Business & Finance
Sete Brasil Orders USD 809 Million Rig from Keppel
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract worth approximately US$809 million from Sete Brasil , for the design and construction of a semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig based on Keppel’s proprietary DSSTM 38E design. The DSSTM 38E is an enhancement of Keppel’s proven fifth gen
UK: Experts Tackle Challenges of ‘Reaching Further and Going Deeper’ at Subsea 2012 Event
Industry experts will tackle the challenges of “reaching further and going deeper” at next year’s subsea flagship event – Subsea 2012, supported by principal sponsor Shell. Subsea UK has announced the theme for its annual conference and exhibition which will attract around 2,000 leading figures from
Hamburg Sud, MSC Restructure Mediterranean-South America East Coast Services
In view of continuous poor trading conditions and replacing its current service set up, effective from mid January 2012 Hamburg Süd and MSC will restructure their services between the Mediterranean and South America East Coast. The two currently separate services will be fused into one common servic
USA: Cobalt Excited About Return to Gulf Drilling
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. announced today that the Ensco 8503 drilling rig, contracted to Cobalt, has returned to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico following a sublet of the rig to drill a well in French Guiana. Cobalt received the required U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Compliance and has subsequent
UK: Voith Receives Prize for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy
Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy. With the award the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) recognized the delivery of the world’s first full life commercial wave power plant i
UK: EnerMech Recruiting Engineers for O&G Projects
Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, has opened a base in Bristol and plans to recruit up to 20 engineers in the next 18 months. EnerMech is targeting the south west of England and south Wales in a recruitment drive to maintain an international expansion programme which has seen the firm grow to
The Netherlands: Shipyard De Hoop Delivers PSV Caballo Xanthus
Last week Shipyard De Hoop has delivered the vessel Caballo Xanthus. This 3rd supplier of the De Hoop’s ‘KISS-design’ is now on its way to Mexico. Upon arrival the final components of a so called ‘mud-plant’ shall be installed and hereafter te vessel shall commence her contract in the Mexican Gulf.
Shell Obtains Additional Information on Bonga Facility Oil Leak Off Nigeria
Shell announces that it has obtained additional information on the incident at the Bonga offshore facility, 120 km off the Nigeria coast. They now assess that up to 50% of the leaked oil has already dissipated due to natural dispersion and evaporation. As satellite pictures have shown, the overall a
Indonesia: CNOOC Sells Stake in ONWJ PSC for USD 212 Million
CNOOC Limited’s subsidiary, CNOOC Southeast Asia Limited, sold CNOOC ONWJ Ltd. to EMP International (BVI) Limited (“EMPI”) for consideration of approximately US$212 million. CNOOC ONWJ Ltd. holds a 36.7205% working interest in Offshore Northwest Java Production Sharing Contract (the “ONWJ PSC”) in I
Sweden: GVA Wins Contract for Design of Prosafe’s New Accommodation Rig
KBR announces that its subsidiary GVA has been awarded a contract for the design of a GVA 3000E Accommodation Unit by Jurong Shipyard. The new unit—to be installed in the North Sea Norwegian Continental Shelf—will be one of the most advanced and efficient harsh environment accommodation rigs in the
Nigeria: 50 pct of Bonga Oil Leak Dissipated, Says Shell
Shell has obtained additional information on the incident at the Bonga offshore facility that occurred Tuesday (December 20) during a routine operation to transfer crude oil from Bonga’s floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel to a waiting oil tanker. “We now assess that up to 50%
Antarctica: Sparta Trawler Crew Managed to Level Ship
After the New Zealand mercy flight successfully dropped supplies on the ice near the stricken Russian fishing vessel, its crew members have managed to fully level the ship. Sparta is now back on an even keel and the crew only needs to proceed occasionally with pumping to keep ahead of the water ingr
Australia: Clough Completes Sale of Marine Construction Business
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited announced that it has completed the sale of its Marine Construction business to SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad for gross proceeds of approximately AUD 127 million and on the terms previously reported in the company’s ASX Announcement of 8 August 2011
Regs4ships Receives Recognition as Digital Equivalent from Antigua and Barbuda
With only a few working days to go before offices close for the Christmas period, Regs4ships received excellent news from the Antigua & Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping. Regs4ships‘ Digital Maritime Regulations service has been officially recognised as an electronic equiva