King Julien, the Lemur leader in the cartoon franchise Madagascar, would be delighted. The ring-tailed primate famously liked to “move it, move it” (here). At last, ..
Commercial Mariner – Offshore
Harvey Gulf PSV to be rebuilt as bunkering ship
Harvey Gulf International Marine has confirmed that one of its existing platform supply vessels (PSVs) will be converted into an offshore bunkering vessel. The conversion ..
Shearwater GeoServices, ION ink 3D seismic acquisition agreement
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a new 3D seismic acquisition contract by US-based ION Geophysical for its UK Mid North Sea High (MNSH) programme. Amazon Warrior ..
COLUMN | Blowing a giant bubble? – Part two [Offshore Accounts]
“Last year 29 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity was connected to electricity grids around the world. In 2029 Wood Mackenzie forecasts that number will hit 180 ..
Chartwell Marine, Bar Technologies awarded ABS approval for windfarm crewboat
Naval architecture firms Chartwell Marine and Bar Technologies have secured an approval in principle (AiP) by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design and ..
COLUMN | Favourable winds still blowing – Part one [Offshore Accounts]
The future is clear. Offshore renewables have a massive tailwind. This month has seen Europe’s largest wind energy company, Ørsted, announce strong results (here) with ..
Pacific Drilling secures 10-well contract in Gulf of Mexico
Luxembourg-based Pacific Drilling has been selected by Murphy Oil to provide drilling services in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract is for 10 wells firm plus five ..
COLUMN | Guyana: Big oil, bad votes, and worse political problems [Offshore Accounts]
Doesn’t time fly when you have a million oilfield workers out of work, a viral pandemic and a global economic recession? In March 2019 we were warning here that Guyana ..
TDI-Brooks completes two EPOS projects in Mexico
TDI-Brooks International recently completed two environmental post-operations survey (EPOS) projects in Mexico for Total and Capricorn Energy Mexico. The Total EPOS ..
Geoquip Marine to support offshore wind project in Virginia
Offshore geotechnical engineering and drilling company Geoquip Marine has secured a contract to work on the development of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) ..