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Ocean Installer scores Statoil treble
Norway’s Ocean Installer has been awarded three contracts from Statoil for subsea installations and tie-in operations at Johan Sverdrup, Oseberg…
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Europe
Aker Solutions wins engineering contract in UK North Sea
Aker Solutions has won a five-year framework agreement from an unnamed operator to provide engineering and construction services for “several”…
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Asia
Hyundai Heavy claims to be owed up to $345m in Bollsta Dolphin spat
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) claims it is entitled to an extra $178m, which could bring its claim against Fred. Olsen…
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Europe
Siem Offshore terminates with Marine Engineering Diving Services
Siem Offshore announced today that is has terminated the contract for multipurpose field & ROV support vessel , which was…
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Asia
Songa Offshore closes in Aberdeen and Korea, 200 jobs to go
Midwater drilling contractor Songa Offshore has announced a transformation of the organisation which will see up to 200 jobs lost.…
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Europe
Oslo provides some relief for laid-up OSVs
Providing some relief for hard-pressed OSV owners, Norway’s industry minister has just announced that all laid up OSVs in the…
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Europe
Aker Solutions scores MMO contracts from ConocoPhillips
Aker Solutions has announced that its maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway secured two contracts for work at…
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Europe
CEO of Rem Offshore steps down
Åge Remøy will step down as CEO of Oslo-listed Rem Offshore on May 1, and will be succeeded by Arild…
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Europe
Statoil slammed for platform leak
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has slammed Statoil for a hydrocarbon leak on its Gudrun platform in the North Sea…
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Dry Cargo
Western Bulk Chartering sold to chairman’s investment firm
Western Bulk has sold its subsidiary Western Bulk Chartering to Kistefos AS, a Norwegian private investment firm led by Christen…
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Americas
Statoil enters Uruguay
Statoil has agreed with Total to acquire a 15% working interest in offshore exploration block 14 in Uruguay. Block 14…
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Dry Cargo
Wilson opts to sell rather than dry dock another bulker
Norway’s Wilson ASA has sold its 38-year-old small bulk carrier to Romanian interests for $750,000. Wilson Malo was due for…
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Europe
Seadrill ‘likely’ to raise $1bn in equity to cover $2.5bn funding gap
The existence of John Fredriksen’s drilling company Seadrill is being threatened by “an approaching iceberg of debt”, which will require…
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Europe
Farstad Shipping downsizes in Aalesund, plans further cuts
Farstad Shipping has initiated a process to reducing administrative expenses at its office in Aalesund. The company did not elaborate…
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Europe
Farstad Shipping scores Petrobras double
Farstad Shipping has been awarded a pair of charter contracts from Petrobras in Brazil. The 1999-build platform supply vessel Far…
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Europe
Restech Norway: Maritime markets eyed
Bodø: Back in the 1980s, a captain decided he wanted a more reliable, safe and precise line thrower opposed to…
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Europe
Arctic Securities and John Fredriksen form new shipbroking outfit
Arctic Securities and the John Fredriksen family’s investment company, Geveran Trading Co, are together establishing a new shipbroking company, Arctic…
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Europe
Golar LNG and Schlumberger team up for ‘low-cost’ LNG production
Golar LNG and Schlumberger have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see the two companies cooperate to help…
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Europe
Farstad Shipping sells another PSV at a $5.6m loss
Farstad Shipping’s Australian subsidiary P/R International Offshore Services has sold its platform supply vessel (PSV) at a NOK49m ($5.61m) loss on…
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Europe
Ithaca Energy terminates BW Offshore FPSO, while AWE extends
BW Offshore and Ithaca Energy have come to an agreement over the termination of FPSO BW Athena, while will be…
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