Rapid technological and market developments in the offshore industry over the past five years have put pressure on class to develop rules and notations for a new generation of specialised well-intervention offshore vessels. DNV's Alexander Wardwell reports鈥
The scheduled 2012 lease sale offshore Virginia will proceed, even without the environmental impact studies necessary to allow oil & gas exploration in place, according to MMS director Liz Burnham.The sale 鈥 the first on the US Atlantic OCS鈥
In 2007, OGX was but a dream of Brazilian entrepreneur Eike Batista. In the course of three short years, the company secured financing for leases, bid on and won shallow water blocks, secured drilling rigs, hired about 150 staff, tallied six鈥
The shaky economic recovery could be threatened if US energy policies push up prices, ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson said in Houston last month.鈥榊ou can raise taxes, raise royalties 鈥 it's going to ultimately increase the cost of energy鈥
Compact Azipod units promise the means of producing more efficient thrust for drilling vessels, saving fuel cost and cutting emissions. OE hears from developer ABB Marine.Bunker prices for the IFO380 grade fuel used by the majority of ships were on the rise at time of writing鈥
The trend toward putting more and more production equipment on the seabed 鈥 and in increasingly deeper waters 鈥 strongly challenges the offshore construction industry to continuously improve their ability to perform such activities in a safe and cost-effective manner鈥
Japan Drilling Company鈥檚 semisubmersible drilling rig Hakuryu-5 was recently upgraded with Exmar 云顶赌场老虎机鈥檚 Deepdish pontoon sponson, an innovative combination of pontoon sponsons and integrated cross bracing designed to increase the capabilities and operating life of ageing rigs鈥
Mounted onboard the GDF Suez E&P Nederland chartered multi-purpose supply vessel REM Mermaid, 云顶赌场老虎机 Solutions BV鈥檚 offshore access system has notched up over 1000 operational connections without any lost time incidents. The OAS, a heave compensated鈥
Flotel specialist Prosafe expects a good long-term demand for its accommodation rigs, with growth in activity in the North Sea from spring 2011 and in deepwater regions. Meg Chesshyre reviews recent developments at the world鈥檚 leading owner and operator of semisubmersible accommodation rigs鈥
Since Heerema Marine Contractors introduced its Incident & Injury Free initiative in 2008 for both its own personnel (offshore and onshore) and the subcontractors they work with, reactions from clients and contractors have been very positive and the results have been impressive鈥
With offshore maintenance costs soaring, Dutch firm Beele Engineering is anticipating keen interest in its 鈥楻ise鈥 extender frame which can be retrofitted onto cable and pipe transits on ships and platforms.--The system, which can be used for all A0-A60 multi-cable transits鈥
Prosafe鈥檚 newest rival in the flotel market is Swedish company Floatel International, established by Bassoe 云顶赌场老虎机 and management in Gothenburg in late 2006 and run by an experienced management team comprising personnel from Consafe 云顶赌场老虎机鈥
With the offshore umbilicals market emerging from its recent slumbers and power cable demand from both the oil & gas and wind energy sectors picking up strongly, further expansion of Nexans鈥 Halden facility in Norway could well follow the current鈥
Zierikzee-based Noordhoek 云顶赌场老虎机 recently took delivery of its new diving support vessel, the DP2 Noordhoek Constructor, from the Niigata Yard in Japan. Specifically designed for diving operations in the harsh North Sea environment, the new鈥
Statoil on the wind energy learning curve...At an energy seminar in Bergen last month, Statoil said it would use its expertise in its commitment to offshore wind power. The Norwegian operator, which is gradually building up its wind energy portfolio鈥
