Offshore
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New contract for Olympic Shipping
Oslo: Olympic Shipping has been awarded a new short period contract for Olympic Taurus to conduct construction work offshore Argentina. In a…
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Subsea 7 awarded Shell contract extension
Oslo: London headquartered Subsea 7 has been awarded a two-year extension to two underwater services contracts by Shell Upstream International…
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Emas Offshore takes two year option on Perisai Petroleum crewboats
Kuala Lumpur: Perisai Petroleum Teknologi has announced that subsidiary Intan Group has received notice from Emas Offshore to exercise a…
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Oil scandal unfolds in Oslo
Oslo: Norway’s biggest opposition party, Abeiderpartiet, and others are seeking an explanation of what really happened during the final part…
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McDermott and Petrofac to surf in tandem
Houston: McDermott International and Petrofac Limited are joining forces in a five-year marketing alliance aimed at opening further offshore oil…
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Deep Sea Supply scores AHTS contract extension
Oslo: John Fredriksen controlled offshore vessel owner Deep Sea Supply has said that it has agreed on a one year…
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CGG to let go of more staff and ships
Paris: The low oil prices are having a torrid time for French oil field seismic surveyor, CGG, forcing it to…
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Singapore firm to build offshore base in Myanmar
Kuala Lumpur: Singapore-based Myanmar Offshore Supply Base (MOSB) will construct, manage and operate a new port facility in Mawlamyine in…
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Downturn forces Ensco to shut down ultra deepwater rig
Houston: Ensco, the world’s second-largest offshore driller, announced on Thursday it would shut down one of its ultra-deepwater rigs as…
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Eidesvik Offshore PSV contract extended by Statoil
Oslo: Eidesvik Offshore has announced that Statoil has extended their contract for LNG powered PSV Viking Energy for a further…
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Icon Offshore awarded major Petronas umbrella contract
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian offshore operator Icon Offshore has received a letter of award from Petronas Carigali for the provision of…
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DP system failure alert
New York: The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the US Coast Guard have jointly issued a…
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Alam Maritime wins ExxonMobil vessel charter deal
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian offshore vessel operator Alam Maritim has received a letter of award from ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia…
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Farstad charters newbuild subsea vessel to Technip
Oslo: Farstad Shipping ASA has said that it has signed a letter of intent with Technip, who will charter subsea…
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Coastal’s first win in 2015
Kuala Lumpur: Coastal Contracts has secured contracts for the sales of two OSVs for an aggregate value of approximately RM197m,…
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Myanmar mulls ditching Yetagun gas field
Bangkok: As has widely been predicted falling oil prices are likely to dent Myanmar’s offshore plans. The future of Yetagun,…
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Asia Pacific Connex: Jack-up precipice nearing
Perth: Drillships have already been hit hard by the declining oil price, but the worst is yet to come for…
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Iran seeks to boost rig construction capabilities
Dubai: In a bid to develop its nation’s offshore construction capabilities National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has banned its subsidiaries…
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Petrobas scandal hurts Odfjell
Oslo: Odfjell Drilling is afraid three awaited drillships will never be delivered, as the corruption scandal surrounding Brazilian energy conglomerate,…
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Maersk Oil pulls the plug on Tvillingen
Oslo: The partners in Tvillingen with production license PL510 have decided to abandon exploration, after difficulties in the drilling process, said…
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