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Able Marine Energy Park Gets Decision Deadline Extension (UK)

Able Marine Energy Park Gets Decision Deadline Extension (UK)

An application was made by Able Humber Ports Limited on 16 December 2011 under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 regarding a proposed development known as the Able Marine Energy Park comprising a quay of solid construction on the south bank of the River Humber at Killingholme, together with an ecological compensation scheme on [...]

Russia: RS Class Assigned to Deep Water Diving System

Russia: RS Class Assigned to Deep Water Diving System

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has accepted MGVK-300 diving system to its class. The system is a modular setup for deep diving designed for simultaneous work of 9 persons at a maximum depth of 300 metres. This is the first diving system in RS class designed to operate at such a depth. The request [...]

PSA Inspects Emergency Preparedness on Valhall Field (Norway)

PSA Inspects Emergency Preparedness on Valhall Field (Norway)

On 11 April 2013 and from 15-18 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity targeting BP Norge AS (BP) and the Valhall field. The objective of the audit was to review and assess the management’s control and leadership as regards emergency preparedness on the Valhall field. The PSA wanted [...]

UK: BMT Reports Strong Financial Performance

UK: BMT Reports Strong Financial Performance

BMT Group Ltd (BMT), the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced another strong financial performance for the year to 30 September 2012. By focusing on markets where it can deliver high-value customer solutions, revenues from BMT’s continuing businesses rose 22% to £156m and underlying operating profits increased to £13.7m, a proportion of [...]

Divers Cooperate to Keep Bahrain’s Port Free of Mines

Divers Cooperate to Keep Bahrain’s Port Free of Mines

British and Dutch divers are working side-by-side in the warm, salty waters of Bahrain port as part of a major Gulf exercise dealing with the threat of mines. Although much of the emphasis of the 40-nation IMCMEX – International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise – is focused on clearing routes for the safe passage of shipping, it’s [...]

LEEVAC to Build Two MPSVs for Hornbeck Offshore, USA

LEEVAC to Build Two MPSVs for Hornbeck Offshore, USA

LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC announced that it has signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, for the construction of two STX Marine SV 310 Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels; 302’ x 76’ x 26’, 12,070 BHP diesel electric powered MPSV’s. “These will be the twenty-third (23) and twenty-fourth (24) vessels to be built by LEEVAC for Hornbeck” [...]

Norway: Det norske Starts Production from Jette Field

Norway: Det norske Starts Production from Jette Field

Det norske oljeselskap ASA has initiated production from Jette. The first well is in production, and with good results. This is the first oil produced by Det norske as operator, representing a milestone for the company. The start-up of production from Jette has proceeded as planned. The first oil arrived from Jette to the Jotun [...]

USA: NOAA Releases Report on National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks

USA: NOAA Releases Report on National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks

NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo. The sunken vessels are [...]

MacGregor Offshore Cranes for Subsea 7′s New Dive Support Vessel

MacGregor Offshore Cranes for Subsea 7′s New Dive Support Vessel

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract for one 120-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor offshore crane and two 10-tonne offshore cranes from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The cranes will be installed on a new 123m specialised dive support vessel being built for UK-based Subsea 7, a construction and services contractor [...]

SeaBird to Conduct 2D Seismic Survey in Celtic Sea Offshore Ireland

SeaBird to Conduct 2D Seismic Survey in Celtic Sea Offshore Ireland

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that SeaBird Exploration, on behalf of Spectrum Geo Limited, is scheduled to carry out a 2D seismic survey in the Celtic Sea off the South Coast of Ireland. The survey is expected to commence at the beginning of June 2013 and, weather permitting, will continue [...]







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