Kongsberg to be major supplier for Petrofac newbuild

JANUARY 30, 2014 — Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime will be the supplier and integrator of all electrical, telecom and integrated control systems for the new Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel (see

Farstad OCVs to be Rolls-Royce DP3 equipped

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with shipbuilding group Vard that will see its latest DP3 dynamic positioning system installed on two new offshore construction vessels on order for

Giant Air Lift Bags ease FPSO decommissioning

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Cowes, U.K., headquartered Unique Seaflex has facilitated a complex underwater lift project in some 300 m of water — using parachute style Air Lift Bags. The project was

Nam Cheong books orders worth $70 million

JANUARY 28, 2014 — Malaysian shipbuilder Nam Cheong Limited has booked orders worth $70 million from repeat customer, Aberdeen, Scotland, based Sentinel Marine. They cover four Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRV)

Island Offshore orders “game changer” at Kawasaki Heavy

JANUARY 27, 2014 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, announced today that it has signed a contract with Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the construction

Ezra wins subsea orders worth $80 million

JANUARY 24, 2014 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings reports that its subsea services division (EMAS AMC) has been awarded projects worth a total of approximately $80 million, including options. The news follows the

Rem orders Arctic PSV at Kleven

JANUARY 23, 2014 — Rem Offshore ASA has awarded Norway’s Kleven Shipyard a contract for the construction of a platform supply vessel specially designed to operate in challenging arctic conditions. Valued at

Outlook positive for offshore, but tighter CAPEX

JANUARY 23, 2014—Amid a positive outlook for the offshore oil and gas industry in 2014, senior oil and gas professionals are forecasting tighter monitoring of capital expenditures (CAPEX) this year, according to

Accommodation vessel ready for Brazil

JANUARY 22, 2014—Marine Assets Corporation, headquartered in Dubai, UAE, recently handed over the Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) Olympia, a DP-3 Accommodation Vessel, to Brazil’s Gran Energia. The accommodation vessel will go to work

Kleven books order for IMR vessel

JANUARY 21, 2014 — Norway’s Kleven shipyard has won an order from Stig Remøy’s Olympic Shipping AS covering the construction of an IMR  (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) vessel of MT 6021 design.

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