Offshore News
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Incidents : A broken crane hook was the cause of the accident in the Port of Rostock
During the course of tests in line with industry standards on 2nd May 2020 in the international Port of Rostock, the offshore heavy lift crane HLC 295000 was severely damaged following an accident. According to OEM ‘Liebherr’, comprehensive investigations as to the cause and course of the accident are currently…
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Amr Heikal write to ” Blue Economy ” : COVID-19 and it is effect on Renewable Energy
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected several renewable energy projects around the globe. Many projects been delayed because of import disturbance. In USA many construction projects been put on hold despite that 2020 was thought to be a booming year for renewable energy, the recent outbreak is infecting all energy industry…
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Ports : New Energy Port for a sustainable future is located on the North Sea Canal
The dredge sludge depot at the former Averijhaven near IJmuiden will soon be developed into an Energy Port. A partnership covenant for the new facility was signed today by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Province of North Holland, the Municipality of Velsen, Tata Steel, IJmuiden Seaport and Port of Amsterdam. …
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Offshore : Safe Bristolia heading towards its final destination
In January, Prosafe entered into an agreement for the sale of Safe Bristolia for recycling Safe Bristolia was laid up in Norway for a while and since third quarter of 2019, Safe Bristolia was being marketed for scrap and as such is impaired in the last quarter. Company did not disclose the financial details of…
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Amr Heikal write to ” Blue Economy ” HPWBM in Kuwait for drilling challenging intervals.
The Situation Well-bore instability / Caving in Ahmadi and Wara shale. Mitigate differential sticking tendency across depleted Mauddud. Minimize induced losses due to low pressure across Tuba and Mauddud limestone. NPT due to possible well-bore instability & stuck pipe. The Solution Kuwait Drilling Fluids recommended the High-Performance water-base drilling fluid…
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Offshore : Svitzer’ wins a ten-year extension of their marine service contract with Sakhalin
Denmark based maritime services company ‘Svitzer’ wins a ten-year extension of their marine service contract with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd Svitzer has been providing towage services to the Sakhalin-II project since 2007. The extension, which comes into effect in November 2022, supports the mooring of more than 1800 gas…
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Offshore : FLNG Gimi designed to produce an average 2.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum
According to global leading midstream LNG player ‘Golar LNG’, over 1,500 Keppel personnel currently working on Gimi floating LNG vessel conversion project in Singapore. In FEB 2019, Golar LNG enters into an agreement to supply a FLNG unit to BP for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue / Ahmeyim Project,…
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Offshore : Van Oord’s TSHD Vox Amalia kicks off its first job in Netherlands
Van Oord‘s brand-new TSHD vessel is reinforcing the coastline by placing more than 3.5 million cubic meters of sand in a deep trench just off the coast. The contract was awarded by Rijkswaterstaat, the operational arm of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management. TSHD has a length of…
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Offshore : Tomorrow will arrive the World’s Largest semi submersible crane vessel Sleipnir to the Port of Roterdam
The world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir will arrive in the Port of Rotterdam for the first time on Saturday, March 21. Sembcorp Marine, a Singaporean ship and offshore builder, completed the construction of Heerema’s Sleipnir in July 2019. Since then, the vessel has been busy across the globe. Named…
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Shipping : Sovcomflot reported a profit of USD 225.4 million in 2019
Russian shipping major Sovcomflot (SCF Group) managed to return to profit in 2019 – the first year of implementation of the company’s new strategy. The company reported a net profit of USD 225.4 million in 2019, compared to a net loss of USD 45.6 million seen a year earlier. Revenues…
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