
Tough quarter for Tidewater
AUGUST 11, 2015—Amid the challenging oil market conditions, offshore support vessel owner Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, LA, reported a first quarter net loss for the period ended June 30, 2015, of $15.1
AUGUST 11, 2015—Amid the challenging oil market conditions, offshore support vessel owner Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, LA, reported a first quarter net loss for the period ended June 30, 2015, of $15.1
AUGUST 10, 2015—South Korean shipyards are market leaders for construction of floating and fixed offshore oil and gas installations. They are world-class competitively, but even greater savings could result from addressing variations
AUGUST 8, 2015—Tanker demand for crude and residual fuel products is expected to increase by 2.5% in 2015 from year ago levels as a reduction in oil prices and improving refining economics
AUGUST 7, 2015—Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are keeping a sharp eye on Shell’s “top-hole” drilling operations being conducted off of Alaska in
AUGUST 6, 2015 — Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon reported record first half 2015 adjusted revenues of €758.8 million, a 13.1% increase on the equivalent period last year, but down 6.8%
AUGUST 6, 2015 — Bechtel reports that it has been selected by Delfin LNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairwood Peninsula Energy Corporation, to perform front-end engineering and design for the first U.S.-based
AUGUST 3, 2015 — Arendal, Norway, headquartered P&I club Gard notes that last month’s settlement by BP brings to an end the outstanding major claim elements of Deepwater Horizon case.The current estimate
JULY 29, 2015 — The icebreaker MV Fennica, which suffered damage to its hull on July 3, may have been damaged by a previously uncharted shoal. At the time, the ship was
JULY 28, 2015 — Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, The Netherlands, recently handed over a Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier 2610 to a long time customer, family-run Groen Offshore, Guard & Support. Named after
JULY 23, 2015 — Congressional opposition to Arctic drilling remains strong. Nonetheless the Obama administration continues to allow Shell’s Chukchi Sea drilling program to proceed — under a number of limitations. Among