Hieronymus Bosch

This anonymous commentator is our insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations. With decades in the business and a raft of contacts, this is the go-to column for the behind-the-scenes wheelings and dealings of the volatile offshore market.

Author: Hieronymus Bosch

This anonymous commentator is our insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations. With decades in the business and a raft of contacts, this is the go-to column for the behind-the-scenes wheelings and dealings of the volatile offshore market.

COLUMN | Disorderly dissolution? Vroon, Bourbon and DOF face uncertain futures whilst the UK beefs up its naval capacities with subsea vessel acquisitions [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Anchor Handling, Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Crew Transfer, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Unmanned Naval Systems, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

King Henry VIII of England is most famous for two things: 1) having six wives and 2) “dissolving” the monasteries. The latter was especially chaotic, being characteri ..

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COLUMN | Floating LNG projects in Israel, Malaysia and Congo get green light; Shell faces more Prelude woes; Australia seeks tighter offshore regulation to protect rock art and “sea country”; Canada’s First Nations take LNG equity [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Last week, we looked at Europe’s rush to build floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to import liquified natural gas (LNG) into Europe (here). Of course, Eu ..

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COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2022, Final Edition: Havfram, Eneti, Cyan Renewables, Taiwanese wind, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners; DOF’s rebel shareholders; Seadrill and Aquadrill reunited, Odjfell resurgent! [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Merry Christmas! On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping and so on, all the way bac ..

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COLUMN | Boardroom battles: What is John Fredriksen’s end-game at Euronav? DOF directors channel Cher whilst Capricorn Energy loses its leadership and likely NewMed Energy’s deal [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

After the shocking injustice perpetrated by the cruel and arbitrary governments of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea on the 26 unfortunate seafarers aboard the crude oil tank ..

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COLUMN | European liquefied natural gas demand surges as floating regasification gold rush begins: Hoegh, Exmar and New Fortress to the front of the queue [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Gas Tanker World, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year sparked a rush for gas in Europe, as the Nordstream pipelines were blown up in the Baltic Sea and President Vladimir ..

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COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2022: Days 7 to 9: ENI, Chevron, Harbour Energy, Petronas, Pertamina and Inpex in Indonesia [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me… seven swans a-swimming, according to the ancient English carol. But not here, as, for the third year in a row, ..

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COLUMN | Action for the Heroic Idun crew: Nigeria should fire its corrupt naval leadership, Modi should grow a backbone, and Abuja should free the detained crew now! [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Naval, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Piracy, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

A reader once criticised this column as “a bit ranty”. He should close his browser now and avert his eyes. This week’s column is not going to be a bit ranty; it is ..

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COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2022: Day 4 to 6: Global Marine, Jan de Nul, Seatankers, Østensjø Rederi, Reach; Transocean and DSME; liftboat safety [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Salvage Operations, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but at Baird Maritime, that’s the cue for a ..

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