Huisman has been selected to deliver advanced lifting and handling systems for an offshore installation vessel being built for the joint venture (JV) of Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Netherlands-based SBM Offshore. Awarded by CIMC Raffles Offshore, the contract will see Huisman deliver an integrate
Australia’s engineering firm Worley has won its first major services framework deal with Inpex Operations Australia, a subsidiary of Japan’s Inpex.
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has disclosed the return to work of its 17-year-old semi-submersible, following repairs in the wake of an equipment-handling incident that ended rig activity earlier this year.
Subsea7 has secured a contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a joint venture company between the Brunei government and the UK-headquartered Shell, covering subsea installation for a pipeline replacement project offshore Brunei. Subsea7’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, cons
The first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore has arrived in Norway from Romania for the final phase of outfitting. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and constru
The Culzean floating wind turbine, which will supply electricity to the Culzean gas platform in the North Sea, off the coast of Scotland, will soon be towed to its offshore location as the integration of the wind turbine with the floating foundation has been completed. Archer, the engineering, procu
UK-headquartered energy giant BP is launching a process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale after operating in the region for 60 years. BP reported today, July 31, that the decision is part of an ongoing portfolio review and reflects the disciplined approach to capital allocation,
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has reached an agreement with Hungarian multinational oil & gas company MOL Group for the sale of its 100%-owned subsidiary BG Cyprus Limited for up to $720 million. BG Cyprus holds a 35% non-operated interest in the Cyprus Offshore Block 12, containing the Aphrod
Two pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) owned by a joint venture of DOF Group and TechnipFMC have secured long-term contract extensions with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract amendments, Skandi Buzios has been awarded a 516-day extension and Skandi Recife a 550-day extension. Prev
As part of its long-term strategy to build an integrated portfolio of technologies and engineering capabilities for the subsea market, Swiss technology group Rosenxt Group has, through its U.S. business, acquired Houston-based Zupt, a provider of subsea metrology, advanced 3D subsea inspection, offs
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has put into production an expansion project of a field in the U.S. Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) that was discovered in 1998. BP reported today, July 30, the start-up of the Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project, which adds two new subsea water injection well
Malaysian offshore soil investigation and geotechnical engineering services company Helms Geomarine has been selected to support Petronas’ carbon capture and storage (CCS) developments in Malaysia. The contract, announced at the end of June, was awarded by PETRONAS CCS Solutions (PCCSS) for an initi
Construction has started in China on the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) topside destined for an ultra-deepwater development in Angola being developed by Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP. The Greater PAJ project is described as Angola’s first integ
Three vessels owned by Singapore’s offshore marine solutions company PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) have secured new offshore contracts after completing a series of construction support projects said to be beyond their traditional scope. POSH reported on July 30 that its multi-purpose servic
