- Jackup component bottleneck slows construction
Fabricator Lamprell warns that its performance will be affected by delays in specialist vendor equipment deliveries...
- Havyard contracts further PSV hull from Turkish yard
Cemre Shipyard has delivered its 20th platform supply vessel, Vestland Mira, to Norwegian...
- Otto Marine contracts on two AHTS for the Congo
Otto Marine Ltd. (SP.OTML) has chartered two anchor-handling tug supply vessels for work offshore Africa.
- Ulstein delivers second newbuild PSV to CBO for Petrobras
Ulstein has delivered the CBO Pacifico platform supply vessel, the second PX106 design newbuild for CBO this...
- Songa orders two semis from DSME
Songa Offshore has contracted Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build two semisubmersible drilling rigs...
- Topaz support vessels primed for duty in Caspian Sea
Topaz Energy and Marine has completed construction of two anchor handling/offshore support/towing vessels for...
- Finesse booked for Iraq platform floatover
Saipem has contracted Fairstar Heavy Transport to provide floatover and installation services for a platform offshore...
- Petrobras buys hulls for offshore production platforms in Santos basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. has signed a $1.7-billion agreement to convert four VLCC vessels into hulls for platforms...
- Chevron deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign
Chevron Corp. has announced that the deepwater drillship Pacific Santa Ana has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico...
- Newfoundland FPSOs face extended maintenance shutdown
Suncor Energy expects the 21-week dockside maintenance program for the Terra Nova FPSO to start in June.
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- Cathelco overhauls Xikomba FPSO cathodic protection
Cathelco is renewing the impressed current cathodic protection system on the hull of the FPSO Xikomba, which...
- Seadrill orders sixth newbuild deepwater drillship
Seadrill has ordered a sixth newbuild drillship from Samsung.
- Dolphin contracts second newbuild seismic vessel from Sanco
- Shell opts for offshore FLNG for Australia's stranded Prelude field
Construction is under way of the world's first offshore floating LNG (FLNG) facility.
- Aker designs largest spar
Aker Solutions has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering and design) contract from Statoil to design the world's...
- Solstad wins multiple support vessel hires
Total E&P UK and Elf Exploration UK have taken Solstad Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand...
- Subsea 7 extends construction vessel contracts
Subsea 7 has exercised an option to extend a contract on the construction vessel Skandi Seven by one year from...
- BP contracts Safe Caledonia for Andrew development in the North Sea
BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. has contracted with Prosafe to use the Safe Caldeonia accommodation support...
- Dockwise beefing up fleet for larger transport jobs
Dockwise (OSLO:DOCK) has decided to convert its Type 2 Black Marlin transportation vessel to a Type 1 vessel,...
- North Ocean 105 delivered to McDermott
The new lay vessel CSV North Ocean 105, jointly owned by Oceanteam Shipping and J Ray McDermott (Norway) has...
- UK yard completes rig upgrade programs
Harris Pye has completed a comprehensive refit and refurbishment of the Diamond Offshore Drilling drillship Ocean...
- Energy Drilling orders two self-erecting drill tender barges
Energy Drilling Pte. Ltd. has contracted COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. Ltd. to build two self-erecting drilling...
- Busy jackup workload for UAE fabricator
Lamprell has won orders from various clients this year for jackup rig upgrades and refurbishment, with a total value...
- Imtech wraps up work on heavy-lift and pipelay vessels
Imtech Marine has completed work on three newbuild vessels to serve upstream offshore E&P operators.
- Statoil calls for new type of intervention vessel
Statoil has ordered a new type of intervention vessel from Aker Solutions.
- PGS orders new version Ramform seismic vessels from Mitsubishi
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (OSLO: PGS) has signed for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to deliver two Ramform vessels...
- Blue Water to support FPSO conversion by SBM for Brazil
SBM Offshore has contracted Blue Water Shipping to provide logistics for materials and equipment to yards in China...
- MOS adds Burj accommodations jackup to fleet
Millennium Offshore Services has added a jackup accommodation unit to its fleet and also has expanded operations into...
- Sete orders five deepwater drilling rigs from Keppel for Brazil
Sete Brasil Participações S.A. has signed a letter of intent with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. to design...
- Seadrill commits to fourth new tender rig
Seadrill has exercised an option to build a new tender rig at the COSCO Nantong shipyard in China.
- Statoil contracts Prosafe rigs for North Sea construction support
Statoil has awarded Prosafe contracts for use of two accommodation support semisubmersibles in the Norwegian North...
- Demand steady for support vessels in Caspian region
Renaissance Services has updated its strategy for the offshore support vessel (OSV) sector.
- Transportation vessel starts pre-Gorgon trials
Fairstar Heavy Transport says its newbuild semisubmersible transportation vessel Forte has begun a series of...
- Allseas orders higher-spec crane for Solitaire
Allseas has commissioned Huisman to design and manufacture a new offshore mast crane for the pipelay vessel...
