Damen takes radical walk-to-work steps for offshore turbine crews
Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new windfarm service vessel (WSV) to support and accommodate turbine maintenance crews at sea and allow them to “walk-to-work”.
Industry fails young students spectacularly
Like many of you, I have become accustomed to the Friday of Offshore Europe being given over at least in part to subject senior academy pupils to a bit of concentrated oil and gas propaganda.
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The topic for November is Shale about which there has been loads and loads of stuff in the media of late. Shale gas has certainly been controversial.
Statoil to look for new approach at Bressay after putting brakes on project
Norwegian semi-state owned oil company Statoil has admitted that it has slammed on the brakes of its multi-billion dollar Bressay heavy oilfield development in the UK North Sea.
Wood Review: Analysis – Sir Ian pulls no punches
Sir Ian Wood’s interim report on the future of the UK North Sea really is a damning indictment of both the industry itself and government.
UK leads way as offshore wind set for seventh year of record growth
The offshore wind industry is on track to set its seventh consecutive annual growth record this year, with the UK leading by a very wide margin.
Cosco delivers Sevan Louisiana but wrangles over another rig
Sevan Drilling has taken delivery of the Sevan Louisiana drilling unit from Cosco Quidong Shipyard in China. This is the Norwegian company's third deepwater drilling rig and will likely be in transit to the US Gulf of Mexico by the time this appears in print.
First of three sisters launched
Canadian shipyard Chantier Davie Canada has launched a 130m, advanced multi-purpose subsea construction vessel.
Huisman wins Q7000 tower work
Dutch company Huisman, a renowned specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Helix Energy Solutions Group for the delivery of a well intervention system for the US company's new-build semi-submersible the Q7000.
Total awards two-year node contract
Seabed Geosolutions has secured a two-year contract with Total E&P for its ocean bottom node seismic data acquisition technology.
Oceaneering invests in ship
Marin Teknikk has designed a new diesel-electric subsea support and construction vessel for Oceaneering International.
DP systems in ice co-operation
Navis Engineering and Aker Arctic Technology have signed a scientific and technical co-operation agreement covering the joint development of technology for dynamic positioning (DP) systems for icebreakers and ice-class vessels.
US attacks battery challenge
The US Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has announced that a project at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is among 22 that will get funding to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs.
Former energy minister Hendry back on local content case
In a break from our normal format, Energy's editor met with former energy minister Charles Hendry to discuss the core objectives of a new Parliamentary work group set up to foster greater local content in UK North Sea projects and to better capitalise on global opportunities.
Petrofac training programme reaches new level
Petrofac's Offshore Projects & Operations (OPO) business in Aberdeen has taken 27 new graduates and seven trainees into its graduate and apprentice programmes this year.
Top drawer four to play key role in Scottish oil & gas commission
The commission is also interested in views of what government and industry could do while North Sea oil and gas remains viable to ensure continued and ongoing value is achieved from the resident supply chain after production ceases.
Americans top advanced biofuels ranking by a mile
The US is the world leader for advanced biofuels ventures and is predicted to continue dominating this market, according to new research.
DeepOcean orders SURF-ing ship
Norwegian company DeepOcean has signed up to a five-and-a-half years charter agreement starting March 2016 for a new-build vessel for the North Sea construction market, the main focus being the SURF segment in the Greater North Sea area.
Canadians mull night flights for choppers
Oil companies are about to make a new proposal for the resumption of night flights to and from oil and gas installations offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Eastern Canada.
Another SE Asia Gamesa win
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has won a contract to supply 54MW of turbines to the San Lorenzo windfarm being built by Japan's Kanematsu Corporation on Guimaras Island in the Philippines for Trans Asia Renewable Energy.
Scots firm lands £2.5billion China deal for unmanned oil system
EXCLUSIVE: A deal being signed today between north-east firm Unmanned Production Buoy and a Chinese engineering and fabrication contractor is expected to be worth up to £2.5billion
In pictures: Building Dana’s new Western Isles production vessel
On May 28, Aberdeen-headquartered Dana Petroleum, with its Japanese partner Cieco, marked the "keel laying" of the Western Isles floating production storage and offloading at the huge COSCO fabrication yard at Qidong just an hour's drive from Shanghai in China.
First of four mighty Maersk ultra-deepwater drilling machines named
Maersk Drilling's first ultra-deepwater drillship has been named in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.
Japan joins Norway & US in floating turbine club
Japan has trounced the UK by developing and building a pontoon-based floating wind turbine that will start generating trials this month.
US faces offshore safety dilemma
The expertise of the American offshore oil and gas industry outmatches the federal agency that oversees it.