German Naval Yards Kiel, has floated out 'Atair', the world's first LNG fueled research vessel, after a building period of 16 months.The 75 m vessel is being built for Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) by the general contractor is Fassmer Shipyard…
Scotland's Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) said it will host the world's largest semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, the 60,800-metric-ton Ocean GreatWhite, for preparation work ahead of a drilling contract in the North Sea early in 2019.The Diamond…
Dutch offshore construction and engineering company Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) intends to divest a significant part of its activities in the field of design and fabrication of complex steel constructions for the offshore market.HFG has…
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) announced Tuesday that it intends to divest its activities at the locations in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands and Hartlepool, U.K. The Dutch firm, which builds large structures for the offshore energy industry,…
Gulf Island Fabrication said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its North Yard facilities and associated equipment in Aransas Pass, Texas.The Houston based builder of offshore structures and vessels announced the $28 million sale in September…
Semco Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the West Elara jackup rig for a new, long-term assignment for ConocoPhillips, starting in 2018, in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract is the largest for Semco Maritime's Hanøytangen yard to date…
Total's Martin Linge development has been delayed a year following an investigation into a fatal accident at the Samsung Heavy Industries' yard in South Korea. On 1 May, six people were killed and more injured after a crane fell down on the Martin Linge wellhead bay module…
Kvaerner has completed the Johan Sverdrup riser platform (RP), named Ægir, with delivery set for next month. Image from Kvaerner. The jacket is the first major structure for the Johan Sverdrup project to be completed…
The key to governing a late life oil province like the North Sea is getting the balance right between initiatives to maximize recovery in late life assets with the practicalities of planning for decommissioning. Fail on the first and…
Saudi Aramco and partners have proposed to build the US$5.2 billion King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries & Services, a maritime complex in Saudi Arabia that will be one of the largest yards in the Arabian Gulf. Signing…
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) is set to deliver SOCAR’s newbuild, the recently named Heydar Aliyev semisubmersible drilling rig. Keppel O&M through its subsidiary in Azerbaijan, Caspian Shipyard Co. (CSC), will deliver the Heydar Aliyev to Caspian Drilling Co…
Damen Shipyards Group signed an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine for the acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard in the Rotterdam Botlek area. “With the acquisition of the Verolme shipyard, Damen takes the next step in strengthening…
Singaporian vessel operator Vallianz has ended operations at its Singapore shipyard, due to the industry slowdown and discontinuation of business with a key customer, the firm has said. The move was part of an ongoing strategic review…
A redundant former oil and gas offshore structure fabrication yard on the west coast of Scotland is to be reinstated as a dry dock. Kishorn's drydock, one of the largest in Europe at 160m-diameter, built the 610,000-tonne, concrete Ninian complex support structure…
Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has agreed to buy the remaining 30% stake in Sembmarine North Sea that it doesn't already own. The firm owns UK fabrication yard Sembmarine SLP, once SLP Engineering, and will allow the yard to expand its footprint in the UK…