- Cargotec to supply moorings for two newbuild pipelay/heavy-lift vessels
Cargotec will supply two 10-point MacGregor mooring systems for two offshore pipelay, heavy-lift construction vessels...
- Dolphin Geophysical christens newbuild vessel Polar Duchess
Dolphin Geophysical AS has christened the M/V Polar Duchess.
- GDI orders third newbuild jackup drilling rig
Gulf Drilling Inc. of Qatar has ordered from PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd a newbuild Pacific Class 400 jackup drilling rig...
- Ensco orders sixth ultra-deepwater drillship
Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has ordered a new ultra-deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries...
- Qatar drilling contractor orders further jackup
Gulf Drilling International (GDI) has ordered a Pacific Class 400 jackup from PPL Shipyard in Singapore for delivery...
- Keppel wins FPSO overhauls
Keppel Shipyard has won contracts worth a total of S$170 million ($135 million) to upgrade two FPSOs.
- North Atlantic orders further ultra-deepwater rig
North Atlantic Drilling has awarded Jurong Shipyard a $650-million turnkey construction contract to build a new harsh...
- Galoc gets new turret, production restarts
Galoc field production has restarted offshore Palawan, Philippines following FPSO refurbishment.
- BP contracts newbuild ENSCO DS-6 deepwater drillship
BP (NYSE:BP) has contracted the ENSCO DS-6 deepwater drillship for five years at $522,000/day plus cost...
- Shell lines up more wells, 3D data acquisition off French Guiana
Exploration drilling should resume in mid-year on the Guyane Maritime permit off French Guiana, according to Wessex...
- SBM confirms FPSO charter for Sapinhoá in deepwater offshore Brazil
SBM Offshore has contracted for a 20-year charter and operation of the FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela.
- Floatel set to order fourth semi from Keppel FELS
Keppel FELS has a letter of intent from Floatel International to construct a new harsh environment accommodation...
- Bourbon extends Liberty series
Bourbon has extended its flagship Bourbon Liberty series with the delivery of the Bourbon Liberty 254 and...
- Aveon Offshore hires Fjell for barge transport
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. has signed a contract with Aveon Offshore Ltd. to provide marine transportation...
- Petrobel keeps jackup in Egyptian waters
Saipem has signed an extension of its contract with Petrobel for the charter of the jackup Perro Negro 4...
- Kissama work barge en route to Gabon
Exmar’s offshore division will deliver the work barge Kissama to Total Gabon at the end of March for...
- Abu Dhabi Ship Building expands Mussafah yard
Abu Dhabi Ship Building has expanded its facility in Mussafah to accommodate maintenance, repairs, and overhauling...
- Premier secures Wilphoenix for late-year drilling
Awilco Drilling has a letter of award from Premier Oil for use of the semisubmersible WilPhoenix drilling...
- BP contracts Technip to switch Schiehallion FPSOs
Technip (PARIS:TEC) has won its largest UK offshore contract to date, valued at around $792 million, for work at...
- Vantage takes over Dragonquest deepwater drillship
Vantage Drilling Co. (NYSE Amex: VTG) has agreed to acquire the ultra-deepwater drillship Dragonquest from...
- Gulmar Condor to work for Subsea7 offshore Nigeria
The Gulmar Condor now is on hire to Subsea7 for construction work offshore Nigeria on the MPN Satellite...
- Halliburton charters Island Offshore stimulation vessel for Clipper South
Halliburton has chartered Island Offshore’s new well stimulation vessel Island Captain for a two-month firm...
- Diamond sells jackup to Hercules
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) has agreed to sell its Ocean Columbia jackup drilling...
- Statoil brings in semi for North Sea support
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved the use of the accommodation semisubmersible vessel Floatel...
- Statoil reserves slot on heavy-lift vessel for Norway spar
Statoil has awarded Dockwise a reservation contract for transportation of a spar platform to the Norwegian Sea.
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- Solstad support vessel fleet in demand
Solstad Offshore has signed charter agreements for four offshore construction vessels, all starting this...
- Pacific Drilling exercises option to construct ultra-deepwater drillship
Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary exercised an option to construct its...
- Drydocks World to build Prelude FPSO turret
Drydocks World will build the turret for Shell’s (RDS.A:NYSE) Prelude floating LNG project offshore Western...
- Siemens to power newbuild Norway rigs
DSME has contracted Siemens to provide power packages for Statoil’s two new Cat D. semisubmersible drilling rigs,...
- Baker Hughes to add fracturing, stimulation vessel to fleet
Baker Hughes announced that its subsidiary has chartered a new state-of-the-art pressure pumping vessel that will...
- Helix commissions well intervention semi from Jurong
Jurong Shipyard has a $385.5 million contract from Helix Energy Solutions Group to build a semisubmersible well...
