Ampelmann has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore Contractors in support of an FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) maintenance campaign in the Espírito Santo Basin, Brazil. Ampelmann will provide an E-type system in January 2017 with a scope that includes transport…
McDermott will exercise its option to purchase Oceanteam’s 25% ownership in the vessel-owning company North Ocean 105 AS by the end of April 2017, according to joint venture partner Oceanteam. Under McDermott’s main credit facility agreement…
Subsea 7 received an early termination notice from Petrobras for the dayrate contract for the Seven Mar pipelay support vessel (PLSV). The rig was working offshore Brazil, and the contract was due to expire in 2018, however, ended effective 16 January 2017…
Petrobras has awarded the Brazilian built pipelay support vessel, Skandi Vitória, a contract of 532 days. The contract will commence in January. The vessel is owned through a joint venture together with Technip. Skandi Vitória is the first pipelay vessel built in Brazil…
Global Energy Development (GED) has entered into two share purchase agreements to acquire a total of 11 offshore subsea service vessels, and a barge vessel, as it seeks to adopt a new business strategy focusing on the subsea oilfield services sector…
ExxonMobil’s double hit offshore Guyana this week has put the country in the spotlight with expectations of becoming a serious upstream player by early next decade, however, some roadblocks lie ahead, according to Wood Mackenzie. Map of Guyana…
Norway's Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has been awarded a subcontract with US-headquartered McDermott for the provision of light construction vessel services associated with Ichthys gas field development project, offshore Western Australia. Solstad's…
Pacific Radiance, a provider of integrated offshore marine support services, has re-established its presence in the Middle East with its recently inked multi-year contracts worth up to US$68 million, including options. Under the multi…
GE Oil & Gas and Transocean signed a US$180 million contractual service agreement (CSA), to further maximize productivity and lower operating costs for Transocean. As a pioneer of new business models and performance-based service agreements…
Webtool, a hydraulic cutting tools provider, will highlight its latest cable gripper and retrieval tools, and electrically operated subsea cutters at Subsea Expo 2017. The stand will feature the Webtool cable gripper, which allows the…
Following the award of an order from Shanghai Salvage for a 6000m Quasar Work Class ROV (remotely operated vehicle), SMD engineers have successfully completed work on the associated Curvetech subsea components to assure maximum working depth up to 6000m…
SapuraKencana Petroleum has been awarded several contracts via its subsidiaries worth a total of about US$300 million. SapuraKencana Subsea Services inked a two-year contract to provide underwater services for Petronas Carigali. The…
Intervention specialist Helix Energy Solutions has sold its Helix 534 vessel to a third party for approximately US$2.8 million. The vessel, a DP2 modified drillship, which Helix bought from Transocean in 2012, and converted in Singapore…
DOF has been awarded three new contracts. The first contract, with Asco Marine Ltd., is a two-year firm contract, with options, for the vessel Skandi Aukra. The second contract, with Eni Norge, is a 13-month call-off, with minimum 60 days firm for the vessel Skandi Iceman…
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has chosen Emerson Automation Solutions to provide a valve remote control (VRC) system for a semisubmersible offshore crane vessel, SSCV Sleipnir, currently under construction at Sembcorp Marine’s shipyard in Singapore…
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