ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, announced a partnership with Engineering Software Reliability Group (ESRG), a provider of leading-edge data analysis and remote monitoring technology. The partnership will improve service offerings in
With worldwide demand for oil, natural gas and minerals rising, and recent discoveries of sources located in the deep sea, new machinery will be needed to harvest these resources from increasingly harsh environments. Rexroth is the first to adapt numerous standard components to fit the special requi
Colombo was the automatic choice of Global Offshore Services Ltd. India, for their conversion / repair requirements to ready the offshore support vessel (OSV) Shergar, to meet with the stringent Petobras charter requirements. This project was awarded to Colombo Dockyard as a result of successful com
Hercules Offshore, Inc. reported today that all of its drilling rigs and liftboats located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have been accounted for and re-manned. Based on preliminary crew inspections, there does not appear to be any significant damage to the rigs or liftboats as a result of Hurricane Isa
Noble Corporation today reported that its seven active rigs operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico sustained no damage as a result of Hurricane Isaac. In preparation for the storm, the Company had suspended operations on these rigs, with each unit generally operating at a dayrate reduced to 90 percent
Polarcus has selected Marlink’s Sealink customized VSAT services to provide high levels of connectivity aboard two advanced new X-bow design seismic vessels – Amani and Adira, which are currently under construction at Ulstein Verft in Norway. The Dubai-based marine geophysical company with a pioneer
The “CBO Flamengo”, the first Brazilian built platform supply vessel (PSV) of the PX105 design from ULSTEIN, was named in a formal ceremony at the Aliança shipyard in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, on 16 August. After her delivery on 30 August, the vessel started operations for Petrobras. Another three PS
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today that it has expanded its OSV Newbuild Program #5 and has commenced a new 200 Class OSV Retrofit Program, among other recent developments. Expansion of OSV Newbuild Program #5: The Company has exercised the first four of its 48 options to build additio
Over the last 16 months, Sonardyne International Ltd’s acoustic positioning technology has been used by Subsea 7 during the tow-out and installation of over 40km of pipeline bundle for multiple contracts. Subsea 7 was awarded multiple EPIC (Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning) c
Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply fresh water generators and diesel oil purifiers to major offshore platforms in Brazil. The order is worth approximately SEK 85 million and delivery is scheduled to start 2013 and be fin
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has, at the SMM 2012 in Hamburg, presented its new Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel design, the AHTS 200. The anchor handler, a 200 ton bollard pull vessel, is one of several designs presented by Damen at one of the biggest maritime industry events in the world, th
From 16 – 18 July 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity on board Bideford Dolphin, directed at Dolphin Drilling’s (Dolphin’s) system for prevention of acute spills. The audit activity was carried out through document reviews, conversations and verifications
AGR Group appoints Åge Landro as EVP of its global Petroleum Services division as it refocuses its growth strategy on key divisions. Åge Landro returns to AGR after a brief break. He has been with the company for seven years, during which he successfully grew the Field Operations Division into a dyn
SeaBird Exploration Plc announced that Voyager Explorer has received a letter of award from an oil company in South East Asia. The contract value is approximately USD 7.5 million and contract duration is estimated to 50 days. The Voyager Explorer has mobilized from East Africa and work will commence
