Offshore News


BV Offshore Windfarm Guide

Jan 21, 2013

Bureau Veritas (BV) will present Its 'Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification' at the upcoming EWEA Exhibition.Bureau Veritas will participate in the EWEA Exhibition, in Vienna, from February 4 to 7, 2013. With over 10,000 professionals attending from around the world…

North Sea Shell Fram Contract for Subsea 7

Jan 21, 2013

Subsea 7 wins US$135-million contract from Shell U.K. for work on the Fram oil & gas development in the Central North Sea. The contract scope encompasses the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 4.5km in-field pipeline bundle of approximately 44-inch diameter…

Fast Crew Boat Design: BMT Wins Penguin Contract

Jan 21, 2013

BMT Group subsidiary, BMT Nigel Gee, contracted to design two 25-metre Fast Crew Boats for Penguin International Ltd.Penguin Shipyard International, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based crewboat builder and operator, Penguin International Limited…

'Kulluk' Damage Assessment Continues

Jan 20, 2013

The Coast Guard continues oversight of the runaway Shell conical rig still anchored in Kiliuda Bay, Alaska.The Kulluk  ran aground Dec. 31, 2012 on Sitkalidak Island and was later refloated and anchored in Kiliuda Bay.Coast Guard personnel from the National Center of Expertise…

Offshore Maritime Simulator Contract for Kongsberg

Jan 20, 2013

Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for Maersk Training's new centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The delivery to Maersk Training Brazil Treinamentos Maritimos LTDA is under a non-exclusive frame agreement signed earlier by Kongsberg Maritime and Maersk Training…

Jones Act Offshore: Navigating in 2013

Jan 18, 2013

Following the hubbub created in 2009-2010 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) proposed modification and revocation of certain Jones Act ruling letters pertaining to offshore operations, all was relatively quiet in 2011-2012 with respect to Jones Act offshore issues…

Rig Fleet Status, Contract Update, from Transocean

Jan 17, 2013

Transocean's current status & contract information for the company's entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs. The value of new contracts or extensions since the December 17, 2012 fleet update summary is approximately $235 million.Estimated 2012 out of service time decreased by a net 15 days…

Drilling Activity Resurgance on UK Continental Shelf

Jan 17, 2013

Increased UK drilling and deal activity leads the way back to health in North West Europe says new report.A broader range of tax allowances and a sustained high oil price boosted drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) by one third in 2012…

FPSO Mooring Inspection Contract for Welaptega

Jan 16, 2013

Welaptega Marine awarded contract for a mooring inspection & fitness for purpose evaluation on 'Dhirubhai-1' floating production storage & offloading (FPSO) vessel.The Dhirubhai-1 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility is located in the Bay of Bengal…

Seismic Survey Offshore Liberia: 'Polarcus Asima' Starts Work

Jan 16, 2013

Norwegian-based company, TGS, commences 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Liberia with chartered ''Polarcus Asima' TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey, Sunfish, which covers up to 7,800 km2 of highly prospective acreage in the Harper Basin…

GE Oil & Gas Win Petrobas FPSO Contract

Jan 16, 2013

GE Technology will be used on 4 new Floating Production, Storage & Offloading Units (FPSOs) for the Santos Basin (São Paulo State), in the Pre-Salt Fields.GE Oil & Gas wins the contract worth more than US$500-million to supply turbomachinery equipment and services to Petrobras…

Workboat Operational 363 Days in a Year

Jan 15, 2013

CTruck-built offshore wind farm support vessel 'CWind Alliance' delivered an impressive 363 days of operation on the London Array during 2012. Peter Jørgensen, CWind managing director, commented “We are delighted to have achieved such a high level of performance with this vessel…

Ocean Rig Charter Out 'Erik Raude'

Jan 15, 2013

Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, signs contract with an oil major for the semi-submersible drilling rig 'Erik Raude'.The drilling contract is for a one-well program, with an estimated duration of up to 6 months…

MMA Ink OSV Charter with BHP Billiton Petroleum

Jan 15, 2013

Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (MMA) awarded offshore marine support contract for FPSO operations off NW coast of Australia.The vessel to service the contract, the Mermaid Cove is currently under construction in Singapore, and will commence operations in 2013 in the meantime…

Frigstad Orders Ultra-deepwater Semi-submersibles

Jan 15, 2013

Subsidiaries of Frigstad Deepwater Ltd sign construction contracts for two ultra deepwater semi-submersible drilling units from CIMC Raffles in Yantai, China.The 7th generation drilling units are of the Frigstad D90™ design, developed by…

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