Deepwater Horizon defendant gets a new trial
JULY 1, 2015 — Former BP engineer Kurt Mix, who was convicted of obstruction of justice in the Deepwater Horizon case after he allegedly deleted multiple e-mails, has had his conviction dismissed
Oil & Gas
Rough ride for Petrobras-exposed offshore drillers
JUNE 23, 2015—Investment banker Cowen and Company remains cautious on its outlook for shares of stocks of Petrobras-exposed offshore drillers, expecting “significant CAPEX cuts will keep activity offshore Brazil subdued through the
Esvagt orders crew change vessel at Zamakona
JUNE 22, 2015 — Esbjerg, Denmark based Esvagt has ordered an 88.4 m x 15 m crew change vessel from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona, which in turn has signed an order with
Tidewater sells 1999-built crew/supply boat
JUNE 17, 2015 — Marcon International, Inc, Coupeville, WA, reports that Tidewater Marine International Inc. has sold its 1999-built crew/supply vessel Merlin Tide to private European operators for continued operation in oilfield
Austal wins another crew boat contract
JUNE 16, 2015 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has secured a further offshore vessel contract. It covers the construction of one 57.6 m High Speed Catamaran Crew Boat for an undisclosed operator based
ABS to class Baoham Offshore newbuilds
JUNE 16, 2015 — ABS is to class a drilling semisubmersible and a liftboat for Baoham Offshore (HK) Ltd. Baoham already has one ABS classed liftboats under construction and the two newbuilds
Report raises questions on OSV industry safety culture
JUNE 12, 2015 — According to a report commissioned by ClassNK subsidiary Helm Operations, some 50% of crews working on offshore support vessels are willing to compromise safety rather than say “no”
Lewek Constellation sets pipelay record
JUNE 8, 2015 — EMAS AMC, the subsea division of offshore contractor EMAS, reports that its flagship subsea construction vessel, Lewek Constellation, has established an industry record for pipelay in the U.S
Kreuz orders DSCV from Vard for Brunei contract
JUNE 8, 2015 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Diving Support and Construction Vessel for Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea group. Kreuz reported last month
Austal books $34 million Fast Crew Boat contract
JUNE 3, 2015 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that it has entered into a $34 million contract with Caspian Marine Services Limited of Azerbaijan to construct one 70 m Fast Crew Boat.