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Frames finishes Petrobras FPSO work

Mar 16, 2016

Frames Flow Control & Safeguarding has completed the flow control and safeguarding equipment for the Petrobras FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29. Modec Offshore Production Systems (Singapore), a Modec group company, awarded Frames…

Cotemar suspends Safe Lancia charter

Mar 16, 2016

The Cotemar Group is suspending a charter for the Safe Lancia semisubmersible accommodation vessel offshore Mexico, after being impacted by Pemex’s spending cuts. Vessel owner Prosafe says the suspension will be from mid-March, and the vessel will be demobilized to a suitable lay-up location…

Tullow in Jubilee force majeure

Mar 15, 2016

Tullow Oil has declared force majeure on two cargoes from its Jubilee development, offshore Ghana, after issues with a turret bearing on the Kwame Nkrumah floating storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, according to news reports. The Kwame Nkrumah…

Transocean to cut 80 Discoverer Americas jobs

Mar 15, 2016

Transocean will lay off about 80 jobs that were part of the Transocean Discoverer Americas ultra deepwater unit, which Statoil canceled in December. The Discoverer Americas, from Transocean. The 70-80 lay offs…

PSV construction time lapse video

Mar 15, 2016

Ship builder Ulstein Verft has released a time lapse video showing the construction of three platform supply vessels of the X-Bow PX121 design. First ordered by Blue Ship Invest, they are currently owned by NAO (Nordic American Offshore)…

Viking Supply Ships lays up two PSVs

Mar 14, 2016

Due to a continued weak platform supply vessel (PSV) market, Viking Supply Ships has decided to lay up the PSV vessels Sol Viking and Freyja Viking with immediate effect. Sol Viking and Freyja Viking are medium sized PSVs equipped for…

COSL to cut 230 jobs after dropped deal

Mar 14, 2016

COSL Drilling Europe will cut to some 230 jobs from its workforce, as a direct result of Norwegian giant Statoil terminating its contract for the COSLInnovator semisubmersible contract earlier this month. The COSLInnovator…

Shell in further Brazil BC-10 flow

Mar 14, 2016

Shell has started oil production from the third phase of its Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development, offshore Brazil, in hopes of adding up to 20,000 boe/d. The Espirito Santo FPSO. Image from SBM Offshore…

Fugro lands DONG Walney survey

Mar 14, 2016

DONG Energy has appointed Fugro to perform offshore pre-construction surveys at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the UK’s Cumbria coast. The pre-construction and engineering survey will provide detailed information to the Walney Extension project team…

Semco inks Paragon MSS 1 work

Mar 11, 2016

Semco Maritime has been awarded a contract by Paragon Offshore for intermediate classification and service works on the Paragon MSS1 semisubmersible drilling rig. The service works will be performed at Semco Maritime’s rig facilities at Invergordon…

Noble to delay damaged newbuild, adjust dayrates

Mar 11, 2016

Noble Corp. anticipates the Noble Lloyd Noble newbuild jackup to have a delivery delay from the Sembcorp Marine Tanjong Kling shipyard, in addition to a delayed delivery date to Statoil due to damage endured to the rig last month.   The…

Aramco cuts Hercules dayrates

Mar 11, 2016

Saudi Aramco is reducing dayrates by 5% with Hercules Offshore for three jackup rigs. On 9 March, Saudi Aramco sent Hercules a notice of the reductions for five-year contracts for the Hercules 261 and Hercules 262 from US$67,000 per day to $63…

Det norske to drill at Ivar Aasen with Maersk Interceptor

Mar 10, 2016

Det norske oljeselskap has gained approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for a drilling permit for well 16/1-26 S, which is part of the Ivar Aasen field, in the North Sea. Well 16/1-26 S will be drilled from the Maersk…

Rosneft spuds off Vietnam

Mar 09, 2016

Rosneft has made its debut as a drilling operator in international waters, as the Russian giant commenced drilling operations at the PLDD-1X well, offshore Vietnam.   The HAKURYU-5 rig, image from Japan Drilling…

SeaBird extends Hawker Explorer lease

Mar 08, 2016

SeaBird Exploration has signed an addendum to the charter party relating to M/V Hawk Explorer to further extend the lease on current payment terms from 31 May 2016 to 28 February 2017. At the end of the lease, the company will have the…

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