Offshore leasing plan gets few industry cheers

JANUARY 27, 2015 — The Obama Administration today announced a proposed offshore oil and natural gas leasing program for 2017-2022  that National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi called “a small step

Tidewater Norwegian subsidiary takes delivery of PSV

JANUARY 12, 2015 — Troms Offshore Supply AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tidewater Inc., has taken delivery of its new build no 791 at the Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.. The

Ezra wins $110 million FPSO turret mooring contract

JANUARY 12, 2015 —  Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited reports that wholly owned subsidiary London Marine Consultants (LMC) has been awarded a $110 million contract by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard to supply an

Signet towing vessel supports West Africa offshore project

DECEMBER 8, 2014—Traveling 6,702 nautical miles and 52 days, the powerful offshore towing vessel Signet Warhorse II towed a large cargo barge with critical components for a Saipem installation to support the

Shin Yang Shipyard delivers two

DECEMBER 7, 2014 — Recently delivered to Mapleleaf International of Labuan, Malaysia, by Shin Yang Shipyard of Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, two OSV sister ships, MV Anis and MV Alya, have impressive capacities.

First oil flows from deepwater Jack/St. Malo in U.S. Gulf

DECEMBER 3, 2014—The first oil and gas production from the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico—with a water depth of some 7,000 feet—has

One killed, three injured in GOM platform explosion

NOVEMBER 23, 2014—One person was killed and three others were injured as the result of an explosion during routine maintenance operations on the West Delta 105 E production platform 20 miles off

Havyard books orders for two icebreaking OSVs

NOVEMBER 21, 2014 — Norway’s Havyard Ship Technology AS has signed contracts worth a total of just over NOK 1 billion (about $147.5 million) for the design and building of two more

Chouest, Island OCV newbuilds will be longer and wider

NOVEMBER 20, 2014 — Production is in full swing at Norway’s Ulstein Verft on the first of the two giant SX165 design construction vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore

Steel cut for Yamal LNG module carriers

NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has cut steel for two ice-class ARC7 28,500 dwt PC-3 module carriers. They are on order for ZPMC-Red Box Energy Services and are

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