John Fredriksen’s Seadrill says it continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water discoveries and increased development drilling. Specific interest, mainly from
Cargotec has established a new offshore service center in Houston, Texas, which provides repair, upgrades and systems modernisations for rigs, vessels and platform operators. The center has a hydraulic test bed, which
Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, was arrested April 24 on charges of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster, announced
Rolls-Royce is to design, power and equip the advanced UT 737 CD subsea construction vessel ordered from STX OSV last month (see earlier story) by Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and
Dean Taylor (L) is to be succeeded as President and CEO of Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) by Jeffrey M. Platt (R). Mr. Taylor, who has held his present position with the offshore services
TTS Group ASA has agreed to sell its drilling equipment business, a part of TTS Energy Division, and relevant subsidiaries, to Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) for $270 million, plus a turnover
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE Amex: CQP) reports that its subsidiaries, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. have received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to site,
Aker Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with Statoil to provide a full range of heavy well intervention and light drilling services on the Norwegian continental shelf using an entirely new type
Two weeks after its acquisition by Damen Shipyards, the former Sobrena shipyard in Brest, France, (now Damen Shiprepair Brest) has booked its first order. Bourbon Offshore Surf’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel
STX OSV reports that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OSV’s
