Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has extended the expiration date for the conditional letter of award (CLOA) for its Platinum Explorer ultra-deepwater drillship, agreed with an undisclosed client.The 90-day validity period of the CLOA received for the Platinum Explorer on April 23m 2025 has been extended by a further 30 days, Vantage Drilling informed.All other terms and conditions for the deal valued at approximately $80 million remain unchanged…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) for an undisclosed international customer.The agreement, valued between $115 million and $230 million, also has an option for one additional vessel Vard said…
RightBridge Ventures Group has announced a proposed reverse acquisition of Swemar, which has entered into an agreement to acquire an offshore oil service company with operations across the Middle East, India, and South-East Asia.The company…
Huisman has secured a contract for the delivery of two Knuckle Boom Cranes, which will be installed on the new Olympic Group’s subsea construction vessels.The two 250 mt cranes will be installed on UT 7623 SEV series of Olymipic’s vessels.The…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for three wildcat wells in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/1-14 A, 25/1-14 B and 25/1-14 C in production license 873 B.Aker BP is the operator of the license with 47…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/1-14 in production license 873 B, which is operated by Aker BP, with a 47.7% working interest.Aside from Aker BP…
The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AtkinsRéalis, an engineering services company with capabilities in the net zero energy sector. The signing took place earlier this April…
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has received a conditional letter of award (CLOA) for the Platinum Explorer ultra-deepwater drillship, valued at approximately $80 million.The CLOA, with an undisclosed client and 90-day validity period…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has issued Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The Permit is for wellbore 30/11-16 S in production license 873, operated by Aker BP with 47.7% working interest.Aker BP’s partners…
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has placed an order for a next generation semi-submersible vessel to Chinese shipyards.COSCO will build the vessel in partnership with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and Guangzhou Shipbuilding International…
VARD signed a contract with Taiwan's Dong Fang Offshore for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel, with option(s). The vessel is of VARD 3 39 design, and the value of the contract is $125 million. This is the third vessel VARD is building for DFO…