Odfjell Drilling recruiting over 200 workers as semi-sub pair join fleet

Norway’s Odfjell Drilling says it has begun the process of employing over 200 new workers as newbuild semi-submersibles Deepsea Nordkapp and Beacon Atlantic prepare to go into action. The more than 200 operational personnel, engineers and administrative support personnel will support the two rigs,...

https://splash247.com/odfjell-drilling-recruiting-over-200-workers-as-semi-sub-pair-join-fleet/

Watch: New lift record set as Johan Sverdrup field centre is completed

Three days were enough to lift four of the last pieces in the Johan Sverdrup puzzle into place, namely the two final platform topsides, a bridge and a flare stack. The processing platform lift was the heaviest lift ever performed offshore.

The two final platform topsides were installed using the heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit’s single lift technology. The processing platform lift achieved a new lifting record offshore, and was carried out on March 19 in four hours with a clearance of just...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-new-lift-record-set-as-johan-sverdrup-field-centre-is-completed/

BP announces $100 million to reduce emissions in its oil and gas operations

BP announced that it has created a $100 million fund for projects that will deliver new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in its upstream oil and gas operations. The Upstream Carbon Fund will provide further support to BP’s work generating sustainable greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its operations.

In April 2018, BP established specific targets to reduce its emissions and advance the energy transition. The targets aim to achieve 3.5 million tonnes of sustainable GHG emissions...

https://safety4sea.com/bp-announces-100-million-to-reduce-emissions-in-its-upstream-oil-and-gas-operations/

The Russian and Chinese Navies Will Hold Naval Exercises at the End of April

Russian and Chinese Navy Navies will conduct naval exercises in late April and early May, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

“At the end of April and beginning of May the Russian Navy and the Navy of the People’s Republic of China will carry out annual bilateral exercises Naval Interaction”, says the note.

It is also reported that a delegation of the Chinese Navy arrived the previous day in St. Petersburg to attend a conference with senior officials of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

The...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/the-russian-and-chinese-navies-will-hold-naval-exercises-at-the-end-of-april/

Woman “Dances” with Sharks in the Ocean and Does Not Fear their Fierce Bites [VIDEO]

Cristina Zenato , is a conservationist known as the “shark dancer” and has dived with the world’s most dangerous fish for 25 years. Photographs on Facebook went around the world.

Do you find it dangerous to interact with sharks? For Cristina Zenato it is an unforgettable experience that lives in the ocean with a group of sharks or feet on her knees. For many people it turns out to be a terrifying experience; however, for the researcher they have become their dance partners. The photographs on Fa...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/woman-dances-with-sharks-in-the-ocean-and-does-not-fear-their-fierce-bites-video/

Surfer Surprises All When Collecting Plastic Waste from the Ocean [VIDEO]

A young surfer, who is outraged by the garbage around the sea and has decided to start picking it up, she has received several congratulations for this great gesture of collecting garbage from our ocean.

Rebekah Olive Flower Mermaid, she commented in her publication that she felt distressed and outraged by the high pollution the ocean suffers due to the bad action of the people .

“Just trying to surf here, guys. Never before have I witnessed so much plastic in the ocean. With every stroke I...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/surfer-surprises-all-when-collecting-plastic-waste-from-the-ocean-video/

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