Island Offshore vessel to get batteries and gangway for Equinor job

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — Ulsteinvik, Norway, headquartered Island Offshore has secured a three-year agreement with Equinor for its DPII PSV Island Clipper to serve as combined PSV and walk to work vessel.

Solstad Offshore in talks with lenders

OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Underscoring the continuing toughness of the offshore services sector, Solstad Offshore ASA says it is to start talks with its lenders. Solstad Offshore ASA was created by the

Sembcorp Marine wins Petrojarl Varg FPS0 life extension contract

OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Sembcorp Marine Ltd reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte. Ltd. has signed an agreement with Varg L.L.C., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teekay Offshore

Tidewater and GulfMark Offshore move ahead on merger plan

OCTOBER 17, 2018 — Offshore services specialists Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) and GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: GLF) today announced the filing of the joint definitive proxy statement and prospectus with the U.S.

Liberian Registry creates Offshore Oil and Gas Department

OCTOBER 11, 2018 — The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry, has formalized its in-house technical and commercial capabilities in the offshore sector with

Shelf Drilling jack-ups find work in the Adriatic

OCTOBER 5, 2018 — Dubai headquartered shallow water offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling, Ltd. reports that one of its subsidiaries has secured a two-year contract for the jack-up Key Singapore with Eni

Borr to activate four more

OCTOBER 4, 2018 — In another sign of increasing optimism in the offshore drilling market, Tor Olav Troim’s Borr Drilling Limited has decided to start the activation of four additional newbuild jack-ups.

Stolt-Nielsen, Golar and Hoegh in $182 million LNG venture

OCTOBER 1, 2018 — Stolt-Nielsen Limited, Golar LNG Ltd and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. today announced a combined investment commitment of $182 million in Avenir LNG Ltd. to pursue opportunities to deliver

NAO and Canada’s Horizon Maritime plan to combine

OCTOBER 1, 2018 — Nordic American Offshore Ltd (NYSE: NAO) reports that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) contemplating a combination with Canada based Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. Subject

Two former SBM Offshore officials get prison terms in bribery case

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 — A former CEO and former executive of oil services company SBM Offshore were sentenced to prison Friday for their involvement in an international bribery conspiracy. Anthony “Tony” Mace,

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