As a result of the still ongoing concentration on shipbuilding activities in the Far East region and especially China’s position as the number one shipbuilding nation, Rockwool Marine & Offshore increases focus by establishing a sales office in Shanghai centre. The Rockwool Group, the world’s larges
Sea Trucks Group (“Sea Trucks”), announces a contract award from Hyundai Heavy Industries for Total in Nigeria. The project comprises the charter of a DP3 accommodation support vessel and associated services for 430 company personnel at the USAN FPSO, located 100 km offshore Nigeria in water depths
The original order from Statoil was for 175 new cabins at Oseberg field centre. Last week the assignment was extended. Now Aibel is to demolish all the cabins and build again from scratch. “We are demolishing floors, walls, ceiling plates, pipes and the electrics. Everything is going. There will be
Salamander Energy today announced that the Aquamarine Driller jack up rig (owned by Vantage Drilling Company) that will be used to drill the Cat Ba-1X prospect in Block 101/100-04, Offshore Northern Vietnam, is due to imminently commence mobilisation to the well site. The Cat Ba-1X well is expected
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the sale of the vessel, ROV Supporter including the on board remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Under the terms of the agreement, Neptune will sell the Assets for US$2.4 million. The sale proceeds will augment workin
KS Energy Limited announces that its subsidiary, KS Distribution Pte Ltd has secured two project contracts with an established shipyard from China to supply rig components worth approximately S$70 million (in total for the two contracts) for the construction of two jack-up rigs. KS Distribution Pte
Mr Eisso Koenders has joined Jasper Drilling Private Limited in July 2011 as General Manger. He will be responsible for all operational and marketing functions within the Jasper Group. He brings with him over 38 years of experience in the drilling industry. He commenced his offshore career with Shel
During the period 7-8 June 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Statoil aimed at the operating company’s work to ensure compliance with the petroleum regulations’ requirements for electrical installations and personnel responsible for electrical installations. Back
Kosmos Energy announces today that the company’s Makore-1 exploration well on the West Cape Three Points Block offshore the Republic of Ghana encountered 37 meters (121 feet) of good-quality Campanian-age water-bearing sandstone reservoirs and 46 meters (151 feet) of good-quality Turonian-age water-
GSP Jupiter entered under a new contract, providing offshore drilling services for Melrose Resources on the Bulgarian continental shelf. The mobile offshore drilling rig will operate in the Kaliakra perimeter where GSP has been awarded the new drilling contract. GSP Orion, PSV, OSR capability (Oil S
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that it has commenced the drilling of the Cempulut prospect located in Block SB303, offshore Sabah in East Malaysia. The main objective of the well is to test a large shallow late Miocene carbonate reef with a crestal seismic amplitude anomaly. The planned total depth i
The Sakhalin-I oil and gas project has proved to be a good example of the Russian-American cooperation as part of the Russian American … The Voice of Russia [mappress] Source: The Voice of Russia, July 14, 2011;
SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has secured a contract close to S$600 million from PTTEP International Limited (PTTEPI), Yangon Branch, for engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, installation, offshore hook-up and commissioning, inclusive of novated equipment, of
Ezra Holdings Limited (“Ezra”, and together with its subsidiaries and associated companies, the “Group”), a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, continues to boost its orderbook of subsea contracts with three Letters of A
