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Cairn contracts for 3D survey off India

Mar 15, 2014

Singapore-based Nordic Maritime has received a contract from Cairn India to provide 3D marine seismic data acquisition and processing services off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, starting later this month. Under the terms of the $23…

Bibby orders ROVs from SMD

Mar 14, 2014

SMD announces an order from Aberdeen based Bibby Remote intervention Limited (BRIL), part of Bibby Offshore, to supply a further two Quasar MkII 150hp 3000m rated work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery systems (LARs)…

SGO to remove Amuriyah wreckage

Mar 13, 2014

Sterling Global Operations (SGO) has been chosen to provide surface - supplied divers for unexploded ordnance search and removal and salvage operations for the sunken 82,000-ton VLCC (very large crude carrier) Amuriyah, an Iraqi tanker sunk near Bubiyan Island off the coast of Kuwait in Jan…

Solstad-Vard in new build deal

Mar 12, 2014

Ship designer and builder Vard Holdings has agreed a letter of intent with Solstad Offshore for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV).  The contract will be the largest single vessel order in…

Bibby orders to more ROVs

Mar 12, 2014

SMD has is to supply Aberdeen-based Bibby Remote intervention Limited (BRIL), part of Bibby Offshore, a further two Quasar MkII 150hp 3000m-rated work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), complete with launch and recovery systems (LARs)…

DeepOcean charters new cable layer

Mar 11, 2014

A charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 - the second order for this new ship design from Damen Shipyards Group. The…

SeaBird wins new 2D seismic deals

Mar 06, 2014

Norway-based SeaBird Exploration announced that its Osprey Explorer vessel was awarded a contract in South America with a major oil company.  The US $9million contract is expected to last about75 days and will commence in March. The…

Boskalis buys Fairmount Marine

Mar 04, 2014

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) is to buy Fairmount Marine B.V. and Fairmount Ocean Towage Company B.V. (Fairmount) from the French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs. Fairmount is a global provider of long-distance ocean towage services operating five…

ConocoPhillips takes advance contract for drillship

Mar 03, 2014

ConocoPhillips has taken a three-year contract for the ENSCO DS-9 drillship, currently under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (SHI) Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The ENSCO DS-9 is a Samsung GF12000 hull design…

Otto launches Norshore Atlantic

Feb 28, 2014

Offshore marine company Otto Marine will hold a naming ceremony for the Norshore Atlantic at its Batam Shipyard, Indonesia, today. The Norshore Atlantic is one the first of its kind to be constructed by an Asian yard, says Otto. It…

Sembcorp nets Transocean drillship deals

Feb 27, 2014

Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts, worth US$540 million each, to build two drillships for a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd (Transocean). The contracts include options for three additional units for the same company…

Drilling with Maersk Inspirer

Feb 25, 2014

An inside look at drilling with Maersk's jackup, Inspirer.

All Coast to build new lifeboat

Feb 25, 2014

All Coast LLC, the largest liftboat operator in the Gulf of Mexico, has entered into a contract with SEMCO, LLC to construct a new 250 foot leg liftboat which will be equipped with two 175 ton leg mounted cranes and will have the capacity of accommodating 50 people…

Two new Ulstein PSVs ordered

Feb 25, 2014

ULSTEIN has announced shipbuilding contracts for two new platform supply vessels (PSVs) for its investmetn arm Blue Ship Invest. The vessels are of the PX121 design (pictured) and are scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft Q1 2015…

Maersk Viking launched

Feb 24, 2014

Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its first ultra-deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking (pictured), from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Maersk Viking has started its voyage to the US Gulf of Mexico…

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