Offshore News


Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report

Sep 14, 2011

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today released its final investigative report on the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion, loss of life, and resulting oil spill…

DRYSHIPS INC. Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

Sep 14, 2011

DryShips Inc. (the “Company” or “DryShips”), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, today announced the results of its 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”)…

Lloyd's Register Educational Trust-funded Collegium

Sep 14, 2011

Lloyd's Register Educational Trust-funded collegium provides innovative forum to find solutions for the carbon capture and storage industry. University of Southampton-based initiative combined students, faculty and the private sector. A…

Lloyd's Register Working to Develop Software for Managing the Risks Associated with Blow-out Preventers

Sep 13, 2011

Lloyd's Register working with industry to develop new software for managing the risks associated with blow-out preventers on oil rigs. 'BOP Monitor' a new offshore application for respected Scandpower software, RiskSpectrum©  Lloyd's Register…

Focus on Innovation for IHC Merwede at Europort 2011

Sep 13, 2011

As a global market leader in dredging and mining vessels and equipment, and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and supplies for offshore construction, IHC Merwede will be among the leading exhibitors at the Europort 2011 exhibition and CEDA Dredging Days technical forum in The Netherlands…

LNG as Alternative Fuel on Workboats Conference Agenda

Sep 13, 2011

Leading maritime services experts to debate key technical, environmental, health and safety issues of adopting LNG marine fuel at Middle East Workboats 2011. The future of LNG as a viable and sustainable alternative marine fuel for working…

OceanPower Technologies and Lockheed Martin Collaborating on Powerbuoy

Sep 13, 2011

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce it will collaborate with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in connection with OPT’s proposed commercial-scale wave power generation project at Reedsport, Oregon. Lockheed Martin will provide design…

Keppel to Build World’s Largest Sheerleg Floating Crane

Sep 13, 2011

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) in China has secured a contract worth S$143 million to build a heavy lift sheerleg crane vessel for Asian Lift Pte Ltd (Asian Lift)…

Cal Dive Announces Promotions

Sep 13, 2011

Cal Dive International, Inc. announced today the retirement of Scott T. Naughton, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective September 9, 2011. Also, the Company announced that John R. Abadie, Jr., the Company’s current Senior Vice President - Operations - Western Hemisphere…

Tracerco Appoints New Aberdeen Head of Operations

Sep 13, 2011

World leading industrial technology specialist Tracerco, part of the Johnson Matthey group, has appointed Gary Phillips as the new head of its operations in Aberdeen.Gary takes up his new post having worked for Tracerco for 13 years, latterly as reservoir technical manager…

AWT: First Service Using Global AIS for Accurate Vessel Monitoring

Sep 13, 2011

AWT Launches First Service Using Global Automatic Identification System for Accurate Vessel Monitoring. AWT Global AIS Service Expands Coverage to Include Terrestrial Data and Satellite Data.  SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 13, 2011 – Applied Weather Technology…

Trinity Offshore Launches RAstar 3100 Class Escort Tug

Sep 13, 2011

Trinity Offshore, LLC announces today the August 30, 2011 launching of  Hull TO-22, SIGNET CONSTELLATION, a 100’ (30.48m) RAstar 3100 Class Terminal Support/Escort Tug, built for Signet Maritime Corporation’s U.S. Gulf of Mexico operations.Signet…

Aker Solutions establishes office in Gothenburg

Sep 12, 2011

International oil services company Aker Solutions takes its subsea business to Sweden through establishment of an office in Gothenburg. The objective is to tap into the Swedish engineering market to help further grow Aker Solutions' subsea business…

Offshore Vessel Operators Suffer As Gulf Oil Output Sags

Sep 11, 2011

As seen in the August edition of MarineNews, Susan Buchanan updates readers on the GOM oil production situation.BP's gushing well was capped more than a year ago but life is hardly back to normal in the U.S. Gulf--where rigs and vessels remain underutilized…

Keppel AmFELS Delivers Rowan Rig Ahead of Schedule

Sep 11, 2011

Keppel AmFELS LLC, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has completed the delivery of its fourth EXL jack-up rig to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) (NYSE: RDC) with a perfect safety record…

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