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Going against the gloom

Aug 01, 2016

John Bradbury takes a look at activity in the North Sea – across Norway and the UK. Johan Sverdrup - an artist's impression. Image from Statoil. By the middle of 2016 it was evident…

Lukoil takes on Bumi ice-class vessels

Jul 20, 2016

Russia's LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft has taken into service, from contractor Bumi Armada Berhad, three ice-class vessels for use on its Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. Bumi Naryan-Mar is a standby/rescue vessel equipped with oil spill response equipment and fire fighting system…

Heerema exec appointed Bumi CEO

Mar 23, 2016

After more than a year since Bumi Armada Berhad’s chief executive officer (CEO) Hassan Basma stepped down, the board has appointed Leon A. Harland as its new CEO. Harland. Image from Heerema. Harland…

Woodside axe to spur legal action

Mar 04, 2016

Bumi Armada intends to take legal action against Woodside Energy after Woodside terminated a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) charter contract for operations offshore northwestern Australia. The Armada Claire…

FPSOs: On the horizon

Jan 01, 2016

While the oil price has sucked much wind out of the sails of the FPSO industry, work must go on.  And there are still quite a few projects lined up from 2016-2018. Infield Systems presents this list of conversion and newbuild construction projects…

Adarash Kumar appointed CEO of EMAS Offshore

Sep 25, 2015

Ezra Holdings Ltd. announced the stepping down of Capt. Adarash Kumar from the board of Ezra as an executive director, as well as the cessation of his position as chief operating officer (CEO) effective 25 September 2015. Kumar will take up the role of CEO at EMAS Offshore Ltd…

The Vanguard of ocean transport

Sep 01, 2015

Heavy transport firm Dockwise performed a market first with the transport of a ship-shaped FPSO, the Armada Intrepid. Elaine Maslin explains. Images from Dockwise. When the Dockwise Vanguard was conceived…

Keppel O&M secures FPSO conversion and more

Aug 11, 2015

Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard  has secured a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair, upgrade and modification contracts worth a total of about US$89 million (S$125 million)…

Erin's Oyo-7 onstream

Jun 18, 2015

Production commenced from Houston-based Erin Energy’s Oyo-7 well offshore Nigeria, with the expectations to double the company’s current production rate out of the Oyo field. The Armada Perdana…

ABB wins Bumi Angola automation deal

Jun 15, 2015

Malaysia-based Bumi Armada Berhad awarded ABB a contract to supply electrical and automation systems for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for a recently discovered oilfield off the coast of Angola. Bumi is reconfiguring the former Armada Ali supertanker…

Hose leak halts Energy Searcher

Sep 15, 2014

CAMAC Energy has temporarily halted drilling on the Energy Searcher drillship, which is drilling the horizontal portion of the Oyo-8 well in the Oyo field, offshore Nigeria. This was due to leaks in some control system hoses of the well's blow out preventer…

Big game hunting in the intervention business

Jun 01, 2014

Owen Kratz marks his 60th birthday this year, but he's far from settling down. The CEO of Helix Energy Solutions Group, including the business unit Well Ops, including business unit Well Ops, has the global intervention business in his sights…

Contract Briefs: January 2014

Jan 16, 2014

Petronas awards integrated contracts Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has announced a new gas discovery offshore Malaysia and the award of a three-year integrated offshore installation contract. PETRONAS awarded its Pan Malaysia Integrated…

Keppel lands S$150m contracts

Dec 16, 2013

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's (Keppel O&M) subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) have secured five contracts worth about S$150 million in total. Keppel Shipyard's contracts are FPSO and FSO projects from Armada C7 Pte Ltd…

Asian players land bigger fish

Mar 01, 2012

The mix of orders for all categories of drillings rigs continues, with Asia Pacific and Middle East shipyards and their overseas affiliates indicating a marked drift away from jackups and towards ever larger semisubmersibles and ultra-deepwater drillships…

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