Offshore News


China Subsea Contract for Technip

Oct 15, 2012

Technip in a consortium with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC) wins a substantial subsea contract in China.The contract, value  €200 million (Technip share: around €110 million)  was awarded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation…

Sonardyne Acoustic Positioning Saves Technip Time

Oct 12, 2012

Technip completes 21 subsea jumper metrology operations using Sonardyne International's Lodestar GyroCompatts & saves 8 days working time.Using the latest Wideband Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning hardware by optimising its technique…

Marine Power Generation Market Report Published

Oct 12, 2012

'Wave & Tidal Energy Analysis to 2030 for US, Canada, the UK, Portugal, Australia and Republic of Korea (South Korea)' report issued.This excerpt from the market report promulgated by ReportsnReports.com focuses on the UK sector:Governments…

Offshore Norway: Vessel Operators Team to Improve

Oct 11, 2012

A year ago Det Norske Veritas invited all offshore shipowners operating in the North Sea Basin to participate in  a joint corporate project focusing on energy efficiency. Seven companies deceided to be part of the project. 'This project focuses on operational findings regarding energy efficiency…

Scotland's Fletcher Shipping Snaps Up PSV

Oct 11, 2012

North Sea supply specialist Fletcher Shipping buys 'FS Taurus' its third vessel in five years.Currently operating in the Forties section of the North Sea, Taurus will take the total number of employees at Fletcher to 90. Set up in 2007 with backing from the Royal Bank of Scotland…

Fjellstrand Inks Contract to Build Offshore Service Vessel

Oct 11, 2012

Norway's Fjellstrand AS contracted by Siem Offshore Rederi AS to construct an Ulstein SX 163 design offshore wind or oil installationl service support vessel.Main particulars of the Ulstein SX 163 are a length of 74 meters, a  beam of 17 meters…

Aker Solutions Sells Offshore Ship to Ocean Yield

Oct 11, 2012

AMC Connector AS, a Aker Solutions & Emas Offshore joint venture, has agreed to sell subsea construction & cable-lay vessel 'Lewek Connector'.In October 2010, Aker Solutions announced that it would sell its offshore construction and installation…

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…

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