Seadrill to sell three jack-ups to Shelf Drilling

MAY 1, 2017 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited today reported that it has reached an agreement with Dubai based Shelf Drilling Ltd to sell the jack-ups West Resolute (Marathon LeTourneau Super 116-C),

Lamprell delivers final jack-up in nine rig series

APRIL 30, 2017 — United Arab Emirates based Lamprell plc (LON:LAM) has delivered the Al Lulu, the final jack-up drilling rig in a series of nine for Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company

Pioneering Spirit sets world lifting record

APRIL 28, 2017 — Allseas’ dynamically positioned single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit set a world lifting record today with the safe and successful removal of Shell UK’s 24,000 t Brent

VIDEO: Trump signs America-first offshore energy order

APRIL 28, 2017 — Setting the stage for many likely legal challenges, President Donald J. Trump today issued an Executive Order aimed at implementing an America-first offshore energy strategy. As well as

Giant OCV Island Venture to play key role for new alliance

APRIL 28, 2017 — The giant OCV Island Venture, delivered by Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard at the beginning of the year, will play a key role in a strategic alliance announced yesterday

Songa Offshore uses IoT to track assets on Cat D rigs

APRIL 26, 2017 — Songa Offshore is using an IoT (Internet of Things) solution from Linköping, Sweden, headquartered enterprise applications specialist IFS to make data captured by oil rig assets accessible in

Incat Crowther to design 18 m dive support cats

APRIL 24, 2017 — Incat Crowther has been awarded a contract by Legacy Marine Group of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for the design of two new 18 meter catamaran dive support vessels

Siem Offshore wins multiple contracts worldwide

APRIL 21, 2017 — There are offshore support vessel contract opportunities in many places besides the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico — for those who can provide the right vessel

Rolls-Royce to provide mooring system for Njord A upgrade

APRIL 20, 2017 — Kvaerner has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth about $19.2 million to provide a mooring system for Statoil’s Njord A oil platform Originally delivered in 1997 Njord A is

Strong crude exports from North Sea, GOM

APRIL 19, 2017—While overall seaborne demand for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) and Suezmax tankers was down 4.6% in the first quarter of this year as compared with the previous quarter, there

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