Offshore

Floating LNG power plant gets DNV GL AIP

AUGUST 11, 2016 — Japan’s IHI Corporation has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classificatiom society DNV GL for its FLPS (Floating LNG Power Station) concept. The FLPS concept is a combination

Tidewater: Another red ink quarter

AUGUST 10, 2016 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) reported a first quarter net loss for the period ended June 30, 2016, of $89.1 million, or $1.89 per common share, on

VIDEO: Transocean semi grounds off Scotland

AUGUST 8, 2016 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the grounding of the semi-submersible Transocean Winner on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in

OOS International orders two SSCVs in China

AUGUST 4, 2016 — In what it calls a “quantum leap within the offshore & heavy lift industry,” Serooskerke, Netherlands, headquartered Holding OOS International Group B.V. yesterday confirmed that it has signed

Brazilian shipyard delivers Damen PSV 500

AUGUST 1, 2016 — Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore, a joint venture between Wilson Sons and Chilean maritime services provider Ultramar, has taken delivery of a Damen PSV 5000, built at Wilson Sons

DOF Subsea wins Prelude FLNG IMR contract

JULY 29, 2016 —Shell Australia has awarded Bergen, Norway, headquartered DOF Subsea a five-year contract with two two-year options to provide a fulltime underwater services and multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) to the

Damen eyes oil and gas decommissioning market

JULY 28, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design: the Damen Decommissioning Series. The vessel will specialize in three core areas of the oil and gas decommissioning sector: