Yards News


Energean FPSO Hull Floated Out

Oct 03, 2019

The hull of Energean Oil and Gas’ Energean Power FPSO has been undocked and floated out from the COSCO Shipyards’ dock in Zhoushan, China, about 10 months after first steel cut. Once completed, the FPSO will be deployed at Energean’s Karish and Tanin fields offshore Israel…

New Dutch JV for Offshore Decom Jobs

Jul 05, 2019

Dutch offshore services provider OOS International has formed a joint-venture with compatriot demolition company Sagro, which would be named Sargoos.According to OOS International, both companies will excel in their distinctive specialisms.OOS…

Alewijnse Marine Bags Windcat Order

Apr 29, 2019

The marine technology player Alewijnse Marine has extended its successful partnership with Dutch shipyard Dok and Scheepsbouw Woudsend and offshore services provider Windcat Workboats with an order for the full electrical outfitting of the offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Windcat 45 and 46…

COOEC-Fluor Completes Module Fabrication

Apr 19, 2019

Texas-based multinational engineering and construction firm Fluor Corporation announced  that its joint venture COOEC-Fluor Heavy Industries fabrication yard has completed the central and wellhead platforms for CNOOC’s Dongfang 13-2 Gas Fields Development Project…

Swan Wraps Up Norther Offshore Cabling

Mar 06, 2019

Swan Hunter has completed work to spool export cables into storage baskets for the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm at its yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.The UK-based shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company said in a press…

LNG-Operated Survey Vessel Atair Floated Out

Mar 01, 2019

German Naval Yards Kiel, has floated out 'Atair', the world's first LNG fueled research vessel, after a building period of 16 months.The 75 m vessel is being built for Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) by the general contractor is Fassmer Shipyard…

World's Largest Semi-Sub Arrives at Kishorn

Dec 26, 2018

Scotland's Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) said it will host the world's largest semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, the 60,800-metric-ton Ocean GreatWhite, for preparation work ahead of a drilling contract in the North Sea early in 2019.The Diamond…

Heerema Fabrication Group Sells UK and Netherlands Yards

Nov 22, 2018

Dutch offshore construction and engineering company Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) intends to divest a significant part of its activities in the field of design and fabrication of complex steel constructions for the offshore market.HFG has…

Heerema to Sell Two Fabrication Yards

Nov 20, 2018

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) announced Tuesday that it intends to divest its activities at the locations in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands and Hartlepool, U.K. The Dutch firm, which builds large structures for the offshore energy industry,…

Gulf Island Sells Texas North Yard

Nov 16, 2018

Gulf Island Fabrication said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its North Yard facilities and associated equipment in Aransas Pass, Texas.The Houston based builder of offshore structures and vessels announced the $28 million sale in September…

OE17: Rig upgrade contract signals optimism

Sep 05, 2017

Semco Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the West Elara jackup rig for a new, long-term assignment for ConocoPhillips, starting in 2018, in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract is the largest for Semco Maritime's Hanøytangen yard to date…

Martin Linge delayed following accident investigations

Jul 06, 2017

Total's Martin Linge development has been delayed a year following an investigation into a fatal accident at the Samsung Heavy Industries' yard in South Korea.  On 1 May, six people were killed and more injured after a crane fell down on the Martin Linge wellhead bay module…

Kvaerner completes first Sverdrup jacket

Jun 23, 2017

Kvaerner has completed the Johan Sverdrup riser platform (RP), named Ægir, with delivery set for next month. Image from Kvaerner. The jacket is the first major structure for the Johan Sverdrup project to be completed…

Decommissioning – will yards become a bottleneck?

Jun 14, 2017

The key to governing a late life oil province like the North Sea is getting the balance right between initiatives to maximize recovery in late life assets with the practicalities of planning for decommissioning. Fail on the first and…

JV to build US$5.2 billion Saudi yard

May 31, 2017

Saudi Aramco and partners have proposed to build the US$5.2 billion King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries & Services, a maritime complex in Saudi Arabia that will be one of the largest yards in the Arabian Gulf. Signing…

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