Tidewater draws $600 million maximum from revolver

MARCH 16,2016 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) reported yesterday that it has borrowed $600 million under its revolving credit facility, the maximum amount available under the facility. The funds

Administration won’t open up Atlantic for offshore drilling

MARCH 16, 2015 — The Obama Administration has decided not to open up areas in the Atlantic for offshore drilling. The administration’s proposal for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas

Another Suda liftboat set for delivery

MARCH 16, 2015 — A. K. Suda, Ltd., Metairie, LA, has successfully completed the design of a 300 ft (91.5m) truss-legged liftboat. The vessel, the Teras Lyza is being delivered to its

BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality

MARCH 14, 2014 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said Friday that it was responding to a reported fatality on Platform A, Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf

Havyard reports cancelation of subsea newbuild

MARCH 9, 2016 — Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard reports the cancelation of an order for an advanced subsea vessel placed by an undisclosed “international shipping company” in June last year (see earlier story).

Transocean defers delivery of five jack-ups

MARCH 8, 2016 — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) says it has reached a mutual agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s shipyard, Keppel FELS, to defer the delivery and related

Farstad: Another sale, another loss

MARCH 4, 2016 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping has sold another vessel — and booked another loss on the transaction. This time around, the vessel sold was the 1991-built, 73.6 m AHTS Far

Tidewater gets OK to try to collect part of Venezuela award

MARCH 3, 2016 —Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) has gotten the go ahead to enforce repayment of $37.2 million of the $65 million awarded it in compensation for the government seizure of its Venezuelan

Newbuild jack-up damaged in shipyard crane boom collapse

MARCH 1, 2016 — Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) reports that its newbuild jack-up rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble, sustained damage on February 28, 2016 following the collapse of

Farstad takes $7.3 million loss on sale of PSV

MARCH 1, 2016 — For the third time this year, Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA reports the sale of a platform supply vessel at a loss. This time around the vessel is the

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