- Aramco signs up Seadrill jackup to drill offshore Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco has contracted Seadrill’s jackup West Callisto for duty offshore Saudi Arabia.
- Quay ready to support Gryphon FPSO reinstatement
Lerwick Harbour on Shetland, northern Scotland, has begun operation ahead of schedule to support a North Sea subsea...
- Caspian jackup gets new identity
Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has renamed its Trident 20 jackup Saturn.
- BOP leak delays Songa rig delivery
Total must wait a while longer for the drilling rig Songa Eclipse to start a program off Angola.
- Fairstar to transport Ichthys LNG modules
Fairstar Heavy Transport has won two contracts to provide marine transportation services for the Ichthys LNG project...
- Norske Shell cleared to overhaul Draugen standby measures
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has approved Norske Shell request to remove the dedicated standby vessel from...
- Seismic vessel count remains steady
The 2012 Seismic Vessel Survey found eight more vessels than in the previous year, but much of that is due to more...
- New Infield Systems report assesses vessel demand
Infield Systems has issued its "Global Perspective Specialist Vessels Market Report To 2016," which...
- New multi-service vessel design enhances development options
The higher price of crude oil seen on the world market in recent months has created a favorable environment for...
- OSX ramps up to meet Brazilian vessel demand
Brazil's oil and gas service company, OSX Brasil S.A., began construction on the largest shipyard in the Americas,...
- Prosafe sees growing interest in construction support
Prosafe expects demand for its accommodation semisubmersibles in the North Sea to remain strong for at least the next...
- Fairstar vessels on course for delivery
Fairstar Heavy Transport says construction of its new heavy transport vessels Forte and Finesse...
- BG negotiates funding for Brazil pre-salt oil production projects
BG Group has initial approval from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) for up to $1.8 billion of long-term finance...
- Safin contracts newbuild jackup from PPL
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has a $213-million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jackup which will...
- Converted pipelayer to connect Black Sea platforms
NJSC Chornomornaftogaz’s pipelay barge GMC Pride has left the Hidrodinamik Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul,...
- New diving vessel delivered to ADNOC
Grandweld Shipyards has delivered a new dive and maintenance support vessel to Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
- Seadrill orders two ultra-deepwater drillships from Samsung
Seadrill Ltd. (XOSL:SDRL) has entered into turnkey contracts with Samsung for the construction of two ultra-deepwater...
- SEACOR to buy GoM liftboats from Superior Energy
SEACOR Marine LLC has agreed to purchase from Superior Energy Services LLC 18 liftboats for $134 million plus working...
- Statoil orders two more drilling rigs from Songa Offshore
Statoil has ordered from Songa Offshore two more purpose-built drilling rigs to work on the Norwegian continental...
- Floatel Victory booked for Clair Ridge construction support
BP has contracted Floatel International to provide the accommodation and construction support vessel Floatel...
- BP Norge retains rig at Valhall
BP Norge has exercised options to extend use of the accommodation support rig Safe Scandinavia at the Valhall...
- Helix to build semisubmersible well intervention vessel
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (NYSE: HLX) will proceed with a newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel....
- Regalia stays at Norway field location
Talisman Energy has extended the contract for the accommodation support rig Regalia at the Yme field in the...
- Kongsberg Maritime opens simulator centre
Kongsberg Maritime has opened the Kongsberg offshore vessel simulator at the SimSea AS maritime training centre in...
- BG records major improvements in deepwater Lula field drilling offshore Brazil
BG Group (BRGYY.PK:OCQX) says the first permanent FPSO on the Lula field in the Santos basin off Brazil has to...
- World Wide Supply adds two PSVs to newbuild order with Damen
World Wide Supply has ordered two more newbuild platform supply vessels from Damen Shipyards.
- ConocoPhillips, Keppel team up for Arctic jackup
Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) and ConocoPhillips are jointly designing a jackup capable of...
- Talisman expands North Sea support options
Talisman Energy has contracted North Star Shipping to build two new platform supply vessels to support the...
- Seadrill rigs on long-term charters
Seadrill has secured new contracts for three jackups.
- Sete Brasil shipyard wins drillship order
Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz has won a $792.5 million contract from Guarapari Drilling BV, the Netherlands, to design and...
- Seven Havila sets diver support record
The diving support vessel Seven Havila has set what owners Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping say is a world first...
- March start for Caspian jackup transportation
Blue Water Shipping has won a contract to transport a newbuild jackup to the Caspian Sea for Eurasia Drilling.
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- Statoil employs LWI vessels to enhance recovery
Statoil says it has begun to implement plans to enhance recovery in the North Sea using light well intervention (LWI)...
- Pacific Scirocco at work offshore Nigeria for Total
Pacific Drilling’s Pacific Scirocco ultra-deepwater drillship has started work offshore Nigeria for Total...
- Petrobras reports spill during well test offshore Santos basin
Petrobras has detected a production string rupture at the FPWSO Dynamic Producer.
