Keppel FELS delivers first jack-up of year to Borr Drilling

JANUARY 5, 2018 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd,, reports that it has delivered the jack-up rig, Saga, to Borr Drilling

Administration seeks to open up more areas for offshore drilling

JANUARY 5, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced what he called “the next step for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Administration seeks to open 90% of OCS to offshore drilling

JANUARY 5, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced what he called “the next step for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program

S.D. Standard Drilling PSV awarded North Sea contract

JANUARY 4, 2018 — Limassol, Cyprus, headquartered S.D. Standard Drilling Plc (SDSD) reports that Standard Supplier, one of its five large, wholly owned platform supply vessels (PSVs), has been awarded a one-well

BSEE seeks changes to rules put in place after Deepwater Horizon

DECEMBER 29, 2017 — In what is widely seen as an attempt to roll back safety measures put in place after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

SEACOR buys four foreign-flag PSVs

DECEMBER 27, 2017 — SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI) has acquired four foreign flagged platform supply vessels (PSVs). SEACOR and the sellers agreed to keep the exact terms of the transaction

KHI cancels Island Offshore order, will take $114.8 million hit

DECEMBER 26, 2017 — Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) says it has decided to terminate by agreement its shipbuilding contract with Island Offshore Shipholding LP for the top hole drilling/light well

Keppel O&M to pay $422 million to settle Brazil corruption case

DECEMBER 26, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Singapore-based Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM) and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Keppel Offshore & Marine USA Inc. (KOM USA),

ABS grants AIP for new large ethane carrier concept

DECEMBER 23, 2017—Class society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new very large ethane carrier (VLEC) concept developed by China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a member of the

DOE announces $18.5 million in offshore wind R&D funding

DECEMBER 13, 2017 — U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has announced $18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will

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