Vroon takes delivery of ERRV-FSV
JANUARY 28, 20015 — Vroon today took delivery of VOS Glory at Fujian Shipbuilding Trading in Fuzhou, China. The vessel will now be heading for the North Sea, where she will be
Oil & Gas
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