COSCO Dalian Shipyard books $170 million jack-up order

AUGUST 13, 2012 —China’s COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. has won a $170 million order to build a jack-up drilling rig based on the LeTourneau Super 116E Class design. Delivery from the shipbuilder

Bordelon Marine builds series of new PSVs

AUGUST 10, 2012—The first in a new series of DP-2 Platform Supply/Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels under construction for Bordelon Marine in Houma, LA, is expected to be delivered in January 2013. Called the

BrasFELS gets $950 million FPSO topsides contracts

AUGUST 9, 2012 —Keppel FELS Brasil S/A has secured two contracts worth a total of about $950 million from the Petrobras-led consortiums, Guara BV and Tupi BV, for the fabrication and integration

GulfMark’s BAE newbuilds will be Green DP 2 design

AUGUST 9, 2012 — More details have been released about the two platform supply vessels ordered by GulfMark Americas, Inc. from  BAE Systems shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, at an expected cost of

Sembcorp Marine marches off with $4 billion drillship order

AUGUST 8, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine reports that its Jurong Offshore unit has booked contracts worth approximately $4 billion from Sete Brasil for the design and construction of five drillships. The ships

Excelerate Energy orders eight FSRUs from DSME

AUGUST 7, 2012—Excelerate Energy, The Woodlands, TX, has entered into a shipbuilding option agreement with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of up to eight Floating Storage and

Keppel firms up $4.1 billion order for Petrobras semis

AUGUST 7, 2012 — Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has firmed up contracts worth $4.1 billion with Sete Brasil Participações S.A. (Sete Brasil) that will see it build five additional

Cochin Shipyard launches advanced PSVs

AUGUST 6, 2012 — Government of India owned Cochin Shipyard Limited last week launched two platform supply vessels that it is building for a European client. Bearing the shipyard Hull Nos. BY

Oceanteam refinances two offshore construction vessels

AUGUST 3, 2012 — Norway’s Oceanteam Shipping ASA (OTS) has concluded a $147 million refinancing of two offshore construction vessels, CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 and CSV Southern Ocean, with SpareBank 1 SMN,

First of new series of Platform Supply Vessels for Brazil

AUGUST 2, 2012—The 4,500 dwt Starnav Perseus, the first of four GPA 688SC PSVs (Petrobras PSV 4500), was recently launched at Brazilian shipyard Detroit Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Detroit Chile.  

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