Vessels News


PTTEP awards Neptune Cash Maple work

Apr 21, 2017

Neptune has been awarded a major geophysical and geotechnical work scope by PTTEP, Thailand's national petroleum exploration and production company, at the Cash Maple Field, approximately 630km North-Northeast of Broome, Australia. Neptune…

Deepsea Bergen inks one-well deal

Apr 21, 2017

Odfjell Drilling has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed party for further employment for its third-generation semisubmersible, the Deepsea Bergen, for one firm exploration well plus optional sidetrack and well testing on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

Prosafe scraps more vessels

Apr 21, 2017

Norway-based accommodation vessel operator Prosafe has sold another vessel for scrap and is planning to sell off another to the same end.  Image of the Safe Boreas, from Prosafe. Prosafe…

Ampelmann develops Icemann crew transfer system

Apr 20, 2017

Ampelmann, a provider of safe offshore access to the energy industry, has released it latest Walk to Work system which has been specially designed for operation in extreme cold conditions. The N-type, nicknamed Icemann, was officially launched in Rotterdam…

Siem Helix 1 starts work for Petrobras

Apr 20, 2017

Helix Energy Solutions Group's Siem Helix 1 light well intervention vessel has started operations offshore Brazil on contract to Petrobras. However, Helix has agreed with Petrobras to started operations at reduced day rates, as it works…

DEME to build first LNG-fueled CSV

Apr 18, 2017

Wärtsilä will supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for what it says will be the first LNG-powered offshore construction vessel, being built at the Cosco shipyard in China for Belgium's Dredging International (DEME). 'This…

Galoc JV to drill sidetrack off Philippines

Apr 18, 2017

The Galoc joint venture is moving to drill a sidetrack well, following inconclusive results at the Galoc-7 well in the Palawan basin, offshore Philippines. Nido Petroleum says that the Deepsea Metro I drillship reached total depth of 2373m at the Galoc-7 well…

Solstad hires Normand Cutter

Apr 18, 2017

Solstad Offshore (SOFF) signed a four-year frame agreement with Saipem (Portugal) Comercio Maritime for the Normand Cutter construction support vessel (CSV). Through this deal, Saipem can utilize the Normand Cutter to support their subsea…

Sirius inks Ororo OSV deal

Apr 13, 2017

Sirius Petroleum signed an agreement with Tidewater Marine International for the provision of offshore service vessels (OSV) for a multi-well campaign in Nigeria. The deal is between Sirius and Tidewater Marine’s support company T1 Marine Services…

Nord Stream 2, Allseas ink pipelay deal

Apr 12, 2017

Nord Stream 2 finalized a deal with Allseas for the offshore pipelay of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline though the Baltic Sea last week, as the Gazprom-led company moves to begin the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure in Russia for the project…

BP, Edison Chouest ink GoM alliance

Apr 11, 2017

UK supermajor BP and Edison Chouest Offshore have created a new 30-month for a “broad range of services” in the Gulf of Mexico. Items in the alliance agreement include a three-year extension for utilization of BP’s Gulf of Mexico preservation and maintenance facility…

Hansa completes Jangkrik Complex Project delivery

Apr 11, 2017

Hansa Heavy Lift has successfully transported two dozen reels, as well as a range of subsea equipment for the Jangkrik Complex Project, off the coast of Indonesia.  HHL Richards Bay picked up the cargo at three different ports: Rosyth…

Lundin hits oil at Edvard Grieg appraisal

Apr 11, 2017

Lundin Petroleum discovered a 15m oil column at the Edvard Grieg Southwest appraisal well in the North Sea, confirming an upside for the field. The Island Innovator, from Island Drilling.  Lundin…

NADL bags double Conoco jackup work

Apr 11, 2017

North Atlantic Drilling (NADL) has secured 10-year contract awards for the West Elara and West Linus jackups with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for work in the Greater Ekofisk Area. The total additional backlog for the new contract awards is estimated at US$1…

Aqualis Offshore opens Taiwan office

Apr 11, 2017

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis, has opened up an office in Taiwan to support local offshore wind and oil and gas developments.  The purpose of the office is to promote Aqualis Offshore’s marine and engineering services locally…

Current News

Empire Wind Granted Preliminary Injunction, Construction to Resume

Chevron South N’dola Platform in Angola Delivers First Oil

EnBW Incurs $1.4b Impairment Charge After Pulling Out of UK Wind Farms

DNV Approves ModuSpec’s BOP Monitoring Tech for Offshore Use

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News