Semisubmersible Accommodation Vessel News

 

Retirement of an icon: Heerema Marine Contractor's Hermod

Sep 07, 2017

Heerema Marine Contractor’s iconic semisubmersible crane vessel Hermod is set to retire after a 40-year operational service history. Hermod's first job in 1979, installing the Piper A platform topsides in the UK North Sea…

Dockwise inks West White Rose, Hermod and jacket transports

Sep 06, 2017

Royal Boskalis Westminster has won contracts, including transporting the West White Rose platform topsides in North America, transport of offshore wind jackets in Europe, and taking the Hermod semisubmersible crane to China to be scrapped…

Eni to drill at Goliat Eye

Aug 23, 2017

Eni will begin drilling the Goliat Eye wildcat next month in the Barents Sea, after been given the go-ahead from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA). Scarabeo 8. Image from Saipem. Eni…

Keppel wins conversion, modification contracts

Jun 28, 2017

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard has won four contracts worth a total of $61.5 million (S$85 million) for the conversion, repair and modification of vessels. The first contract is from Dixstone Holdings Ltd, for…

Keppel O&M set to deliver SOCAR newbuild

May 18, 2017

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) is set to deliver SOCAR’s newbuild, the recently named Heydar Aliyev semisubmersible drilling rig. Keppel O&M through its subsidiary in Azerbaijan, Caspian Shipyard Co. (CSC), will deliver the Heydar Aliyev to Caspian Drilling Co…

Statoil to drill on Troll with Songa Encourage

May 09, 2017

Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Encourage semisubmersible vessel for drilling and completing a production well on the Troll field. Image of the Songa Encourage…

Safe Zephyrus gets Johan Sverdrup contract

Apr 26, 2017

Statoil has awarded Prosafe a contract for the provision of the Safe Zephyrus semisubmersible accommodation vessel for Phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup hookup and commissioning project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract…

Safe Boreas gets further extension

Mar 28, 2017

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has exercised a further four weeks of options for the Safe Boreas semisubmersible accommodation vessel, says Prosafe. The Safe Boreas will continue operations for Repsol Sinopec Resources UK at Montrose A in…

Repsol Sinopec inks Safe Boreas extension

Jan 30, 2017

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK exercised further options with Prosafe to extend the charter of the Safe Boreas semisubmersible accommodation unit by a total of 17 days. The firm operational period of the Safe Boreas at Montrose A in the…

Total inks Prosafe vessel for Elgin Franklin

Jan 26, 2017

French oil major Total has awarded Prosafe a contract for the use of the Safe Caledonia semisubmersible accommodation vessel at the Elgin-Franklin Facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract is for 134 days, with an additional…

Safe Notos starts Petrobras job

Jan 03, 2017

Prosafe’s Safe Notos semisubmersible accommodation vessel started its contract for Petorbras early last month, offshore Brazil. The Safe Notos is under a three-year, 222-day contract with the Brazilian giant. Work began on 7 December at a dayrate of US$189…

Repsol Sinopec extends Safe Boreas

Jan 03, 2017

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has exercised options to further extend the charter of the Safe Boreas semisubmersible accommodation vessel by a total of 21 days. The firm operational period of the Safe Boreas at Montrose A in the UK sector…

CIMC joins Tianjin Lanshui Offshore partnership

Dec 28, 2016

CIMC Offshore Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China International Marine Containers (CIMC) Co., intends to partner with Shenzhen Mangrove Venture Capital Co. and China Industrial International Trust Co. to jointly establish Tianjin Lanshui…

Aker BP extends Prosafe vessel contract on Ivar Aasen

Dec 16, 2016

Aker BP extended the charter of the Safe Zephyrus semisubmersible accommodation vessel at the Ivar Aasen project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The 10-day option extends on site operations through January 2017 and has a total value of about US$1…

Dedicated to decommissioning

Dec 01, 2016

The offshore lifting market for decommissioning has been relatively small so far, but it won’t stay that way. Elaine Maslin looks at some new concepts edging into the market. OOS’ Serooskerke. Image from OOS…

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