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Semco in Maersk Guardian module heavy lift

Aug 10, 2016

Semco Maritime is conducting a heavy lift for the 147-room complete hotel module on board the Maersk Guardian to finalize a major conversion of the upcoming hotel rig. Image of the Maersk Guardian…

Det norske approved to use flotal at Ivar Aasen

Aug 05, 2016

Det norske has received consent to use Safe Zephyrus as a flotel at the Ivar Aasen development, about 175km west of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. The field has been developed using a production, drilling and accommodation facility…

POSH inks Prelude support gig

Jun 24, 2016

Offshore marine services provider PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) was awarded a contract by Technip Oceania through its subsidiary POSH Semco, to support Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility using its semisubmersible accommodation vessel (SSAV) the POSH Arcadia…

Sea Trucks in Malikai flotel win

Jun 21, 2016

Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. awarded Sea Trucks Group a contract for the provision of flotel services for the Malikai deepwater development project in the South China Sea. Image of the Jascon 34, from Sea Trucks…

POSH Xanadu get Campos work

Mar 31, 2016

Offshore marine services provider, PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), has secured a one year contract for its POSH Xanadu semisubmersible accommodation vessel (SSAV).  Under the terms of the contract, POSH Xanadu will continue to…

HB gains accommodation module certification

Mar 18, 2016

Offshore accommodation and workspace specialist HB Rentals was granted an ABS Certification of Design Assessment for its high demand 11ft by 32ft– eight-man sleeper – accommodation module. This achievement now sees this latest generation…

Keppel FELS names Floatel's latest unit

Mar 11, 2016

Singapore's Keppel FELS is on track to deliver a fifth high-specification accommodation semisubmersible to Floatel International following the unit's naming ceremony today.  Once delivered, the Floatel Triumph semisubmersible, built to Keppel's proprietary SSAUTM 5000NG design…

Shell inks Prelude services contract

Nov 23, 2015

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has won a major long-term maintenance and modifications services contract associated with Shell's Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) project.  The contract, worth more than AU$200 million, will be for provide maintenance…

Eni granted Goliat flotel extension

Oct 08, 2015

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway granted an extension to Eni for use of the Flotel Superior accommodation facility at the Goliat field, in the Barents Sea.   Image from Eni. The…

LQT Industries wins work in Trinidad

Aug 27, 2015

LQT Industries, a full-service provider of accommodation facilities, design-build construction services, and support services to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract for the construction of an E-House, a temporary living quarters building…

Shell charters accommodation unit for Brent C work

Aug 27, 2015

Shell has contracted Norwegian accommodation vessel operator Prosafe's Regalia unit to support work on the Brent C platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Brent C is one of four platforms on the Brent field which Shell is working towards decommissioning…

LQT awarded two accommodation projects

Aug 18, 2015

Image: LQT Industries, LLC LQT Industries, LLC has been awarded two projects to upgrade and refurbish single lift accommodations that house a total of 320 personnel on a drillship and a semisubmersible located in the Gulf of Mexico…

Sea Trucks wins Pemex contract

Jul 29, 2015

Image: Jascon 31/Sea Truck Group Sea Trucks Group has won a charter for the Jascon 31 in the Gulf of Mexico. The DP3 accommodation construction vessel will start sailing soon from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico…

Cygnus module North Sea bound

Jul 23, 2015

One of the largest oil and gas topsides built this year set sail on July 23 from Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard. Cygnus manifold. Image from Engie. The 4600-tonne Cygnus accommodation module…

Contract extension for Safe Astoria

Jul 15, 2015

Shell Philippines Exploration agreed to a one-month extension for the firm period for the provision of Prosafe’s Safe Astoria accommodation support vessel at the Malampaya Phase 3 Depletion Compression Project offshore the Philippines. The total value of the firm extension period is US$5 million…

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