Dear readers, in today’s list of the most read articles of this past week is an article of the arrival of the Pieter Schelte vessel to Rotterdam. To call it just a ‘vessel’ is an understatement. A platform installation / decommissioning and pipelaying vessel in one, it has been described as a twin-h
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted today an international rig count report for December 2014 on its Investor Relations website according to which the international offshore rig count is down by three rigs from last month’s count. The international rig count for December 2014 was 1,313, down 11 fro
Starting this month Maersk Training will enter into a global training agreement with an international offshore drilling contractor Transocean. The Danish-based Maersk Training will be responsible for administration of all and delivery of certain training for Transocean’s offshore crew for a period o
Today, we are bringing you videos our readers watched the most on Offshore Energy Today during the course of 2014. Enjoy! 1. VIDEO: World’s largest semi-submersible taking shape With topside dimensions of 150 metres by 110 metres, the Ichthys offshore processing facility will be the world’s larges
Lamprell has announced the completion of construction on a further jack-up drilling rig, the “Shuwehat”, and its delivery to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC). This follows the recent announcement on November 12, when the Group received a new contract award from NDC for the construction of
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted an international rig count report for November 2014 on its Investor Relations website according to which the international offshore rigs are up from last month. The international rig count for November 2014 was 1,324, up 16 from the 1,308 counted in October 2014,
The articles you have read the most this past week include the one on Halliburton’s take-over of Baker Hughes; the production kick off at Tubular Bells; two Greenpeace activists injured in protest against offshore drilling; Repsol starts drilling offshore Canary Islands; Gulf of Mexico platform blas
Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas, and energy sectors, has announced that 8 rigs are currently berthed at Drydocks World facilities for drydocking, repairs and refurbishment. The company said that this is the first time that such a momen
Last week’s most read story was the one about SBM Offshore’s bribery case settlement. Aker Solutions followed with an announcement that it will not be laying off staff. You also read about AMEC taking over Foster Wheeler; Tullow slashing exploration budget, rig incident in Russian arctic and Hallibu
Lamprell, a UAE-based offshore rig builder, has received a new contract award from National Drilling Company (NDC), Abu Dhabi, for the construction and delivery of two further high specification jack-up drilling rigs of a Super 116E (Enhanced) Class. This contract award is valued at approximately US
‘Largest ever subsea structure’ at Ichthys, Where did all the ‘Deepwater Horizon’ oil go?, Video of the world’s largest semi-sub taking shape, Worker crushed during Goliat construction, Statoil applies Statoil wins (UK)… ‘Largest ever subsea structure’ at Ichthys The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG proje
HM MOS International Limited, parent company of Millennium Offshore Services Superholdings LLC, and Seafox Group, parent company of Seafox Contractors and Workfox, will combine to form what they claim is the world’s largest offshore jack-up accommodation service vessels (ASV) and support company. Th
While some drilling contractors are struggling to get work for their offshore drilling rigs, Noble Corporation has announced two contract extensions at increased dayrates. According to the company’s latest fleet status report, Saudi Aramco oil company has extended contracts for Noble’s two jack-up d
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted the international rig count for October 2014 on its Investor relations website. The international offshore rig count is up by 10 rigs when compared to last year. The international rig count for October 2014 was 1,308, down 15 from the 1,323 counted in September 2
