoliennes en Mer consortium in the framework of the competitive bidding process for offshore wind turbines off the coast of Dunkerque…
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has told Transocean, Maersk Drilling and Odfjell Drilling to beef up emergency evacuation equipment and procedures on 22 offshore oil rigs, it said on Wednesday.Drilling rigs are equipped with enclosed…
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has greenlighted Total E & P Norge AS (Total) to use Skirne and Byggve off Norway beyond the originally planned operational life to March 2024.Skirne, including the Byggve deposit, is in the central North Sea at 120 meters water depth…
Liberia, the fastest growing major open registry in both shipping and offshore, has established its Offshore and Gas Technology Department, renewing the Registry’s focus in these sectors.According to an official statement, this department strengthens…
Xodus Group has been awarded two environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) contracts for projects in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) blocks in Senegal, West Africa. Xodus’ environmental…
McCubbin. Images from OTC. Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) has appointed David McCubbin as chief operating officer (COO) and Dan Phelps as director – compliance inspection services…
ABS unveiled its Global Ship Systems Center and announced the formation of its Hellenic Technical Committee in Athens. Image of the Global Ship Systems Center, from ABS. “This…
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC), a provider of compliance related services, has acquired Northwest Technical Solutions (NWTS) as a wholly-owned subsidiary, extending the efficiency and reach of its offshore services. The acquisition of NWTS…
Chris Corcoran, of ABS, highlights the importance of further improving safety to reduce the number of dropped object incidents on offshore facilities. Statistics show that dropped objects cause up to 10% of industrial fatalities…
More than 481,730sq km of exploration acreage has been opened to tender offers in New Zealand, including five offshore, two onshore and one straddling on- and offshore. The country's Block Offer 2017 tender for petroleum exploration permits…
Bureau Veritas appointed Paul Shrieve as chief executive officer (CEO) of North Sea offshore operations, marine and offshore. Shrieve. Image from Bureau Veritas. Shrieve is based at the company’s Aberdeen office…
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) has introduced two new IADC-accredited regulatory compliance training programs: an offshore drilling and a marine regulatory compliance training. OTC’s Offshore Drilling Regulatory Compliance Training is a five-day…
DNV GL – Business Assurance USA, Inc. issued Noble Energy a certificate of compliance to the SEMS (Safety and Environmental Systems) standard, which represents the highest criteria for safe operations of offshore drilling platforms. This…