Lamprell to operate only one yard

United Arab Emirates based offshore fabrication specialist Lamprell plc is consolidating its operations in one yard. “At least for the time being,” it says. As part of what Lamprell calls its “self-help

Virginia legislation paves way for massive offshore wind expansion

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) into law over the weekend. The legislation, which passed in the state Senate and the House of Delegates in March, paves

ABS and Chouest carry out first-ever remote DP/FMEA

Utilizing Edison Chouest Offshore’s Remote Monitoring Center (RMC), ABS has performed the first ever remote Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DP/FMEA) as part of completing the special survey of the machinery of Chouest’s

Hornbeck Offshore to file for Chapter 11

Covington, La., based Hornbeck Offshore Services (OTCQB:HOSS) plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In a Form 8K dated March 31, the company reported that it and certain of its subsidiaries

OTC 2020 cancelled

The 2020 OTC event in Houston, which had originally been planned for early May, has now been cancelled. The next presentation of the event has now been set for May 3-6, 2021..

One-time coal-fired power plant site to be an international hub for offshore wind

Over the past 18 months, the transformation of Brayton Point in Somerset, Mass., has reached significant milestones as the landscape shifted from its historic use as a coal-fired power plant to an

Restructuring will see Solstad Offshore shed 37 vessels

Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered Solstad Offshore ASA reported yesterday that a majority of its creditors — including secured lenders, leasing companies, industrial shareholders and key bondholders — have established a common plan to

ABS to class new series of jack-ups

ABS is to provide classification for a series of highly innovative Self-Elevating Drilling Units (SEDU) for Silver Eagle Global of Manama, Bahrain.The vessel construction will be based on the Levingston/MiNO Enhanced 430WC-4

ABB systems picked for giant Japanese wind turbine installation jack-up

ABB advanced power and control systems have been chosen for a giant self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) under construction for Japan’s Shimizu Corporation by shipbuilder Japan Marine United. According to Shimizu,

Shearwater Geo enters deepwater OBS market with U.S. GoM award

Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS reports it has been awarded a major Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) deepwater ROV project by TGS and partner in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This will be Shearwater’s

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