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Ocean Installer bags Statoil Sverdrup work

Jul 06, 2017

Statoil has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for subsea installations and tie-in operations on Johan Sverdrup, Utgard, and Bauge. Normand Vision. Image from Ocean Installer. The…

Sevan Developer to be delivered in 2020

Jul 05, 2017

Sevan Drilling has amended the delivery deferral period for the Sevan Developer cylindrical drilling rig until 30 June 2020, effective upon receipt of US$25.3 million plus interest from Cosco (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. (Cosco).   Sevan says that the receipt is expected by 31 July 2017…

Odfjell inks Total South Africa work

Jul 05, 2017

Deepsea Stavanger. Image from Odfjell. Total E&P South Africa has awarded Odfjell Drilling a one well plus one optional well to be drilled by the sixth generation semisubmersible…

Bluestream inks ONEgas ROV subsea deal

Jul 05, 2017

Bluestream has secured a five-year contract plus two-year extension with ONEgas, the combined business unit of Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) for the gas production on the Southern North Sea. Image from Bluestream…

Sheffield Forgemasters lands SHI GoM contract

Jul 05, 2017

Sheffield Forgemasters' offshore oil and gas specialist, Vulcan SFM, secured a US$7.1 million (5.5 million GBP) contract with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to supply 73 steel castings ranging from 0.5-tonne to 19.5-tonne, for a semisubmersible oil platform…

Fugro nets Petrobras IRM extension

Jul 05, 2017

Fugro has been awarded a further two-year contract by Petrobras to provide comprehensive inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and pipeline inspection services in Brazil. The new award follows Fugro’s successful completion of an initial 12-month contract for the oil major…

Going where no coilhose has gone before

Jul 01, 2017

Marie Morkved shows how a desire to eschew ‘how we’ve always done it’ helped Maersk Oil take a different approach to well intervention – using coiled hose on its UK North Sea Balloch field. Coilhose…

Time for an intervention

Jul 01, 2017

Well intervention spending has been hit harder than other areas, but it is not due to a lack of opportunities. Elaine Maslin reports.  Island Offshore’s Island Frontier. Image from Island Offshore…

Collaborazione

Jun 27, 2017

All all-Italian team is hoping to offer the offshore industry smarter and more efficient solutions, by bringing their heads together. Elaine Maslin reports. Fincantieri's Overdrill. Photo from Fincantieri…

Three way merger forms SolstadFarstad

Jun 22, 2017

A merger between three companies: Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply, have formed the new company SolstadFarstad, creating an offshore service vessel giant (OSV). SolstadFarstad executives…

SBM lands Liza FPSO job

Jun 22, 2017

ExxonMobil has awarded SBM Offshore a contract to construct, install, lease and operate a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for its giant Liza project offshore Guyana. The FPSO is designed to produce up to 120…

Legeneering inks Woodside FPSO work

Jun 21, 2017

Legeneering Australia was awarded a key, long-term offshore maintenance services contract for Woodside-operated floating production storage and offloading facilities (FPSO). The contract is for an initial period of five years with a further two extension options of one year each…

Wintershall hires Maersk Resolve

Jun 21, 2017

Maersk Drilling is bringing back the Maersk Resolve high efficiency jackup into operation after being warm stacked for a one-well deal offshore UK for Wintershall Noordzee. Maersk Resolve. From Maersk Drilling…

Deep Sea Supply inks Statoil contracts

Jun 19, 2017

Statoil has awarded Deep Sea Supply two contracts for two of the company's platform supply vessels (PSV). The first deal is a two-year contract for the Sea Frost PSV, for operations in the North Sea. The deal comes with options. The…

Maersk delays nine newbuilds

Jun 14, 2017

Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has reached agreements with two shipyards to delay nine of its newbuild vessels due to the current market situation. Maersk Master. Image from MSS. A…

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