The Coast Guard has lifted the order restricting the movement of the conical drilling unit 'Kulluk' from Kiliuda Bay, Alaska.“I reviewed all of the relevant and available information and determined that Shell has met the requirements of the Captain of the Port Order…
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. contracted by Energy Drilling Pte Ltd to construct a semi submersible tender assist rig.The contract is valued at over US$ 200-million, with an option for a second tender.The turn-key contract includes the…
Technip wins important 5-year contract for engineering & modification services on FPSO units offshore Angola, SW Africa.The BP Angola contract is for work concerning the existing Greater Plutonio and Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte (PSVM) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units…
IOS InterMoor AS, an Acteon company, contracted by Eni Norge to provide two complete mooring spreads in the Goliat Oilfield.The contract is for the provision of general mooring equipment services, including equipment rental, service and repair…
The Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Windcarrier 2 has been delivered to Fred Olson from Lamprell's Jebel Ali UAE facility.Completion and delivery o f the vessel, five months after the delivery of its sister vessel, the Windcarrier 1 'Brave Tern'…
Pacific Drilling S.A. sign a $1 billion senior secured credit facility agreement to finance construction of the Pacific Sharav & Pacific Meltem.The term loan made pursuant to the credit facility will have a maturity of 5 years from the delivery date of the Pacific Meltem…
Transocean pleads guilty, sentenced to pay $400-million in penalties for criminal conduct leading to the disaster.Transocean Deepwater Inc. has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for its illegal conduct leading to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster…
TE SubCom starts production on Chevron's Big Foot undersea fiber optic communications system in deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Big Foot is a tension-leg platform located approximately 225 miles south of New Orleans, LA in water depths of 1…
UTEC Survey contracted by a major subsea pipelay contractor for survey work on the Great Western Flank Pipe Lay.This project encompasses pre-lay, installation support and as-built survey support on the Greater Western Flank development off the North-west coast of Australia…
During customer days at the production plant in Rostock in January 2013 Liebherr presented its new subsea crane, type RL-K 7500. With this new knuckle boom crane the company extends its range of offshore cranes for subsea operations. The RL…
Owners Shell confirm that 'Kulluk' safe to tow from Kiluda Bay to Dutch Harbor & await arrival of heavy-lift semi submersible vessel for the 'dry tow'.The Unified Command has been stood down. “Agency representatives will return to their normal roles and responsibilities…
UK-based equipment provider Houlder deliver a 'Fast Track' cable reel system to Acteon company, Aquatic for S.America subsea work.The Reel Skidding Drive System (RSDS), designed, engineered and constructed by Houlder to the client specification…
Mumbai-based Unique Hydrographic Systems (UHS) contracted to supply Seaflex air liftbags to Leighton Welspun.The total value of the project is INR 37,35,066 (approx. US$ 70,000).Seaflex is a specialist in marine air lift buoyancy bags and water load test weights…
Statoil with Total & Det Norske contract DSME to build the topsides for the Dagny platform, with Aker Solutions as a major sub-contractor. The total contract value is estimated to be NOK 6.1 billion and comprises detailed design, procurement…
Keppel FELS delivers the jackup rig 'UMW Naga 4' to UMW Oil & Gas Corporation in Singapore.The rig was completed five days ahead of schedule, on budget and with a perfect safety record. UMW Naga 4 is the fourth consecutive rig that Keppel FELS has delivered ahead of schedule this year…
