GOM rig activity returning to normal after Harvey
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017— The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) reports that offshore oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs and beginning to
Offshore
PPL Shipyard cancels two jack-up contracts
AUGUST 31, 2017 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd, has terminated two contracts with the subsidiaries of Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd, for the construction
DOE issues update on impact of Tropical Storm Harvey
AUGUST 30, 2017 — In a summary issued at 4.00 PM EDT today, the U.S. Department of Energy says that Tropical Storm Harvey continues to produce heavy rain across eastern Texas and
Harvey: Oil & gas industry starts to assess the hit
AUGUST 29, 2017 — Analysts are attempting to predict the longer term impact as Tropical Storm Harvey continues its rampage through America’s oil and gas industry heartland taking a toll on production,
Framo wins another FSRU pump system contract
AUGUST 29, 2017 — Bergen, Norway, based Framo AS has won a contract to deliver pump systems (sea water lift pumps) for a potential Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) for the shipowner
Baku Shipyard completes sea trials of SCV
AUGUST 28, 2017 — Azerbaijan’s Baku Shipyard reports that its first newbuild, the Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV) Khankendi, has successfully completed sea trials. Ordered in April 2014 under a US$378 million from
ESVAGT orders SOV to support 15 year MHI Vestas contract
AUGUST 24, 2017 — Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered ESVAGT is to build a new service operation vessel (SOV) to support MHI Vestas Offshore Wind in its Deutsche Bucht wind farm project. ESVAGT has
Total to acquire Maersk Oil in $7.45 billion deal
AUGUST 21, 2017 — The Boards of Total SA and A.P. Møller – Mærsk have both approved the acquisition of 100% of the equity of the E&P company Maersk Oil & Gas
GoM Lease Sale 249 bidders still focused on deepwater
AUGUST 16, 2017 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that the region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 249 generated $121,143,055 in high bids for 90 tracts covering 508,096
Canada’s Horizon Maritime emerges as buyer of Kleven Yd No. 379
AUGUST 14, 2017 — Mystery solved: Canada’s Horizon Maritime Services has emerged as the buyer of the Marin Teknikk MT 6015 design offshore multipurpose vessel whose sale was recently announced by Norwegian