Maritime News - Offshore Energy Newshttp://www.marinelink.com/Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News1996 - 2013 New Wave Media Int'l CorporationWärtsilä to Supply Direct Electric Heating for Chevron African Offshore Oilfieldhttp://www.marinelink.com/news/electric-offshore354865.aspxWärtsilä was contracted to supply its Direct Electric Heating (Wärtsilä DEH) system for Chevron Overseas Congo Limited's Lianzi offshore development project, locatedThu, 23 May 2013 14:45:01 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/electric-offshore354865.aspxBifab Contracted to Build GDF SUEZ Platformhttp://www.marinelink.com/news/contracted-platform-build354862.aspxThe Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, joined GDF SUEZ E&P U.K. in Aberdeen yesterday to witness the signing of another major contract with the U.Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:38 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/contracted-platform-build354862.aspxU.K. Offshore Sector Welcomes EU Safety Initiativehttp://www.marinelink.com/news/initiative-offshore354853.aspxOil & Gas U.K. said it is pleased that a plenary vote in the European Parliament may see the introduction of a directive on offshore safety and environment. Robert Paterson, Oil & Gas U.Thu, 23 May 2013 07:48:38 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/initiative-offshore354853.aspxNew Subsea Snubbing Unit Safer, Optimizes Rig-Timehttp://www.marinelink.com/news/optimizes-snubbing354847.aspxBalance Point Control Ltd. (BPC), a Superior Energy Services, Inc. company, has developed the Concentric Snubbing Unit- 160 (CSU – 160) rig assist snubbing unit.Thu, 23 May 2013 04:24:00 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/optimizes-snubbing354847.aspxAker to Double Brazil Subsea Manufacturing Capabilityhttp://www.marinelink.com/news/manufacturing-capability354840.aspxAker Solutions has laid the foundation stone of a new plant in Paraná that will double the company's subsea production capacity in Brazil. The plant in the cityThu, 23 May 2013 03:14:19 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/manufacturing-capability354840.aspxHermes Datacomms Wins Two-year African Support Contracthttp://www.marinelink.com/news/datacomms-contract354805.aspxHermes Datacommunications International Ltd., a company providing Wide Area Network communications to the upstream oil and gas industry, won a contract to support Tullow Oil plc.Wed, 22 May 2013 13:19:57 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/datacomms-contract354805.aspxFabricom Expands, Makes Two Senior Appointmentshttp://www.marinelink.com/news/appointments-fabricom354796.aspxOil and gas engineering company Fabricom Offshore Services announced its relocation from Aberdeen's Riverside House to larger office facilities at Berry Street in the city center.Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:58 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/appointments-fabricom354796.aspxActeon Opens Singapore Service Centerhttp://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-service-acteon354745.aspxA custom-built service center at the new Offshore Marine Center in the Tuas industrial area of Singapore will boost Acteon operations and improve its customer service in Southeast Asia.Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:04 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-service-acteon354745.aspxMaersk Drilling Fast Out of the Blocks in 2013http://www.marinelink.com/news/drilling-maersk-blocks354729.aspxInterim financial results for Q1 2013 show a strong start to 2013 by Maersk Drilling. With an increase in profit to USD 146 million in the first quarter of 2013Tue, 21 May 2013 07:24:44 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/drilling-maersk-blocks354729.aspxU.S.-based Hercules Offshore Sells Most of Inland Fleethttp://www.marinelink.com/news/hercules-offshore-usbased354725.aspxHercules Offshore agrees sale of 11 inland barge rigs, which includes three active rigs, eight cold stacked rigs and related assets  (Inland Asset Package) forTue, 21 May 2013 04:33:29 GMThttp://www.marinelink.com/news/hercules-offshore-usbased354725.aspx