Sevan Drilling ASA today (October 23) took delivery of the Sevan Louisiana from Cosco Quidong Shipyard in China. The drilling rig has a cylindrical hull design and will be capable of drilling in water depths to 10,000ft. Sevan Louisiana…
Eni and Rosneft began seismic operations in the icefree portion of the Russian Barents Sea. A 9950km 2D seismic survey is planned over the Fedynsky and Central Barents license areas. Eni and Rosneft formed joint venture companies to operate each of the Russian offshore projects…
QGOG Constellation S.A. announced that Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A. (QGOG), together with its partners, signed contracts valued at US $3.5 billion for the 20-year charter and operation of two FPSOs, Cidade de Maricá and Cidade de Saquarema…
EMAS, the operating brand of Ezra Holdings, offshore contractor, and provider of integrated offshore solutions, won a transport and floater installation contract for two FSUs, with an option for a third, from Statoil for their Heidrun and Mariner fields…
Eni and Rosneft began seismic operations in the ice-free portion of the Russian Barents Sea, the companies confirmed on July 8. The 2D seismic survey is planned for 9950km over the Fedynsky and Central Barents license areas. During the…
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in 3D sonar visualization firm, ADUS, to form ADUS DeepOcean Ltd. Bart Heijermans, DeepOcean Group Holding BV CEO says, “This acquisition…
EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry and the operating brand of Ezra Holdings Limited, announced today that it has been awarded a subsea engineering…
EMAS Group, part of Ezra Holdings Ltd., won Shipowner of the Year at the 7th Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards ceremony in London on 19 February 2013.EMAS founder Lee Kian Soo (Image: Ezra Holdings Ltd.)In addition to Shipowner of the Year…
With the acquisition of the Caesar and Express pipelay vessels, recent delivery of the Lewek Connector and anticipation mounting over the newbuild Lewek Constellation ice-class multi-lay vessel, Emas AMC is aiming for a share of the high-end offshore construction business…
Bob Coates has been named COO of Aberdeen headquartered FPSO moorings and marine engineering services company Sigma Offshore. Previously a director of London Marine Consultants, now part of Singapore-based Ezra Holdings, Coates is tasked…
Two complete ROV moonpool handling systems are to be delivered by Norwegian specialist Rapp Hydema for Ezra Marine Service’s newbuild vessel Constellation. The new-generation systems are designed for work class ROV operations down to 4000m.…
Venkatraman Sheshashayee succeeds the retiring Chan Mun Lye as CEO of Singapore vessel operator Jaya Holdings. Max Alexander Hafstad Hartvigsen becomes the company’s president, offshore.
Captain Adarash Kumar (pictured) has been appointed group COO of Ezra Holdings, tasked with spearheading its expanding global operations. His successor as CEO of Emas Marine, the group’s offshore support services arm, is Robin Kirkpatrick (pictured), previously the division’s COO.
Under a memorandum of understanding with Petrobras, Cameron plans to invest $30 million in R&D facilities at two Brazilian locations. The company's Jacarei plant will add testing capabilities, including a hyperbaric chamber, along with a highpressure…
A new international offshore contracting giant, with a market cap above $5.5 billion, backlog of $5.3 billion and over 12,000 employees, came into being last month with the combination of Acergy SA and Subsea 7 Inc. Meg Chesshyre looks at the rationale behind this high-profile marriage…
