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Sonardyne Brazil delivers DP simulator to GE

Sep 06, 2016

Sonardyne has delivered an acoustic positioning simulator for dynamically positioned (DP) rigs and ships to GE Power Conversion, a vessel control and automation company, for their new training school in Macaé, Brazil.  The Sonardyne Marksman…

BSEE: 22% of GoM oil production shut-in

Aug 30, 2016

Image from AccuWeather. Click to enlarge. The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) updated its statistics on storm preparations in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in advance of Tropical Depression No…

Mariner B arrives at Nigg

Aug 29, 2016

The Mariner B vessel arrived and is safely berthed at Global Energy Group’s Nigg Energy Park, north of Inverness, after completing the 15,800nm (18,183mi/29,263km) journey from the Samsung construction yard in South Korea. Mariner illustration…

Block Island Wind Farm completes construction

Aug 19, 2016

The Block Island Wind Farm, operated by Deepwater Wind, has completed the construction phase, according to the firm's CEO Jeff Grybowski. The executive tweeted out a photo of the moment when the last turbine blade was installed on 18 August (Thursday)…

Offshore trio offers integrated marine ops

Sep 06, 2016

Aqualis Offshore, Aptomar and Kolos Marine have entered into a cooperation that will provide oil companies and rig operators with an integrated offering of marine operations and field monitoring services on the Norwegian continental shelf…

Lamprell delivers delayed Ensco newbuild jackup

Aug 26, 2016

UAE-based Lamprell has delivered the delayed Ensco 140 newbuild jackup to Ensco, after signing an agreement with Ensco to settle all claims arising from the late delivery. Image from Lamprell. The…

Keeping afloat

Sep 01, 2016

The market for floating production systems may have stalled, but FPSs will still be a key part of the offshore technology tool kit, outlines Douglas-Westwood’s Ben Wilby. The FPSO Cidade de Saquarema…

Antrim seeks to wind up

Aug 26, 2016

Canadian-based, North Sea and Ireland focused explorer Antrim Energy is seeking to wind up.  At its annual and special meeting on Tuesday (30 August), the firm will consider approval to voluntarily dissolve the corporation, delist from…

300 turbine wind farm approved

Aug 17, 2016

DONG Energy has been given development consent for the 300 turbine, 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, 89km off coast of east England. Hornsea Project Two, which is being developed by SMartWind, owned by DONG, could meet the electricity needs of approximately 1…

Huisman inks $338 million of crane orders

Aug 24, 2016

Dutch lifting, drilling and subsea solutions firm Huisman has secured new crane contracts with a total value of around US$338 million from various major offshore, shipping and wind farm installation contractors: 2 x 900-ton heavy lift mast cranes for BigLift Shipping…

Badger Explorer appoints new CEO

Aug 16, 2016

The board of directors of Badger Explorer (BXPL) has appointed Roald Valen as the new chief executive officer (CEO) in BXPL, succeeding Øystein Larsen, who will step down to pursue opportunities outside of BXPL. Valen will start in the position on 22 August 2016…

Dudgeon heavy lift time-lapse

Aug 15, 2016

In this video, Norwegian giant Statiol shows a time-lapse of the 1700-tonne heavy lift on the Dudgeon bank. The Oleg Strashnov heavy lift vessel installed the substation for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm off Norfolk, UK. The substation…

Brent Delta given lighthouse mode

Aug 26, 2016

Navigational aids specialist Pharos Marine Sims Systems has completed the design, manufacture and installation of a bespoke solar navigation aid system for Shell's Brent Delta platform in the North Sea. The Great Yarmouth-based firm completed…

US proposes Kitty Hawk wind lease sale

Aug 12, 2016

US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper announced a proposed lease sale for 122,405 acres offshore North Carolina for commercial wind energy leasing.   Image from Siemens…

Grounded rig refloat planned for tonight

Aug 22, 2016

A semisubmersible drilling rig grounded off Scotland weeks ago could be floated off at high water tonight.  Update here If the operation in Dalmore Bay, on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, is a success, the Transocean Winner will be towed using two tugs to Broad Bay…

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