Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco has signed contract extension with ARO Drilling, its 50-50 joint venture with Valaris, for five jack-up drilling rigs.The contract, deemed as significant by ARO Drilling, marks a key milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to expand its operations and further contribute to the Kingdom's economic growth.The agreement includes the following offshore rigs Bob Palmer 50 (BP-50)…
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris said Wednesday it had recently secured offshore drilling rig contract wins and extensions worth about $150 million in total, the figure which does not include lump sum payments like mobilization fees and capital reimbursements…
The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) held its 107th session from May 31 to June 9, 2023, and the meeting adopted revisions of the 1979, 1989 and 2009 MODU Codes to Prohibit Use of Materials Containing Asbestos.ABS reports that the Committee adopted Resolutions MSC…
Offshore drilling rig firm Borr Drilling has appointed Daniel Rabun, former CEO of Ensco, as a company director to fill existing vacancy with effect April 25, 2023.Rabun served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ensco plc…
Wagenborg Towage confirmed Monday that Jan De Nul had awarded it a contract for transporting 107 monopile foundations for Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany to Eemshaven. Assisted by the tug ‘waterlines’, the first…
Offshore installation company Jan De Nul said Thursday that Les Alizés, its next-generation heavy lift vessel, had sailed away from the CMHI Haimen Shipyard in China and is currently heading for Europe.The vessel was delivered by the shipyard on January 16 and departed Thursday…
Offshore drilling company Valaris has won a drilling rig contract with the Brazilian oil firm Petrobras offshore Brazil.The contract is for the drillship Valaris DS-4, for operations offshore Brazil. The contract is for a minimum term of 548 days…
GE Renewable Energy's LM Wind Power, a designer and manufacturer of rotor blades for wind turbines, has launched its second 107-meter wind turbine blade mold at its Cherbourg factory in France, to address the industry’s demand for offshore wind turbine blades…
Marine seismic data acquisition firm Shearwater GeoServices has won a contract in South East Asia.The company said the deal, with an unnamed client, was for a 3D survey project.The project, starting in early October 2021, will be conducted by the 107 meters long SW Duchess vessel…
Offshore drilling firm Valaris has won a contract extension with Aramco in Saudi Arabia for one of its standard-duty modern jackup drilling rigs.The Saudi national oil company has elected to extend the charter of the VALARIS JU-140 jack-up by 183 days…
Offshore drilling rig owner Valaris announced on Tuesday it has been awarded a three-year contract with U.S. supermajor Chevron in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Valaris Relentless (VALARIS DS-18) is expected…
Solstad Offshore has won a new contract for its construction support vessel Normand Ocean with subsea services provider DeepOcean.DeepOcean will use the 107,6 meters long vessel for its Inspection, Maintenance and Repair, and light construction projects in the North Sea…
Offshore drilling rig owner Valaris said Tuesday it had won a drillship contract with TotalEnergies in Ivory Coast.The contract is for the ultra-deepwater drillship Valaris DS-12. Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire B.V, an Ivory Coast subsidiary of the…
GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, in 2021. 'Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory's ‘Center of Excellence' to learn wind turbine blade manufacturing processes…
Offshore services group Acteon will appoint Carl Trowell as Group Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Richard Higham, effective June 1.Trowell, with 25 years of experience in a wide range of roles across the energy sector, joins Acteon from the offshore drilling contractor Valaris plc…
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