Troms Offshore Supply takes delivery of newbuild PSV

MAY 30, 2012 — Troms Offshore Supply, Tromsø, Norway, has taken delivery of newbuild no 773 at STX Søviknes shipyard in Norway.  The ship will be given the name MV Troms Sirius

Hyundai Heavy to build giant semi for Fred Olsen Energy

MAY 28, 2012 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), has won a $700 million order to build a semi-submersible drilling rig for Fred Olsen Energy. Hyundai Heavy, as a turnkey contractor, will undertake

Deepwater blowout exercise to be conducted this summer in GOM

MAY 25, 2012—This summer, the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), Houston, TX, will conduct a live drill to deploy its new capping stack well control equipment in the Gulf of Mexico as

Nautronix to supply deepwater acoustic positioning systems for Rowan drillship newbuilds

May 24, 2012 –Aberdeen, Scotland, based Nautronix has been awarded a contract to supply NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning systems for Rowan’s new ultra-deepwater drillships. The vessels will be constructed at Hyundai

Tidewater reports fourth quarter results and year end earnings for FY 2012

MAY 21, 2012 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today fourth quarter net earnings for the period ended March 31, 2012, of $33.6 million, or $0.66 per common share, on

Rolls-Royce to design, power and equip Atlantic Offshore newbuild at Simek

MAY 20, 2012—Rolls-Royce has secured a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for a 76.6 m offshore supply vessel (OSV) to be built

ABS to class latest Ensco drillship newbuild

MAY 17, 2012:  Ensco plc has selected ABS as the classification society for its latest advanced-capability, ultra deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd (SHI) Shipyard in

ABB wins $18 million order to supply systems for two pipe-layers

MAY 16, 2012: ABB has won an order worth $18 million from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to supply energy efficient propulsion and electrical power systems for two new deep sea pipeline

Cargotec books contracts to equip 15 OSV’s building in China

MAY 16, 2012: Cargotec says that in April it secured new contracts  to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in

Smit Lamnalco plans expansion

MAY 15, 2012: Following the 2011 acquisition by Lamnalco of Smit’s terminal and anchor handling tug supply activities, Smit Lamnalco has been launched as a distinct entity. Daan Koornneef, Smit Lamnalco Chief

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