Petrobras plans to build the center, which is intended to help shipbuilders meet the company's pre-salt oil & gas exploration needs.The plans to build a center of excellence for the shipbuilding industry in Brazil were highlighted in the presentation made by Paulo Sergio Rodrigues Alonso…
U.S. Coast Guard ond Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement sign agreement to improve offshore oversight.U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy and Bureau of Safety and Environmental…
Subsea 7 S.A. has contracted Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build the new ship.The new-building will be one of the most capable heavy construction vessels in Subsea 7’s fleet of over 40 ships, and is due to be delivered in 2016…
Shell has laid the keel for 'Prelude FLNG', the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project.When complete, Prelude is expected to be the largest offshore floating facility ever built. The hull will now be assembled in the dry dock…
Rolls-Royce's milestone 100th contract is to deliver drillship propulsion systems to a Transocean rig.In recent months Rolls-Royce has won orders to supply propulsion systems for seven new drillships totaling close to £100 million, including options…
Lloyd’s Register’s Global Technology Center in Singapore held its inaugural Offshore Technical Committee last week with representatives from national and international oil companies, EPC contractors, owners, operators, fabricators, shipbuilders…
Tests by Parat Halvorsen on oil spill response equipment (OSR) for offshore supply vessels reveal significant deficiencies with systems using hot water coils. Norway's Parat Halvorsen undertook a series of trials after a number of lower cost…
CWind wins contract for 6 CTruk 20T multi-purpose cats to provide crew & load transfer services at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. Cwind say that this is their largest vessel contract win, and the six workboats will arrive on site over the next two months as construction activity picks up…
DNV Software launches a software solution for offshore risk analysis of offshore structures in challenging environments.Harsher environments, life extension and more demanding regulatory and business requirements are some of the challenges the offshore industry faces…
ABB’s onboard DC grid was one of 15 technologies selected for an award at the current OTC expo in Houston Texas.The grid concept was selected for an award by a panel of representatives from the OTC Board and program committee. To qualify,…
Drydocks World and Maritime World, one of the largest and most diversified shipyards in the world, announced that Chairman Khamis Juma Buamim, will participate in the Mare Forum, Rome, Italy where he will deliver a keynote address. The theme of the forum “Quo Vadis” (Where are you going…
Royal Boskalis Westminster wins a Shell Philippines Exploration contract to install an offshore Depletion Compression Platform.The contract to be executed for the Malampaya Project off the coast of Palawan Island, in the Republic of the Philippines…
At the end of Q1 2013 the Norwegian company's backlog totalled a record-high NOK 31.6 billion, including incorporated joint ventures.Kvaerner, a specialised provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for offshore platforms and onshore plants…
Triyards Holdings now able to design & build its own proprietary drilling jack-up rigs and self-elevating units (SEUs).The new design is for the Premium Class 400 HPHT (High Pressure, High Temperature) drilling jack-up rig, the TDU-400.The…
DNV has restructured its offshore classification rules for Mobile Offshore Units in order to improve transparency and enhance safety.“Our aim is to help the rig owner in the building process – to clearly show that the unit is constructed in compliance with reliability and safety standards…