Fossil Energy
Statoil selects Dutch freefall lifeboats
Verhoef Aluminium BV from the Netherlands has been awarded a five year Framework Agreement by Norwegian oil giant Statoil to provide freefall lifeboat systems, as well as related products and support services. “Since our initial contact in February 2012 we have exchanged a lot of information regardi
Lundin hires two AHTS vessels in Malaysia
Swedish oil and gas exploration company Lundin Petroleum chartered two anchor handlers for its operations in Malaysia.
OSD-designed ‘AHT Valiant’ vessel almost complete
The first of two IMT949 Offshore Anchor Handling Tugs “AHT VALIANT” for POET Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore is nearing completion at Jiangsu Suyang Marine Company Shipyard, China. These very compact 49.66 metre length overall Anchor Handling Tugs were a challenging design, with a requ
DOF secures charter for Skandi Captain PSV
DOF has been awarded an 18 + 6 months contract from Nexen Petroleum UK for one of its offshore vessels. The contract is for the Skandi Captain platform supply vessel. The contract will start in direct continuation of the existing contract with the same client. The Skandi Captain is an MT 6009-FSV De
Bluewater takes part in Total’s Kaombo project
Bluewater Energy Services B.V. has secured a contract with Saipem SA for the engineering of two complete deep water Turret Mooring Systems and the related procurement and construction of two Turret and Swivel Systems. The Turret Mooring Systems will be part of two converted FPSO units, owned by Tota
Construction of Jan De Nul’s multi-purpose vessel begins in Croatia
This week Uljanik Brodogradiliste in Pula, Croatia, started with the construction of the Multi-Purpose Vessel JDN8628, for Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul. This versatile vessel can be equipped with two cable turntables with a total capacity of 10,000 tonnes. For Subsea Rock Installation the vessel can
VIDEO: Subsea 7 ‘Seven Arctic’
Subsea 7’s new Heavy Construction / Flexlay vessel Seven Arctic will, according to the owner, be a highly capable construction vessel capable of worldwide operations. The vessel will feature a 900t Offshore Crane and a 325t top tension Vertical Lay System with 7,000t of underdeck pipe storage. The S
Siem Sells ‘Siem Sailor’
Norwegian Offshore ship supplier Siem Offshore is selling its platform supply vessel “Siem Sailor”
Mermaid completes $497M Jaya swoop
Mermaid Marine Australia Limited has completed the acquisition of all the subsidiaries of Singapore’s offshore ship supplier Jaya Holdings Limited. The acquisition adds 27 modern offshore vessels to MMA’s fleet as well as two strategically located onshore facilities in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia
FAR raising money for offshore exploration in Kenya
Australian oil and gas explorer FAR Ltd has announced an equity raising placement which is expected to raise $8 million before expenses. The placement is being undertaken to fund further exploration in offshore Kenya potentially including accelerating the evaluation of the Miocene reef oil play offs
North Energy in Norwegian Sea sale
North Energy has signed a purchase and sale agreement with Lime Petroleum Norway AS for a share in its Norwegian Sea blocks.
Eni, Repsol ink deal to develop super-giant offshore field Perla (Venezuela)
The Minister of Petroleum and Mines of Venezuela and President of PDVSA, Rafael Ramírez, Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, and Repsol’s President, Antonio Brufau, signed strategic agreements concerning the exploitation of the Perla field, one of the largest worldwide discoveries of the last decade. The f
Salamander to sell Bualuang stake to SONA (Thailand)
Salamander has signed a non-binding HoA with SONA to sell an effective 40% working interest in both the B8/38 concession,containing the Bualuang Field in the Gulf of Thailand, and the surrounding G4/50 concession for a total cash consideration of US$280 million. SONA is a special purpose acquisition
Diamond Offshore to fight for Ocean Vanguard contract
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has confirmed that Statoil has cancelled the Ocean Vanguard rig contract, but it doesn’t agree with the reasons behind the move.