Keppel Singmarine Brasil (KSM Brasil), Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)’s new 7.6-ha shipbuilding facility in the state of Santa Catarina, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil. The first contract entails building a series of six 45-tonn
AF Decom Offshore AS and Saipem UK Ltd have been awarded a Letter of Intent for the tasks of removing the H7 and 2/4-S jacket platforms in the North Sea. The conditional contracts have been awarded by Statoil on behalf of operator Gassco. AF Decom Offshore AS will remove and sell the H-7 platform, w
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, and Gregg Marine, Inc., experts in drilling and geotechnical testing services, announced yeday the successful completion of their Factory Acceptance Testing on their new Seafloor Drill. Gregg will begin field testing of their drill in the waters of
Petrobras has started producing oil in Aruanã – an area located in the post-salt layer of the southern part of the Campos Basin – from well 1-RJS-661 in block C-M-401. The Cidade de Rio das Ostras FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading platform), in operation at the site, will produce up
Ulstein Power & Control AS has secured a record contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ yard in Nagasaki, Japan for the delivery of the communication and infotainment system ULSTEIN COM®. The contract is for the delivery of two, plus an optional two, ULSTEIN COM® systems to be installed on board
Aker Solutions has acquired 70 percent of the Norwegian companies Ing. Harald Benestad AS (Benestad) and Phaze Technologies AS, leading suppliers of controls and power distribution products and advanced instruments for subsea applications. Benestad and Phaze Technologies, founded and owned by Harald
On 27 June 2011, Havila Shipping ASA entered into an agreement with its controlling shareholder Havila AS and Havila AS’ wholly-owned subsidiary Havvåg AS for the purpose of transferring Havila AS’ indirect ownership interests in the five platform supply vessels MV Havila Fortune, MV Havila Aurora,
Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) by Talisman Energy Norge AS for a 107 day contract. Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) by Talisman Energy Norge AS for a 107 day contract using the MSV Regalia for accommodation support at the Yme facility in the Norwegian sector o
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. announced, that through its subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators, it has signed a Letter of Award for the fabrication of a hull for a Williams deep-water Gulf of Mexico project. Revenue and man-hour backlog is included in the Company’s consolidated backlog reported when t
AGC Industries Pty Ltd (‘AGC’) an AusGroup subsidiary, a leading Australian based fabrication, construction and integrated services company, announces today that it has been selected by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to fabricate and supply the adjustable pipe support structures for the Gorgon Upstream P
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, has commenced a large-scale inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) project off the Malaysian peninsular. The contract centres on the oil rig Cendor MOPU which is undergoing an American Bureau of Shipping UWILD underwater survey for a second year i
Offshore Marine Services Australia (OMS) has been awarded the manning contract for the drillship Deepwater Frontier. The R&B/Samsung designed drill ship was built in 1999. OMS will be providing marine crew and rig crew on-board this drillship. The drillship is expected to arrive in Australia North W
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. today provided the following update on its West Africa and U.S. Gulf of Mexico drilling programs. West Africa Drilling Program Cobalt has received notification that the Ocean Confidence drilling rig, which is currently under assignment to an Angolan affiliate of Tot
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has appointed Andy Waterstreet as engineering and projects manager. Mr Waterstreet joins the company from the Dutch electro-technical installation company Croon Elektrotechniek B.V., where he was a senior proje
