Keppel AmFELS, a shipyard strategically located at the gateway of the Gulf of Mexico, Brownswille, Texas has secured a contract from Diamond Offshore to construct and upgrade a moored semisubmersible rig with delivery scheduled for 3Q 2013. The estimated shipyard contract price is approximately US$1
Ezra Holdings Limited, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announces that its subsea construction division, EMAS AMC, has been awarded two contracts from Statoil, for mooring chain and riser replacements in the North S
Maersk Supply Service has won four major contracts worth about DKK 1.5 billion (around USD 250 million) with the major Brazilian oil company Petrobras and American oil major ExxonMobil for operation in Australia. Brazil is a strategically important area for Maersk Supply Service and the A. P. Moller
TAG Energy Solutions has been awarded a significant new contract to deliver four foundation piles for international marine construction company Saipem. The piles will be utilised to support a jacket construction in the North Sea operated by Total in the Elgin B oil & gas field. The contract was secu
Wärtsilä Ship Design has designed ‘Aurora Borealis’, a heavy Icebreaker, Deep-Sea Drilling and Multi-Purpose Research Vessel. Upon entering service scheduled to take place in 2016, the vessel will be used to support climate and environmental research. The most advanced Polar Research Vessel in the w
Cochin Shipyard, the largest green field Ship building and Ship repair yard in India, recently launched two Platform Supply Vessels for Shipping Corporation of India. Both the vessels, BY-85 anf BY-86, are UT 755 CD type Platform Supply Vessel, designed by Rolls-Royce Marine AS, Norway and are dual
Two more giants of the sea moved into Mina Zayed this week highlighting the port’s major role in handling ships of different sizes and backgrounds. The 59,000 ton MSC Lirica, a commercial cruise liner berthed near to the USS New Orleans in the port demonstrating its capacity to accommodate to vessel
MEO Australia Limited advises that it’s wholly owned subsidiary Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (“SOEL”) as operator for the Seruway PSC (SOEL 100%), has completed the acquisition of the Ibu Horst 3D seismic survey. The PGS seismic vessel M/V Pacific Explorer was demobilised at 12:11 pm (local
MEO Australia Limited advises that it’s wholly owned subsidiary Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (“SOEL”) as operator for the Seruway PSC (SOEL 100%), has completed the acquisition of the Ibu Horst 3D seismic survey. The PGS seismic vessel M/V Pacific Explorer was demobilised at 12:11 pm (local
Teledyne Odom Hydrographic announces the launch of new Multibeam Echo Sounder, the MB1. Designed and manufactured within the Teledyne Marine Group of companies, the new 120° sonar operates on user selectable frequency from 170 kHz to 220 kHz. MB1 features Phase & Amplitude bottom detection, 24 Bit W
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of a deepwater drilling riser system to the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The riser package will be installed on Atwood Oceanics, Inc.’s ultra-deepwater drillship, the Atwood Advantage. The
Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, today provided a fleet update for October 2011. Songa Venus remained on location for Petronas Carigali, Malaysia through-out the period. The rig was shut down during the majority of the period and completed earlier announced repairs and testin
On Thursday, January 5th 2012, Vroon took delivery of MV Italian Express, the second of two 1,085-TEU container vessel built at Nanjing Wujiazui Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China. The vessel is so-called “Ice class” and capable of trading in severe cold conditions. Her sister vessel, Istrian Express, was
Ten more Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs have been ordered by Russia’s JSC Tetis Pro, bringing the total sold into the Russian Federation to 24 – and more are planned. “Nothing matches the Falcon,” says Head of ROV at Tetis, Dmitry Voytov. “It is small and mobile, yet powerful and simple to use.” He also li
