Top News of The Week 9 – 15 December, 2013

Helicopter Carrying Six Oil Workers Ditches Offshore Bintulu, Malaysia

A Sikorsky-76 helicopter carrying eight persons ditched off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia, after a sudden weather change,

Keppel to Deliver Next-Generation Drillship in 2016

Following positive feedback and strong enquiries from the market, Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), is proceeding with the building of its new CAN DO drillship.

Supply Vessel Crashes into ‘Maersk Innovator’ Rig

An offshore supply vessel crashed into the Maersk Innovator rig, located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.

Heerema Begins Construction of Its Largest Jacket Ever – Gina Krog

Heerema Fabrication Group’s Vlissingen yard in the Netherlands celebrated the ceremonial first cut steel of the Gina Krog jacket, the largest launch jacket ever built at HFG for client Statoil Petroleum AS and destined for the Gina Krog field development in the central part of the North Sea.

Saipem Sells Firenze FPSO to Eni for $463M

The Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. has approved the signing of an agreement with Eni for the sale of the Firenze FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) business line for €336 million ($463 million).

Chevron Allocates $35.8B for Exploration and Production in 2014

Chevron Corporation has announced a $39.8 billion capital and exploratory investment program for 2014.

Petronas Awards Pan Malaysia Integrated Offshore Installation Contract

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has recently awarded the Pan Malaysia Integrated Offshore Installation Contract covering domestic upstream oil & gas offshore Transportation and Installation (T&I) activities for a period of three years starting Year 2014.

VIDEO: Atwood Takes Delivery of New Drillship

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced the delivery of the Atwood Advantage from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) shipyard in South Korea.

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Press Release, December 15, 2013