Offshore News


Singapore Shipyard Building SBM Offshore DSCV

Oct 11, 2012

Keppel Singmarine in Singapore contracted to design & construct a multi-purpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel (DSCV) for delivery Q2 2013.The new DSCV (Diving Support & Construction Vessel) will be a MT-6024 design from Marin Teknikk in Norway…

Petrobas Strike Gas Offshore Brazil

Oct 11, 2012

Petrobras's preliminary drilling in the Jupiter Nordeste well, in the Santos Basin, confirms presence of gas & condensate.The new well, which is still being drilled, has reached 5,438 meters. It is located in ultra-deep waters of block BM-S-24…

STX OSV Wins Contracts for Two OSCV

Oct 10, 2012

Siem Offshore declares contract options for STX OSV Holdings to design & construct two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCV).The vessels will be equipped with a 250t AHC crane and with Launch and Recovery Systems (“LARS”) for Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (“ROV”)…

Nam Cheong Builds Two PSV's for W.Africa

Oct 10, 2012

Nam Cheong, Malaysia's largest OSV builder, secures sales contracts worth US$2.1-million with West African buyers.The two PSVs are being built as part of the Group’s built-to-stock series in two of Nam Cheong’s subcontracted yards in China…

Fluor Wins Offshore Philippines EPC Contract

Oct 10, 2012

Fluor Offshore Solutions gains engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract for Malampaya deep-water gas-to-power project.The project is being undertaken on behalf of the Philippine Government by the Service Contract 38 consortium composed of Shell Philippines Exploration B…

Decommissioning Body Elects New Directors

Oct 10, 2012

Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, held its annual general meeting last night in St Andrews, with 10 new directors elected from across all sectors of the decommissioning industry.The meeting heard that the supply chain body now has 213 fee paying members…

Kongsberg Introduce New K-Master Workstation Training

Oct 10, 2012

With over 80 orders for its K-Master aft- and forward-bridge workstation, Kongsberg Maritime introduce specialized training course for offshore operators.The new course is designed to enable offshore support vessel crew to enhance operational…

CGGVeritas Reports Seismic Fleet Well Employed Q3 2012

Oct 10, 2012

CGGVeritas provides its seismic survey vessel utilization & fleet allocation updates for the third quarter 2012.CGGVeritas is a leading international pure-play geophysical company delivering a wide range of technologies, services and equipment through Sercel…

DP3 Offshore Construction Vessel 'OSA Goliath' Sold

Oct 10, 2012

Oceanografia completes agreement to acquire 'OSA Goliath' from CarVal Investors.Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest leading vessel operators specializing in underwater survey, diving, pipe laying construction and maintenance…

New Appointments at Keppel Strengthen Growth

Oct 09, 2012

The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) wish to announce several new appointments as part of ongoing efforts to put in place a strong leadership team to continually reinforce the Group's growth strategy.Mr Michael Chia…

World's Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Rotor on Test

Oct 09, 2012

The Siemens Energy 6-megawatt installation on trial at Østerild, Denmark, can produce electricity for 6,000 households.Siemens Energy has begun field testing of its new 154 m rotor for the 6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in Østerild…

Bechtel & Subsea 7 in Offshore Wind Team Up

Oct 09, 2012

Bechtel and Subsea 7 will work together to develop offshore wind & associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing…

China Shipyard Tackles First PSV Order

Oct 09, 2012

JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel.The contract is the Group’s first, in over thirty years of its history, for the construction of an…

Oceaneering Charters, Renames Offshore Vessel

Oct 09, 2012

Oceaneering International charters multi-purpose subsea support vessel 'Cade Candies' for 5 years from Otto Candies LLC.This state-of-the-art, U.S. flagged vessel was built in 2010.  It has an overall length of approximately 309 feet (94 meters)…

New Offshore LNG Report Launches at Gastech 2012

Oct 09, 2012

Infield Systems unveil its 'Offshore LNG Market Report to 2018' at the Gastech Expo in London.The launch of this report at Gastech 2012 coincides with a particularly exciting time for this sector of the offshore oil and gas industry, following…

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