The well intervention market is a niche one, with only a few main players – including Helix/Well Ops, Island Offshore, AKOFS Offshore and Siem Offshore – and only three key geographical regions; Northwest Europe, South America and the US Gulf of Mexico.Unsurprisingly then, the fleet operates in regions with high numbers of installed subsea wells, particularly those with aging installations.Regions seen with potential developing well intervention markets include West Africa and Australia…
Offshore accommodation company Floatel International has been awarded a contract by Aker BP ASA for two simultaneous projects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, where two accommodation support vessels will be required. The contracts follow…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won a contract with Woodside in Australia for the platform supply vessel Normand Tortuga.The vessel will support the activities of the DPS-1 semisubmersible drilling rig on the Enfield P&A and Scarborough projects…
Cash strapped offshore accommodation provider Floatel expects a prolonged downturn in the offshore accommodation market, with no significant improvements expected before 2022.The company, which operates five semi-submersible accommodation rigs…
Dutch offshore services provider OOS International has joined an offshore decommissioning consortium created by Lloyd’s Register and Worley, in a push to drive down the costs of offshore decommissioning.'Decommissioning, for many, remains an uncertain cost burden…
Maersk Drilling said Edison E&P has signed on its deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig Maersk Discoverer to drill an exploration well in the North Thekah gas field offshore Egypt.The contract is expected to commence in the fourth quarter this year and includes an additional one-well option…
China Merchants Offshore Technology Research Center (CM-OTRC), the R&D center for China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI) of Shenzhen, China, have completed the basic design of the OOS Zeelandia a new semisubmersible crane vessel (SSCV) that…
OOS International Group’s newest semisubmersible accommodation vessel, the OOS Tiradentes, will head to Brazil next month for a contract with Petrobras. Source: OOS International The OOS…
Saipem's Scarabeo 9 semisubmersible is in the Black Sea, where it is drilling one well, the Maria-1 exploration well in the Zapadno-Chernomorskaya license area, plus one optional well, in deepwater (more than 2000m water depth). To get there…
Shell has awarded a contract to UK forge Sheffield Forgemasters for castings for use on the Vito semisubmersible platform for the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The project will see the Sheffield Forgemasters' offshore oil and gas specialist…
After more than 40 years service, an icon of the inustry, Heerema Marine Contractor's semisubmersible crane vessel Hermod, was loaded onto Boskalis' heavy transport vessel Dockwise Vanguard in the port of Rotterdam. The Vanguard will…
Dutch heavy life and accomodation vessel firm OOS International has agreed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese offshore services company Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping to form a strategic alliance. The two hope to work together to expand the coverage of their vessels globally…
A jackable semi improves performance and introduces construction advantages, says BP’s John Murray. Installation configuration concept. Illustrations from BP. Over the past several decades…
Alpha Petroleum Resources has inked a contract with Awilco Drilling for drilling 18 development wells on its Cheviot field development in UK North Sea. The drilling, using the WilPhoenix semisubmersible drilling rig, will take about 1080 days and is due to start in Q2 2018…
Total E&P has extended the charter of the Safe Caledonia semisubmersible accommodation vessel at the Elgin-Franklin Facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. The 30-day option extends on site operations through until late October 2017…
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