Vessels News


Fugro inks ONGC deepwater India study

Jul 15, 2016

Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation contract by ONGC India for the KG-DWN-98/2 project on the East Coast of India. The purpose of the work is to gather site specific geotechnical and geohazard data to aid in the design and later installation of wellheads…

Keppel delivers jackup to Mexico's Central Panuco

Jul 14, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine US subsidiary Keppel AmFELS delivered the Uxpanapa jackup to Mexico's Central Panuco, a subsidiary of Perforadora Central. The rig was christened at Keppel AmFELS' yard in Brownsville, Texas. Uxpanapa is the fifth…

Mermaid inks Asia, Middle East subsea work

Jul 13, 2016

Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) (MSST) has been awarded a contract to provide technical support service personnel to a national offshore oil and gas engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning company with large-scale projects internationally…

GE to power Sleipnir

Jul 13, 2016

GE’s Marine Solutions business and Sembcorp Marine entered a deal for GE is set to provide technology for Heerema’s new Sleipnir semisubmersible crane vessel. At 220m long and 102m wide, Sleipnir is to become the world’s largest crane vessel…

Oceaneering to kit out Heerema Marine Contractor vessels

Jul 13, 2016

Oceaneering has entered into a master service agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors through to December 2020. Under the agreement, Oceaneering will provide up to 10 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems with associated subsea tooling…

Latest Canyon vessels get MacArtney winch systems

Jul 13, 2016

Subsea intervention, construction and engineering firm Canyon Offshore has opted for a Mermac electric winch solution to handle ROV systems on board the latest two additions to its Grand Canyon family of offshore support vessels.  MacArtney has supplied a total of four winch systems…

NPD selling Troll area 3D seismic data

Jul 12, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is looking to sell 3D seismic data covering Block 31/5, as well as part of Block 31/4, southeast of Statoil’s Troll area that it acquired in September 2008 using the Ramform Challenger vessel. The seismic data…

Petrobras starts up Cidade de Saquarema

Jul 12, 2016

Petrobras has started production from the Cidade de Saquarema floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit on the giant Lula field, offshore Brazil. Cidade de Saquarema, from SBM Offshore…

Hercules sells jackup in US$3 million deal

Jul 12, 2016

Hercules Offshore has sold a jackup drilling unit in a US$3.16 million deal with an undisclosed buyer. The Hercules 267, image from Hercules Offshore. The deal, through the company’s subsidiary Hercules International Drilling…

Catcher FPSO project remains on track

Jul 12, 2016

Premier Oil's Catcher floating production project in the UK North Sea is on schedule to deliver first oil in 2H next year. The UK-based independent says further cost savings have been secured against the project estimates. Premier now forecasts capex to first oil of US$1…

GC Rieber inks wind farm charter

Jul 12, 2016

GC Rieber Shipping has agreed a time charter agreement with Senvion for the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar Queen for use on offshore wind farms. The contract is for a fixed period of seven months with options to extend by up to three months…

Searcher begins Buscador Near-Shore 2D

Jul 11, 2016

Searcher Seismic has commenced the acquisition of the Buscador Near-Shore 2D seismic survey, offshore Mexico, using the BGP Pioneer vessel. Map of the Buscador Near-Shore 2D Seismic Survey, from Searcher Seismic…

EM&I wins FPSO work off Angola

Jul 11, 2016

EM&I has been awarded a contract from an international floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) operator for diverless UWILD inspections on an FPSO due to be deployed in Angola. The FPSO will be deployed at Block 15/06 East Hub field development…

FET inks triple ROV order

Jul 11, 2016

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) had entered into a contract with New Orient Marine to supply three remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for New Orient Marine's multi-purpose ice-class vessel currently under construction in Singapore. Perry XYX 200 ROV…

SapuraKencana axes Berantai contract

Jul 11, 2016

SapuraKencana Petroleum subsidiaries, Sapura Energy Ventures and Kencana Energy, along with their partner, Petrofac Energy Developments, have reached an agreement with Petronas to cease the Berantai risk service contract (RSC). The Berantai…

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