Havyard Global Solutions AS has signed a contract with a foreign owner for the delivery of design and production drawings for the construction of a Havyard 832 CD Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). The hull of the ship is to be built at JSC Shipyard Zaliv, Ukraine and complete outfitting of the ship wil
Oil States International, Inc. announced that its Oil States Industries subsidiary has launched its newly enhanced FlexJoint(R) riser connector technology. The innovative Gen II FlexJoint(R) riser design has been upgraded to extend service life at sustained high temperatures and under high-pressure
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, today announced that it has completed the design and build of the first commercial AIV, a technology which has the potential to revolutionise Life-of-Field projects. Subsea 7 has an ambitious plan to develop a ser
KBR announced today that it has been named as subcontractor by Dragados Offshore, S.A. (Dragados) for the detailed engineering work on the South Arne Phase 3 Project, an expansion of the existing South Arne field located offshore in the Danish sector of the North Sea. “KBR delivered the original Sou
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by ENSCO to transport the ENSCO 105 jack-up drilling rig from Malta to Singapore. The rig will be floated on to the Fairstar semi-submersible, heavy transport vessel FJORD in Malta’s Grand Harbour on May 3, 2011 and will immediately de
Kleven Maritime has signed a new contract with Rem Offshore for delivery of one LNG powered offshore vessel. With this new contract, Kleven Maritime’s order reserve increases to 9 vessels at a combined value of 3.3 billion NOK. The vessel is of Wärtsilä Ship Design and is scheduled for delivery from
Fugro has reached agreement with JDR Cable Systems (Netherlands) Ltd to acquire JDR Cable Systems Holdings Netherlands BV and its marine cable subsidiary JDR Cable Systems BV, together comprising JDR’s Marine Cables division. JDR Marine Cables designs and produces special marine cables for oil and g
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that Jon Nield, 47, has been promoted to Vice President, Project Risk Management Group (PRMG), effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the group that sets, reviews and implements the company’s risk management policy for proposal and c
Sterling Resources Ltd. has filed a Notice of Default with the National Agency of Mineral Resources (“NAMR”) as a result of NAMR’s failure to grant license assignments to Sterling’s farm in partners Petro Ventures Europe BV and Gas Plus International BV for a 20% and 15% license holding respectively
Drilling operation at the Norvarg prospect in production license 535 in the Barents Sea has commenced. The well 7225/3-1 is the first well in the license, which was awarded in the 20th Licensing Round in 2009. Norvarg is a large gas prospect. The operation is carried out with the submersible drillin
Sevan Marine ASA , a company specializied in owning, operating and licensing FPSOs and drilling units, based on its patented cylindrical floater technology announces fleet technical uptime for April 2011. Technical Uptime for April 2011 was as follows: FPSO Sevan Piranema 100 (%) FPSO Sevan Hummingb
Statoil has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Katla discovery in the North Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Total investments are estimated at NOK 5.4 billion in current NOK. The Katla discovery was proven in March 2009, and is situated 13 kilometres
Jan Arve Haugan has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kvaerner. This new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company is being established through a demerger of Aker Solutions. Kvaerner will be separate and listed on the Oslo stock exchange, most likely in July
Dockwise Ltd. announces 6 awards for Heavy Marine Transport (HMT) that have recently been secured by its subsidiary Dockwise Shipping with a total contract value of more than USD 34 million. Following the recently closed Master Service Agreement with Seadrill, Dockwise will be transporting the West
