Ørsted awards Van Oord major Taiwan wind farm cable contract

Here’s a reminder that there’s more to offshore wind farms than wind turbines. Rotterdam headquartered Van Oord has been awarded a contract by Ørsted for the cable installation works at the Greater

VIDEO: Keppel O&M and ABS integrate Smart Functions into rigs

Classification society ABS has partnered with Keppel Offshore & Marine in developing the first two newbuild offshore drilling rigs with Smart notations. One, delivered earlier this year for work in offshore Mexico,

OMSA says report creates framework for OSV use in disaster response

Offshore service vessels may soon be able to assist in disaster response situations without being hampered by overly strict or differing interpretations of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) regulations. The National Offshore Safety

Kongsberg upgrade of Tidewater PSV includes advanced hybrid solution

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to carry out a “full picture” upgrade of the 2011-built Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) platform supply vessel Bailey Tide that will include installation of a state-of-the-art

Tidewater makes leadership change

Houston headquartered offshore services provider Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) reports that its board of directors has appointed Quintin V. Kneen as President, Chief Executive Officer, and director, effective immediately. John T. Rynd

Harvey Gulf continues international push

Two Harvey Gulf International Marine PSV 3250’s arrived without incident in Nigeria on August 12, 2019 and immediately began one-year contracts (see earlier story). “We want to thank our local partner and

Uptick in interest in completing stalled OSV newbuilds

China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd has placed orders with Norwegian liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions to supply large liquid-cargo systems and associated equipment for two MPSVs the shipyard  is

Vattenfall officially opens Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm

Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall today officially opened Denmark’s, Scandinavia’s and Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3 in a ceremony attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by

Hornbeck Offshore no longer in compliance with NYSE listing requirements

Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) reports that it has received written notice from the New York Stock Exchange that the company is not in compliance with the NYSE continued

GoM lease sale generates $160 million in high bids

Yesterday’s region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 253 generated $159,386,761 in high bids for 151 tracts covering 835,006 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 27 companies

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