Arctic

Icemann gangway awarded OTC Spotlight on New Technology award

Submitted by Editorial on Wed, 2018-03-21 10:15

21st March 2018

Ampelmann, a leader in the provision of safe offshore access to the energy industry, has been commended for its innovative N-type Icemann gangway with an OTC Spotlight on New Technology award.

WFW advises Teekay LNG joint venture on US$1.6bn financing for innovative icebreaker LNG carrier newbuildings

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2017-12-14 11:57

14th December 2017

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (“Teekay LNG”) and its joint venture partner China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited ("CLNG") on the US$1.6bn long-term financing for the construction of six Arc7 liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carrier newbuildings at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in South Korea.

Ørsted announces three-year partnership with the Natural History Museum

Submitted by Editorial on Mon, 2017-11-20 10:18

20th November 2017

Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy) has announced a three-year partnership with one of the UK’s foremost scientific institutions, the Natural History Museum (NHM). The company will help spearhead a new education initiative, as well as continuing its sponsorship of the internationally acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition in London.

Shell provides update on Alaska exploration

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2015-09-29 19:17

29th September 2015

Shell has called a halt to its Alaska exploration

Shell has provided an update on the Burger J exploration well, located in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea.

Sanctions force Russia to halt Arctic drilling

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2015-09-29 17:33

29th September 2015

Deputy Minister of The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, Denis Khramov, has announced the postponement of all drilling operations on Russia's Arctic Shelf for up to three years.

Operators collaborate in Barents Sea research and development project

Submitted by Editorial on Wed, 2015-04-22 11:20

22nd April 2015

Statoil, Eni Norge, Lundin Norway, OMV and GDF SUEZ will collaborate on solving operational tasks tied to exploration in the Barents Sea

Dolphin and TGS team-up for Barents Sea 3D shoot

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2015-04-16 10:41

16th April 2015

TGS has signed a joint venture agreement with Dolphin Geophysical (DOLP) to acquire 4,500-square kilometre 3D multi-client seismic survey over the western part of the Hammerfest Basin in the Barents Sea

TITAN Containers cheers largest ever Arctic SuperStores order

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2015-04-14 11:19

14th April 2015

TITAN Containers has confirmed its largest single order for 20' and 40' Arctic SuperStores

Greenpeace activists quit Polar Pioneer protest

Submitted by Editorial on Mon, 2015-04-13 09:41

13th April 2015

The six climbers who intercepted, scaled, and set up camp on an Arctic-bound Shell oil drilling rig in the Pacific have come down after spending almost a week on the 38,000 tonne platform