Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded a contract for work in the Oyo oilfield offshore Nigeria from CAMAC Energy Inc. The Oyo Phase One expansion project includes installation and recovery of…
Norway's Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has a contract with North Energy ASA worth US$1.7 million (NOK 10 million) to provide 3D EM data acquisition in the North Sea. The survey was to begin in early May, using the BOA Thalassa…
Fugro is expanding its survey fleet in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) to include a new AUV, Echo Surveyor VII, and a new vessel, R/V Fugro Americas. “These impending launches indicate our strong capabilities and commitment to our clients in the GoM and internationally…
Norway's Dolphin Geophysical announced that the high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Marquis, has a new contract with GC Rieber Shipping for 3.5 years with 2+2 years options. The vessel has just completed a significant seismic and propulsion upgrade…
Atlantic Towing has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia for four new platform supply vessels operating out of St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The 10-year contract also includes 15 years of options at the Charterers' discretion…
Siemens AG has signed a 3-year charter for a new jack-up vessel to be used for service and maintenance operations at more than 1200 offshore wind turbines across northern Europe. The Wind Server jackup (pictured at right) is currently under construction at Nordic Yards in Wismar…
Brazilian independent HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA announced plans to focus on the offshore Polvo field, in the Campos basin. HRT operates the field with 60% interest along with partner Maersk (40%). In 4Q 2013, the National Petroleum Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP)…
Power and automoation group ABB has won contracts worth more than US$20 million to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next-generation offshore vessels. The first vessel, of ULSTEIN SX165 design (pictured), is being…
A McDermott International, Inc. subsidiary has signed a lease agreement with the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi State Port Authority for the exclusive right to operate a spoolbase and marine operations base in the Port of Gulfport…
New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine Inc. has sold its towing division to Houston-headquartered Signet Maritime Corp. Through the deal, Signet will acquire eight offshore towing vessels (OTVs) ranging in size from 75 metric tonne (t) to 153t bollard pull…
GAC Russia is upgrading its supply base at the port of Novorossiysk to support offshore oil & gas exploration and extraction in the Black Sea. GAC Russia has already signed contracts to provide supply base support for operations from Novorossiysk on the northeastern Black Sea coast…
Bermuda-headquartered Teekay Offshore filed a letter of intent to acquire Norway-based Logitel Offshore Holdings Ltd., the company announced in its first quarter results released on 15 May 2014. The acquisition, Teekay said, should close in 3Q 2014…
Monaco-based Compagnie Maritime Monégasque S.A.M. (CMM) took delivery of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) 3300 in late April. The 80m, 3300t deadweight vessel CMM Gravity was built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, and will be…
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that it has started a study into a new ultra large V-class Heavy Marine Transport Vessel (HTV). Dockwise Vanguard, which came into service early 2013…
Redline Communications Group Inc., a provider of mission-critical wireless networks, announced that it has received a US$1.6 million contract to deliver a marine communications network based on the recently announced RAS Extend Marine product…