South & Central Asia
InterMoor Wraps Up Malikai Job Off Indonesia
InterMoor, an Acteon company and part of its foundations and moorings business, has completed its involvement in the Shell Malikai Tension Leg Platform (TLP) float-off operations. The TLP was loaded onto the Dockwise heavy-lift vessel White Marlin at Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) ship
EY: Private equity firms set to increase investment in O&G sector
Private equity (PE) firms are preparing to deploy capital into the global oil and gas sector with 25% planning acquisitions before the end of the year and 43% by the first half of 2017, according to an EY global survey of 100 PE firms active in the sector. With US$971.4b of PE dry powder from June [
Sea Trucks’ offshore accommodation vessel for Shell’s Malikai (Malaysia)
Sea Trucks, a company offering offshore support services to the oil & gas industry, will be providing flotel to Shell in Malaysia. The company has received the contract from Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited to provide offshore accommodation services for the Malikai deep-water development projec
Wan Hai Orders Eight Containerships in Japan
Taiwan’s shipping company Wan Hai Lines has decided to expand its fleet as it ordered eight new containerships from a Japanese shipbuilder, according to the company’s stock exchange filing. The eight vessels, which will feature 1,900 TEUs, are worth between USD 212 million and USD 326 million. Wan H
Vroon Launches ‘VOS Stone’
Vroon’s DP2 subsea-support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel “VOS Stone” was launched last weekend at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding in China. VOS Stone, and its sister vessel VOS Start, are constructed based on a KCM design and commissioned by Vroon to meet the increased demand for offshore accommodation an
Tokyo Gas buys stake in U.S. shale gas field
Japan’s Tokyo Gas said it has bought a 25 percent stake in a U.S. shale gas field located in the Webb and La Salle counties in south Texas. Tokyo Gas America Ltd., a unit of Tokyo Gas Co, purchased the Eagle Ford shale gas assets from VirTex group. It is the second time for Tokyo […]
BigRoll takes delivery of second Yamal LNG module carrier
BigRoll Shipping has recently taken delivery of the second vessel to transport modules to Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russia, the BigRoll Bering from the Cosco Dalian Shipyard in China.
McDermott wins pipeline work with Shell in Brunei
McDermott International has been awarded further pipeline work for 2017 under a multi-year offshore installation contract with Shell in Brunei. The work includes transportation and installation (T&I) of pipelines and umbilicals in the Fairley and Ampa Fields offshore Brunei. McDermott said that the
Vroon’s ‘VOS Stone’ goes down the slipway
The DP2 subsea support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel, VOS Stone, has been launched from the Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding yard in China, last weekend. The VOS Stone and its sister vessel VOS Start, constructed to a new design, were commissioned by Dutch provider of offshore support vessels, Vroon, for o
More Land Reclamation in Hong Kong Area
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 12 months, marine works involving dredging, reclamation, piling and construction of seawall will be carried out at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center area. According to the Hong Kong Marine Department (MARDEP), the works will be carri
MOL First to Use ClassNK Engine Monitoring System
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has introduced ClassNK Consulting Service’s condition-based monitoring (CBM) system ClassNK CMAXS e-GICSX on its newbuild M/V Taranaki Sun, marking the system’s first commercial use. The company selected the system for the 50,000 dwt tanker in orde
Ezra Bags USD 300M Worth of Contracts
Ezra has received the awards for several new deepwater projects from international oil majors valued at approximately USD 300 million. The awards will be executed in various offshore regions in the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Asia and West Africa. Furthermore, the awards include Ezra’s largest project