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Deme Offshore Joins Neptune's Hydrogen Project

May 29, 2020

Offshore installation contractor Deme Offshore has joined Neptune Energy's PosHYdon pilot, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen project, being developed in the Dutch North Sea.Part of the Belgian Deme Group,  the company joins as a partner…

Covid-19 Sends Demand for Remote Offshore Rig Inspections Soaring

May 12, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted demand for remote offshore rig and equipment inspection with Bureau Veritas, a testing, inspection, and certification services provider, which says the demand has soared 900%.'A number of remote inspection solutions…

Another Partner Joins Dutch Offshore Hydrogen Project

Apr 29, 2020

Oil and gas firm Neptune Energy has informed that another partner - Eneco - has joined the PosHYdon pilot, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen project, being developed in the Dutch North Sea.PosHYdon integrates three energy systems in the Dutch North Sea: offshore wind…

Woodside Wins Senegal Case

Feb 14, 2020

Australian oil and gas company Far has lost a case against its compatriot Woodside in which it challenged Woodside's acquisition of ConocoPhillips' stake in the SNE field off Senegal in 2016, claiming pre-emption rights. The field is now known as Sangomar…

VOS Sugar Supports Borssele OWP

Jan 28, 2020

Dutch shipping company Vroon said that its subsea-support vessel VOS Sugar has spent the winter months on charter to VLCV B.V. a joint venture between Van Leeuwen and C-Ventus.Since October 2019, VOS Sugar has acted as a floating base for the execution of VLCV’s work scope…

VLCV BV Completes Borssele Cable Project

Jan 22, 2020

VLCV BV, a joint venture between VL Specials and C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services, has completed the installation of two ducts, including bellmouths, for the cable system of the Borssele offshore wind project in the Netherlands.Arvid de Groot…

IKM Cleandrill Merges with Enhanced Drilling

Nov 26, 2019

Enhanced Well Technologies AS, a company owned and controlled by EV Private Equity together with Shell Ventures B.V. and the IKM Group, announced the acquisition of riserless mud recovery services provider IKM Cleandrill AS. This acquisition…

BV Wins Shell Services Deal

Nov 25, 2019

testing, inspection and certification services firm Bureau Veritas said its consultancy and outsourcing brand has been awarded a three-year Enterprise Frame Agreement with Shell to provide asset integrity management support services.The scope…

Ulstein Debuts Zero-Emission Offshore Ship Design

Nov 14, 2019

Ulstein Group unveiled a hydrogen-powered ship design that it claims is market-ready, offering zero-emission marine operations.Recently, DNV GL identified the five most promising alternative fuels for shipping, with hydrogen as the ultimate zero-emission solution…

P-68 FPSO Ready for Deployment

Sep 17, 2019

The newbuild P-68 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) has left the shipyard and will be deployed to the ultra-deepwater Berbigão and Sururu fields in Brazil’s Santos Basin, builder Sembcorp Marine announced.The vessel was…

Eni Consortium Awarded Block Offshore Indonesia

Aug 26, 2019

Indonesia awarded West Ganal oil and gas exploration block in offshore Makassar strait to a consortium of Eni Indonesia Ltd, PT Pertamina and Neptune Energy West Ganal B.V, Deputy Energy Minister Arcandra Tahar said on Monday.The consortium set a $159…

C-Ventus Merges with 4SEAS

Jun 13, 2019

Netherlands-based C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services BV has merged with 4SEAS BV to jointly service the offshore wind industry.All personnel and activities of 4SEAS, including ongoing projects and opportunity pipeline, will join, respectively be taken over by the new company…

Alewijnse Marine Bags Windcat Order

Apr 29, 2019

The marine technology player Alewijnse Marine has extended its successful partnership with Dutch shipyard Dok and Scheepsbouw Woudsend and offshore services provider Windcat Workboats with an order for the full electrical outfitting of the offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Windcat 45 and 46…

Green Award Certification for OSVs

Mar 29, 2019

Green Award certification program has been extended with a new ship type – Offshore Supply vessels (OSVs). The first ship of this type the ‘’Lingestroom’’ has been successfully certified.The Lingestroom, one of the ships of Van Wijngaarden Marine Services B…

MeeMaken Buys Into Blue Offshore

Mar 21, 2019

Venture capital company MeeMaken BV has acquired a majority stake in Dutch carousel and tensioner manufacturer Blue Offshore Group. Blue Offshore’s management team will maintain ownership of a minority of the company’s shares.Blue Offshore, headquartered in The Hague…

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