Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $482.8 million fixed-price-incentive-firm contract from the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of a fifth National Security Cutter. Construction and delivery of the yet-to-be-named WMSL 754 will be
After a 26-month fabrication period, PV Shipyard announced its successful load-out of the first “fabricated in Vietnam” 90 m jack-up rig. The rig will weigh almost 12,000 tons when fully finished, in which 9,685 tons is of structural materials, 950 tons of piping system and 1,748 tons of electrical,
At an investor day in New York today, Shell confirmed solid progress in starting up three world-class oil & gas projects in 2011, which at peak will add some 400,000 barrels oil equivalent (boe) for Shell. Shell’s three-year strategic plan, outlined in 2010, is building the foundations for profitabl
In the last few years Hydrex divers have carried out thruster operations on numerous occasions around the world. This article gives a summary of some of the more important ones. Replacement of azimuth thruster on crane barge in Gabon A Hydrex diver/technician team mobilized to an offshore crane barg
OGX Petróleo e Gás, the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private-sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced that the preliminary license for the Extended Well Test (“EWT”) and production development in Waimea was granted by Ibama (the Brazilian Institute for Environmen
ADX Energy Ltd announces that a Sale and Purchase Agreement has been executed to buy back a further 10% interest in the Lambouka Prospect Area in the Kerkouane Permit from PharmAust Limited and to cancel the option of PAA to purchase an interest in that part of the Lambouka prospect that extends int
Ocean scientists on the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer observed two species of marine life they believe have never before been seen together at a hydrothermal vent— chemosynthetic shrimp and tubeworms. They also observed the first known live tubeworms ever seen at a hydrothermal vent in Atlantic waters.
Kongsberg Maritime Mexico S.A. DE C.V., became fully operational out of its new facility in the city of Veracruz this summer. As an extension to Kongsberg Maritime’s worldwide service network, the new service hub will offer service and support to DP vessels and merchant ships with Kongsberg Maritime
Troms Offshore AS, a private shipping company operating offshore service vessels announced today that MV Troms Pollux started the 1st of September 2011 a long term contract to ENI Norway. The contract period is 4 years firm, with 2 yearly options thereafter. Troms Pollux will support the ENI drillin
The past 3 days has seen Flexlife Research and Development team members demonstrating a number of new products and services to visitors at Offshore Europe 2011. Offshore Europe attracts a world-wide audience of industry leaders, engineers and technical specialists so has provided the perfect opportu
The AF Group (AFG) has signed the contract for the “H7 Platform Removal Project”. The contract is signed with Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The agreement covers planning, engineering, removal and demolition of the installation. The contract value is approx. NOK 420 million (U
Transas Marine Pacific Pte Ltd (TMP) in cooperation with PT MultiIntegra (Transas Group distributor in Indonesia) have successfully accomplished two simulator projects in Indonesia. Merchant Marine Schools BP2IP Mauk Tangerang and BP2IP Aceh have extended their training capabilities by adding Engine
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specialises in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialised offshore services, announces today that it has secured newbuild orders for two units of 12,000bhp AHTS worth US$38.5 million each from Go Mari
Paul Rich, the public face of Deepwater Wind’s proposal to build two wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island, has left the company to… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, September 09, 2011
