Vessels News


Legeneering inks Woodside FPSO work

Jun 21, 2017

Legeneering Australia was awarded a key, long-term offshore maintenance services contract for Woodside-operated floating production storage and offloading facilities (FPSO). The contract is for an initial period of five years with a further two extension options of one year each…

Wintershall hires Maersk Resolve

Jun 21, 2017

Maersk Drilling is bringing back the Maersk Resolve high efficiency jackup into operation after being warm stacked for a one-well deal offshore UK for Wintershall Noordzee. Maersk Resolve. From Maersk Drilling…

Deep Sea Supply inks Statoil contracts

Jun 19, 2017

Statoil has awarded Deep Sea Supply two contracts for two of the company's platform supply vessels (PSV). The first deal is a two-year contract for the Sea Frost PSV, for operations in the North Sea. The deal comes with options. The…

Maersk delays nine newbuilds

Jun 14, 2017

Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has reached agreements with two shipyards to delay nine of its newbuild vessels due to the current market situation. Maersk Master. Image from MSS. A…

Ocean Yield to acquire two BP PSVs

Jun 13, 2017

Ocean Yield has agreed to acquire two platform supply vessels (PSVs) from BP Shipping for a total consideration of US$105.4 million. Both vessels are on long-term charters to Aker BP.NS Orla. Image from Golden Energy Offshore.The two vessels…

Shearwater bags Barents 3D survey

Jun 09, 2017

Shearwater GeoServices Norway received a letter of award (LOA) from Wintershall Norge for a 3D survey of Blocks PL 768/768B in the Barents Sea. The Polar Empress, from GC Rieber. The…

Sercel Sentinel MS in CGG Ireland survey work

Jun 09, 2017

Sercel’s multi-sensor solid streamer, the Sentinel MS, has been commercially deployed for the first time and is being operated on a large 3D CGG multi-client survey being conducted by the CGG Geo Coral in the Southern Porcupine Basin in Ireland…

DOF Subsea lands Asia, Atlantic contracts

Jun 09, 2017

Image of the Skandi Singapore, from DOF. DOF Subsea has been awarded contracts for three vessels that will operate in the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions.   In the Asia Pacific…

AkerBP performs “pioneer project” at Valhall

Jun 07, 2017

AkerBP has started plugging operations at the Valhall field, in what the company is calling a pioneer project that involves fully powering the Maersk Invincible drilling rig from shore. Image of…

Fugro Venturer to start Barents campaign

Jun 06, 2017

Fugro Venturer. Image from Fugro. With a maiden voyage that takes her to the deepwaters of Ireland’s Atlantic margin and the far North of the Barents Sea, the Fugro Venturer is the newest of Fugro’s successful purpose-designed…

Stena cancels newbuild with Samsung

Jun 05, 2017

Stena Atlantic Ltd., an affiliate of Stena Drilling, notified Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) last week, that it has exercised its right to cancel their contract for the construction of the Stena MidMAX, a dynamically positioned harsh environment semisubmersible drilling unit…

DOF's Harvey Deep Sea gains GoM extension

Jun 02, 2017

DOF Subsea North America has received an extension of the charter of the Harvey Deep Sea multipurpose service vessel (MPSV) until the end of 2018, plus two one-year options. Harvey Deep Sea. Image from DOF…

Solstad inks Conoco deal, sells vessel

Jun 02, 2017

Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract with ConocoPhillips, in addition to selling a vessel this week. ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has hired the Normand Leader platform supply vessel (PSV) for a long-term contract. The deal is for four years…

Repsol to decommission Buchan Alpha

Jun 02, 2017

Buchan Alpha. Image from Veolia Twitter. Repsol Sinopec Resources UK awarded Veolia the decommissioning job of the Buchan Alpha facility in the UK North Sea, which has ceased production on 12 May 2017 as planned…

Borr, Keppel close Transocean jackup deal

Jun 02, 2017

Keppel FELS and Borr Drilling have agreed on construction contracts for the five jackup rigs currently being built by Keppel for Transocean, following this week’s earlier announcement of Transocean’s jackup fleet sale to Borr. Image from Transocean…

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