Two oil majors announce major U.S. GoM deepwater finds
FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — Oil majors Shell and Total have each announced major oil discoveries in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Shell Offshore Inc. yesterday announced what it called “one of
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Rolls-Royce reveals more details on SEACOR hybrid vessels
JANUARY 30, 2018 —Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has released more details on an order it received to deliver battery-powered energy systems for six Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), built by China’s Cosco Guangdong shipyard.
Jackup rig values rise on oil recovery
JANUARY 26, 2018 —Rising oil prices have increased interest in secondhand for jack-up rigs, pushing asset values up 36 percent from a year ago, according to data compiled by VesselsValue. VV’s Fixed
BASSnet’s first implementation in oil platform market
JANUARY 25, 2018 — ERP software solution provider BASS, Lysaker, Norway, reports that it has implemented six modules from its BASSnet Fleet Management System in Jadestone Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd’s (Jadestone) office
SEACOR will upgrade three more PSVs to hybrid power
JANUARY 25, 2018 — Tightening emission regulations in combination with such advantages as energy efficiency, life cycle maintenance, and crew comfort are steering more ship operators towards hybrid propulsion solutions. “There is
SEACOR in “stalking horse” bid to form liftboat JV
JANUARY 19, 2017 — SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI) is to make “stalking horse” bid to form a joint venture with liftboat specialist Montco Offshore, Inc. (MOI), which filed for Chapter
SEACOR joint venture to add hybrid PSVs
JANUARY 18, 2018—In a savvy move that will see it expand its environmentally friendly fleet, publicly traded SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc., Houma, LA, announced the final formation of SEACOSCO Offshore LLC, a
Trump Administration offshore drilling plan meets strong opposition
JANUARY 12, 2018 — There’s growing opposition to plans announced January 4, by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to make “over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent
C-Innovation forms turnkey subsea projects group
JANUARY 10, 2018 — C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affilliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has formed a turnkey subsea projects group. Capable of providing a complete solution
Sophisticated seismic vessel adds to Gibdock’s offshore references
JANUARY 10, 2018 — Recent visitors to Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock include the 5,700 dwt seismic survey vessel Polar Marquis, operated by Norways GC Rieber Shipping. Originally built in 2000, and substantially