Sembcorp unit wins $1 billion Maersk North Sea contract

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 —  Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine  reports that subsidiary SMOE Pte Ltd has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract worth over $1 billion (including long lead items) from Maersk

Hawaii marks two milestones on road to clean marine power

AUGUST 31, 2015 — Hawaii this month marked two significant milestones on the path to clean power. Makai Ocean Engineering celebrated the completion of the world’s largest operational Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Eni finds supergiant gas field in Egyptian deepwater

AUGUST 31, 2015 — Italian based energy major Eni has discovered what it calls a “supergiant” offshore gas field at its Zohr Prospect, in Egyptian economic zone deepwater. Eni says that, according

Wartsila wins regas module orders for two FSRUs

AUGUST 31, 2015 — South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has placed contracts with Wärtsilä for seawater/propane based regasification modules. The systems are to be installed on FSRU (Floating Storage and

Keppel acquires LeTourneau jackup business for $100 million

AUGUST 31, 2015 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is paying $100 million to acquire the LeTourneau jackup rig business from Cameron International. The news comes within days of the announcement

Elcano LNG carriers to be largest to transit Panama Canal

AUGUST 28, 2015—Two 178,000m³ LNG carriers for Spanish owner Elcano will be the largest of their kind to navigate the Panama Canal when they are delivered in 2017—ushering in a new pattern

Ezra and Japanese engineering giant in subsea joint venture

AUGUST 27, 2015 – Singapore’s Ezra Holdings has entered a binding MOU that will see Japanese engineering giant Chiyoda Corporation invest in Ezra’s Subsea Services business, Emas AMC, to form Emas Chiyoda

Ulstein launches giant Chouest/Island OCV

AUGUST 26, 2015 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft yesterday launched Island Venture (Yard No. 302), the first of the two giant SX165 design offshore construction vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore and Island

Royal IHC launches fifth pipelayer in Sapura series

AUGUST 21, 2015 — Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched Sapura Rubi, its fifth 550 t pipelaying vessel for Sapura Navegação Marítima S.A. in a ceremony at it shipyard in Krimpen aan

Western Gulf lease sale attracts few bidders

AUGUST 19, 2015 — The Department of the Interior’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease sale drew just $22,675,212 in high bids for tracts on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas. Just

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