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Ocean Yield axes Lewek Connector charter

Feb 13, 2017

Ocean Yield has terminated its bareboat charter contract with EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) for the Lewek Connector. The Lewek Connector, from EMAS. The two signed a short-term standstill deal for the vessel on 16 December…

Statoil awards 4 ERRV NCS contracts

Feb 13, 2017

Statoil awarded Simon Møkster Shipping contracts for three emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV); and Havila Shipping for one ERRV. The contacts have a total value, included options, of nearly US$322 million (NOK 2.7 billion). The…

Seadrill inks Statoil Canada contract

Feb 13, 2017

Seadrill has been awarded a firm two-well contract, plus a two-well option with Statoil Canada for the West Aquarius, offshore eastern Canada. The contract is expected to start in Q2 2017, following the conclusion of the vessel’s current contract with Hibernia in early April 2017…

Global Maritime surveys Xin Guang Hua

Feb 10, 2017

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering completed a suitability survey for the world’s second largest semisubmersible, the Xin Guang Hua, in advance of her maiden voyage. For the survey, Global Maritime carried out an independent assessment of all aspects of the vessel’s condition…

Polarcus bags West Africa 4D

Feb 09, 2017

Polarcus has received a letter of award for a 4D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project is due to start in Q2 2017 and will run for approximately one month.

Polarcus, Sovcomflot ink vessel deal

Feb 09, 2017

Polarcus has signed a heads of agreement with Russia's SCF GEO AS (Sovcomflot) to charter a vessel on bareboat terms with delivery scheduled for March 2017, a deal that comes with an option for Sovcomflot to buy the vessel. Image of the Polarcus Nadia…

Actemium wins Total maintenance work off Angola

Feb 08, 2017

Actemium Angola and Actemium Oil & Gas Maintenance have been awarded an offshore multidisciplinary maintenance contract by Total E&P Angola. Under the multi-year agreement, Actemium will continue the offshore maintenance of the Girassol…

DeepOcean completes Ghana 3D laser survey

Feb 08, 2017

DeepOcean subsidiary, ADUS DeepOcean, completed a 3D laser survey offshore Ghana, which has led to a further three-year contract for DeepOcean Ghana Ltd. The recent climate in the oil and gas industry has sharpened the need for cost effective…

Eni starts up East Hub Development off Angola

Feb 08, 2017

Eni started production five months ahead of schedule at its East Hub Development Project, offshore Angola. Image of the Armada Olombendo, from Eni. The East Hub Development is in Block 15/06 of the Angolan deep offshore…

Huisman to deliver first Brazil crane

Feb 07, 2017

Huisman is set to deliver the first crane built and tested at their production facility in Navegantes, Santa Catarina state, in the south of Brazil. Image from Huisman. The 50…

SeaOwls, Ulstein unveil SOUL jackup

Feb 07, 2017

SeaOwls and Ulstein launched a pioneering heavy lift jackup vessel design, the SOUL, at the Offshore Wind Journal Conference today (7 February). Illustration of the SOUL, from SeaOwls. The…

DOF inks Asia Pacific IMR work

Feb 03, 2017

DOF Subsea has been awarded a three-year inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) frame agreement with one of the major oil and gas companies in the In Asia Pacific region.   DOF Subsea has recently secured a safety case for Geoholm…

Woodside switches Greater Enfield vessel

Feb 03, 2017

Atwood Oceanics has amended its contract with Woodside Energy, substituting the dynamically-positioned, ultra deepwater semisubmersible Atwood Condor for the Atwood Osprey for the Greater Enfield Project campaign, offshore Australia. The contract has been amended effective 2 February 2017…

New firm M2 expands

Feb 03, 2017

Newly formed subsea firm M² Subsea has opened its new office in Aberdeen and created 30 jobs.  The business, which secured private equity investment towards the end of 2016, has moved people and equipment into premises in Arnhall Business Park at Westhill in Aberdeenshire…

IMCA raises ire at Jones Act changes

Feb 03, 2017

Members of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) with vessels active in US waters, together with their clients, have expressed serious concern over the hasty proposals by the Customs and Border Protection agency to revoke…

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