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Alewijnse Marine Bags Windcat Order

Apr 29, 2019

The marine technology player Alewijnse Marine has extended its successful partnership with Dutch shipyard Dok and Scheepsbouw Woudsend and offshore services provider Windcat Workboats with an order for the full electrical outfitting of the offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Windcat 45 and 46…

Simon Mokster Bags Equinor Contract

Apr 25, 2019

Norwegian offshore support vessels provider Simon Møkster Shipping said that it has has signed a contract with the compatriot oil and gas company Equinor for a platform supply vessel (PSV) Stril Pioner.Equinor has hired the 2013-built Stril Pioner supply vessel on a four-month firm contract…

CSV Southern Ocean Wins Fugro Offshore Gig

Apr 24, 2019

Construction support vessel (CSV) Southern Ocean, which is jointly owned by Bourbon and Oceanteam, has been hired to support Fugro off the coast of Australia.'Bourbon - Oceanteam’s CSV Southern Ocean has entered into a contract with Fugro and…

Petrobras Awards Five-Year Deal to OOS

Apr 24, 2019

Dutch offshore services provider OOS International and Chinese yard CIMC Raffles announced in a joint press release that they have been awarded a 5-year contract for the flotel OOS Tiradentes by Petrobras.The new contract will start Q3/Q4 of 2019…

Petrobras Extends BassDrill Beta Contract

Apr 22, 2019

Atlantica Tender Drilling, a provider of management and contract drilling services for oil and gas wells for the offshore tender assist market worldwide, announced that Petrobras has extended the rig BassDrill Beta by 180 days.'Petrobras exercised…

Standard Drilling Sells Four PSVs

Apr 15, 2019

New World Supply, where S.D. Standard Drilling (SDSD) has an ownership of 26.2 percent, has completed a sale of its remaining four medium sized platform supply vessels (PSVs).The NWS vessels, 'World Diamond', 'World Peridot', 'World Pearl' and 'World Opal…

Vroon Offshore Services Wins BP Contract

Apr 09, 2019

Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Aberdeen has been awarded a major new contract with BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC, for the provision of emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) services.As per contract, three vessels are supporting BP’s operations in the waters of Trinidad and Tobago…

Innogy Charters Esvagt SOV for Triton Knoll

Apr 09, 2019

Denmark's offshore operator, Esvagt, will supply service vessels for the installation phase of offshore wind farm Triton Knoll.Innogy and Esvagt have entered into a contract that links the specially designed Service Operation Vessel Esvagt Froude…

Icon Offshore Bags Contract from Petronas

Apr 08, 2019

The largest offshore support vessel (OSV) provider in Malaysia, Icon Offshore Bhd said that its wholly owned subsidiary Icon Offshore Group Sdn Bhd (IOGSB) has secured a contract from Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for the provision of straight supply vessel…

Østensjø Rederi Sells Edda Fonn

Apr 03, 2019

Norway’s Østensjø Rederi has outfitted the offshore support vessel (OSV) MV Edda Fonn, getting it ready for the delivery to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).The converted diving and hydrographic support vessel has started her journey from Norway to Auckland…

Solstad PSV Wins Shell Contract

Mar 31, 2019

Norwegian offshore service and supply ship Shipping company Solstad Offshore has signed a contract with Brasil Petroleo Ltda (Shell)  for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand Starling.The Skudeneshavn-headquartered company said in a press…

Total E&P Nederland Hires Vroon Vessel

Mar 29, 2019

The Dutch provider oil and gas exploration and production services Total E&P Nederland BV has chosen one of Vroon’s walk-to-work vessels to provide logistics support to offshore assets in the Southern North Sea (SNS).Vroon, the Dutch company specializing in offshore and shipping business…

Prosafe Bags Mediterranean Sea Job

Mar 29, 2019

European owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels Prosafe has won a contract to provide a ship to support offshore activities in the Central Mediterranean Sea.Prosafe, acting as commercial managers for the Axis Offshore-owned accommodation vessel Safe Swift…

Topaz Gets BP Extension for 12 Offshore Ships

Mar 22, 2019

The offshore energy logistics company Topaz Energy and Marine announced that it has signed contract extensions for 12 of its vessels currently supporting the offshore operations of BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) in Azerbaijan.According to a press…

ESVAGT Steps-up Offshore Presence

Mar 22, 2019

The provider of offshore safety and support at sea ESVAGT aims straight for the dynamic market for service operation vessels (SOV) with the newbuilding ‘Esvagt Dana’.When the ‘Esvagt Dana’ entered into contract with Vattenfall on the Horns Rev III wind farm in the middle of February…

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