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McDermott bags Brunei installation contract

Jun 20, 2016

McDermott International has been awarded further pipeline work for 2017 under a multi-year offshore installation contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. (BSP). The work includes transportation and installation (T&I) of pipelines and umbilicals in the Fairley and Ampa Fields offshore Brunei…

McDermott's DLV 2000 christened

Apr 14, 2016

McDermott's newbuild derrick lay vessel DLV 2000 flagship was christened at the yard of construction firm Keppel Singmarine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M). The DLV 2000, which joins McDermott's 13-strong fleet…

iSURVEY bags Norce Endeavour gig

Feb 19, 2016

Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific awarded iSURVEY’s Singapore arm a marine construction support contract for Solstad's 2016 pipeline and platform installation program in Thailand, onboard the derrick lay barge (DLB) Norce Endeavour. The Norce…

Bisso Marine acquires derrick/pipelay barge

Dec 23, 2015

Bisso Marine has announced its acquisition of the derrick/pipelay barge Global Iroquois. The 400ft x 100ft x 30ft laybarge has performed pipelay operations worldwide and will be renamed Bisso Iroquois. The central part of the barge’s…

McDermott JV wins Indian SURF work

Dec 21, 2015

McDermott International has announced that a consortium of McDermott and L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, was awarded a contract covering the engineering, procurement, construction…

McDermott lands Trinidad development contract

Dec 08, 2015

McDermott International announced it has been awarded a sizeable transport and installation contract by an upstream oil and gas operator for a project offshore Trinidad, West Indies. The contract award includes the transport and installation of a 1000-tonne deck and 1600-tonne jacket…

Chevron inks Solstad vessel contract

Dec 01, 2015

Solstad Offshore has won a multiple-year contract with Chevron in Thailand for its offshore installation and construction program using the derrick lay barge Norce Endeavour. Norce Endeavour will install multiple new wellhead platforms…

Bells and whistles

Dec 01, 2015

Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen has all the bells and whistles for working west of Shetland. Elaine Maslin takes a look. Deepsea Aberdeen working west of Sheltand. Photo from Odfjell Drilling…

Ocean Rig Athena heading for Senegal

Oct 14, 2015

Cairn Energy is due to start its 1 billion bbl-seeking drilling program on its prospective offshore Senegal blocks in coming weeks. The Ocean Rig Athena is expected to start mobilization to Senegal from its current location in Angola in the next few days…

Solstad to lay up vessels, reduce staff

Aug 25, 2015

Due to the weak market, Solstad Offshore will have up to 13 vessels laid up, in addition to reducing its workforce by approximately 300 positions, the Norwegian offshore service company announced in its 1H 2015 report. The Normand Pacific…

McDermott posts profit increase

Aug 11, 2015

McDermott International reported an increase in profits in 2Q, at US$11.5 million, up from a net loss of $7.4 million in the same period last year on revenues of $1.05 billion (up $570 million). McDermott says revenues for 2Q were positively…

McDermott inks PEMEX Ayatsil-C EPCI

Jun 04, 2015

Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) awarded McDermott International an engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI) and pre-commissioning contract for the Ayatsil-C replacement jacket and associated deck installation, offshore Mexico…

Ensco wins two jackup contracts

May 05, 2015

Ensco entered into a three-year contract with NDC for a new premium jackup, ENSCO110. This newbuild rig is scheduled to begin operations later this month offshore United Arab Emirates at a rate of approximately US$114,000 per day. NDC…

Red Hawk spar flies home

May 01, 2015

InterMoor’s Dusan Curic discusses the decommissioning of Anadarko Petroleum’s Red Hawk spar in the US Gulf of Mexico, a job that involved several industry firsts. With holes cut into the hull, Red Hawk spar is being tipped underwater…

McDermott lands Jack St Malo gig

Mar 31, 2015

McDermott International has been awarded a contract to transport and install subsea umbilicals, manifolds, jumpers and flying leads for Chevron to support the brownfield expansion of the Jack and St. Malo fields in the US Gulf of Mexico. Image from Chevron…

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