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DP3 Offshore Construction Vessel 'OSA Goliath' Sold

Oct 10, 2012

Oceanografia completes agreement to acquire 'OSA Goliath' from CarVal Investors.Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest leading vessel operators specializing in underwater survey, diving, pipe laying construction and maintenance…

New Appointments at Keppel Strengthen Growth

Oct 09, 2012

The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) wish to announce several new appointments as part of ongoing efforts to put in place a strong leadership team to continually reinforce the Group's growth strategy.Mr Michael Chia…

World's Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Rotor on Test

Oct 09, 2012

The Siemens Energy 6-megawatt installation on trial at Østerild, Denmark, can produce electricity for 6,000 households.Siemens Energy has begun field testing of its new 154 m rotor for the 6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in Østerild…

Bechtel & Subsea 7 in Offshore Wind Team Up

Oct 09, 2012

Bechtel and Subsea 7 will work together to develop offshore wind & associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing…

China Shipyard Tackles First PSV Order

Oct 09, 2012

JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel.The contract is the Group’s first, in over thirty years of its history, for the construction of an…

Oceaneering Charters, Renames Offshore Vessel

Oct 09, 2012

Oceaneering International charters multi-purpose subsea support vessel 'Cade Candies' for 5 years from Otto Candies LLC.This state-of-the-art, U.S. flagged vessel was built in 2010.  It has an overall length of approximately 309 feet (94 meters)…

New Offshore LNG Report Launches at Gastech 2012

Oct 09, 2012

Infield Systems unveil its 'Offshore LNG Market Report to 2018' at the Gastech Expo in London.The launch of this report at Gastech 2012 coincides with a particularly exciting time for this sector of the offshore oil and gas industry, following…

Inchcape Teams Up With Palumbo

Oct 09, 2012

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services signs strategic partnership with offshore logistics & freight forwarder Palumbo S.P.A. to form ISS Palumbo. S.r.l. The new partnership combines ISS’s worldwide network with Palumbo’s…

Ocean Installer Expands in Stavanger

Oct 08, 2012

The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer is moving into new headquarters in Stavanger to accommodate for the strong growth the company has experienced over the last year.This expansion of our Stavanger base shows that we are developing in line with our long-term growth strategy…

Xodus Group Launches Ops in Middle East

Oct 08, 2012

CEO and CFO to be based in new Dubai office. International energy consultancy Xodus Group has invested £2million in launching a Middle East operation in Dubai as part of its global expansion strategy. An initial team of 19 will be based…

Subsea 7 Wins Offshore W. Australia Contract

Oct 08, 2012

Subsea 7 S.A. wins a US$100-million from Apache Australia Pty for the Julimar Development Project.The project includes the transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, manifolds and diver-less tie-in spools.…

Barents Sea Drillers Strike Gas, Expected Oil

Oct 08, 2012

Eni, with partners Lundin and Det Norske hoped for oil but discovered gas & condensate at the Salina structure in western part of the Barents Sea.Det norske oljeselskap ASA earlier announced the discovery of hydrocarbons in the Salina prospect in production license 533…

Offshore Liebherr Crane Can Raise 1,500 Tonnes

Oct 08, 2012

First CAL 64000 heavy-lift offshore crane is ready for North Sea wind farm duty.The first CAL 64000-1500 Litronic®, a heavy lift offshore crane developed by Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, is now ready for operation. The crane is installed on the Innovation…

Report: $91B Spend on World Floating Production Systems

Oct 05, 2012

The Market - Global Floating Production Capex to Double.Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that between 2013 and 2017 $91bn will be spent on floating production systems (FPS) – an increase of 100% over the preceding five-year period. This growth…

Ranger Offshore Gains DNV Certification

Oct 05, 2012

Provider of offshore construction services, US-based Ranger Offshore, Inc., obtains various ISO Det Norske Veritas (DNV) certificates.Ranger Offshore has obtained ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO/TS 29001 certifications which are…

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