McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) announced that it will build another high capacity reeled pipelay vessel with top-tier payload capacity, tentatively named Lay Vessel 108 (“LV108”). The vessel will be a sister ship to the recently completed subsea construction vessel the Lay Vessel North
Ocean Installer has just successfully completed a contract for a pipeline survey and boulder relocation at the Corrib field. The job was part of the development of the Corrib gas field and the contract covered the survey of a 20-inch, 83km long offshore pipeline and the relocation of about 250 bould
Ophir Energy plc provides an operational update for its East African operations. Tanzania, Blocks 1, 3 and 4: Additional seismic and petrophysical analysis has increased management estimates of in-place resource for the Upper Cretaceous Mzia discovery in Block 1 from the previously announced 2-6 TCF
A 26-foot sailboat, the Huki Pau, that sank on Sunday in nearshore waters off the Elks. Club was removed on Tuesday by marine salvage company Sea Engineering, which was hired by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR). Removal work began e
Leading shipyard DCD MARINE was recently awarded the contract to upgrade and repair the Saipem-owned semi-submersible rig, Scarabeo 3. The project, being undertaken at the upgraded A-Berth facility, is a perfect example of DCD MARINE’s capacity and capabilities in the offshore oil and gas rig sector
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, reports that it has secured a long term time-charter contract for its Landing Craft, CS Ann Marie, through its subsidiary,
AGR has won a NOK 50 million (£5.4 million) contract to provide technical consultancy to Gassnova, the Norwegian state enterprise for carbon capture and storage (CCS), following a five-way tender. AGR will advise Gassnova on the strategy for the development of CCS projects in Norway for an initial c
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has secured a 10-year global frame agreement with BP International Limited, UK to supply umbilicals, DEH (direct electrical heating) systems, accessories and services for various oil and gas projects worldwide. The agreement runs from 2012 to
Sonardyne International Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Noble Corporation to supply a Wireless Acoustic Emergency BOP Control System for its new deepwater drillship. The Noble Globetrotter II is the fifth Noble new-build vessel, along with other existing rigs, to be equipped with Sonardyne’s saf
Neptune Marine Services Limited, in conjunction with Bhagwan Marine (Bhagwan), has been awarded a five year contract, with the potential for a further two year extension, to supply a new-build shallow water Dive Support Vessel to Apache Energy (Apache). The contract cements a long-standing relations
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Statoil to install high voltage subsea cables to supply power to the Troll A gas platform on the western coast of Norway. The Troll A concrete deep water structure is the world’s largest natural gas production platform, 47
4Subsea, an independent engineering company within subsea technology and renewable energy, announced that it has been awarded a framework agreement for testing and monitoring of flexible risers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. According to offshore.no, Statoil and 4Subsea have signed this agreeme
Framo Engineering, a Schlumberger company, today announced that A/S Norske Shell has awarded the company a 100-million USD contract for the supply of a complete subsea multiphase booster pump system for the Draugen Field in Norway. The contract includes a complete system for topside power and contro
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply drilling equipment packages for a series of six deepwater drillships being built by Jurong Shipyard for the Brazilian market. The contract value is undisclosed. The contract includes complete topside and subsea equipment (drilling riser and BOP) packages f
