Offshore News


Ultra-deepwater Drillship Contract for HHI

Sep 10, 2012

Rowan Companies exercises option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.The cost for this rig, including commissioning, project management and spares, but excluding capitalized interest…

Oil Platform Hook-up, Commissioning Contract for Kvaerner

Sep 07, 2012

Norway's Kværner ASA contracted to perform Edvard Grieg field (in the North Sea) offshore hook-up and commissioning assistance.Lundin Norway AS has confirmed an option in the Edvard Grieg topside contract for Kvaerner to perform the offshore hook-up and commissioning assistance…

Arctic Offshore Oil Project Joined by Norway's Kværner

Sep 07, 2012

Engineering major Kværner will be a key player in the development of Rosneft and ExxonMobil’s grand projects in the Kara Sea.In the presence of President Vladimir Putin, the leaders of Rosneft and ExxonMobil announce the name of the company…

PSV Delivered by Ulstein Verft

Sep 07, 2012

Ulstein delivers second PX121 Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) 'Blue Prosper' to Blue Ship Invest.“This project has flowed really well, and we’ve been able to draw on the experiences we made when building the first vessel in this series, ‘Blue Fighter’…

New Oil Spill Response Equipment

Sep 06, 2012

The new SECurus system uses infrared cameras and radar to allow oil slicks to be monitored and collected.The new system makes it easier to see and remove the oil both during the day and at night, which is particularly important in the far…

Valuable Shipbuilding & Repair Contracts Won by ST Engineering

Sep 06, 2012

Singapore Technologies Engineering’s Marine Sector wins S$179-million worth of shipbuilding and repair contracts.The contracts include a contract to build two additional Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) as well as a series of repair and upgrading projects…

Shallow-water Arctic Drill Platform Concept Study Underway

Sep 06, 2012

Rosneft and ExxonMobil select Vostochniy Offshore Structures Construction Yard for concept evaluation and feasibility study.The platform is needed for the safe exploration of the Kara Sea's shallow waters, with key attributes of safe operation…

Drydocks World Singapore Launches AHTS

Sep 06, 2012

Drydocks World launches an Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) built at its Singapore facility in Tuas basin for Swire Pacific Offshore. The ABS-classed vessel has a bollard pull of over 200 tonnes, and is powered by four engines combined with an azimuth thruster and four tunnel thrusters…

Ocean Works Sets Up Turkish Subsidiary

Sep 06, 2012

Sub-sea technology company, OceanWorks International, establishes OceanWorks Aykor as Its Turkey subsidiary.OceanWorks Aykor is a joint stock company established in Turkey by two organizations, OceanWorks International Corporation, and Aykor A…

'Ship of the Year' Award for Rolls-Royce Designed PSV

Sep 05, 2012

Rolls-Royce wins a prestigious 'Ship of the Year' industry award for its new wave-piercing ship design for PSV 'Far Solitaire'.The Far Solitaire, a UT 754 WP platform supply vessel for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been named Skipsrevyen…

Korean Shipyard Gains Drillship Design License

Sep 05, 2012

KBR subsidiary Sweden's GVA signs license agreement with DSME for fabrication of semi-submersible rigs.GVA has signed a license agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) in Korea for the fabrication of its GVA 4000NCS…

Wave Energy Converter Installed Off US Coast

Sep 05, 2012

Northwest Energy Innovations deploys first wave energy converter at National Marine Renewable Energy Center, off Oregon coast.After a multi-day installation operation, Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI), a Portland-based company, has successfully…

Jones Act OSV New-build Program Expanded by Hornbeck Offshore

Sep 05, 2012

Hornbeck Offshore expands OSV new-build program, anounces retrofits & other related developments.The Company has exercised the first four of its 48 options to build additional HOSMAX vessels at an aggregate incremental cost of approximately $180 million…

SeaRoc Charters 'MPI Adventure' for Windfarm Mast Installation

Sep 04, 2012

SeaRoc charter 'MPI Adventure' for Narec's offshore anemometry hub (NOAH) installation for windfarm site weather appraisal.MPI Adventure is a dedicated vessel to transport, lift and install wind turbines and their foundations; delivered in March 2011 (Qidong…

Malaysia's Nam Cheong Wins AWB Orders

Sep 04, 2012

Shipbuilder Nam Cheong Group wins order from Perdana Petroleum Berhad to build two Accommodation Work Barges (AWB).The contracts are worth worth a total of US$59- million and came from  Perdana Petroleum Berhad (“Perdana”), an established…

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