Bourbon reports increased first quarter revenues

MAY 2, 2013 — Paris-headquartered offshore services provider Bourbon reports that at Euros 315.1 first quarter revenues were up 13.4 percent compared with first quarter 2012 (EUR 278 million) and stable compared

Havyard orders MacGregor cranes for Nigeria IMR vessel

MAY 2, 2013 — Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has ordered two cranes from Cargotec’s MacGregor subsidiary for installation on the 113 m subsea IMR vessel it is building for Nigeria’s Marine Platforms Limited

Siem orders cable layer to work with wind farm installer

APRIL 30, 2013 — Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., Poland. It covers the construction of a dynamically positioned cable lay vessel (“CLV”) scheduled for

Kuma Shipping to build two PSVs to new Ulstein design

APRIL 29, 2012 — Hong Kong based Kuma Shipping is to build two platform supply vessels of the new Ulstein P128 design at a Chinese shipyard for planned delivery in 2014. The

PGS unveils “ultimate” seismic acquisition ship

APRIL 26 2013 — Oslo-listed Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has unveiled what it says is the “ultimate seismic acquisition platform,” the 24-streamer Ramform Titan which was named today at the MHI shipyard in

Vard gets LOI for LNG-fueled PSV

APRIL 23, 2013 — Vard reports that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Stavanger, Norway, based Simon Møkster Shipping for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel

Island Offshore wins major contract extension

APRIL 22, 2013 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has been awarded a major contract extension by BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. The two-year contract extension

Aberdeen naming ceremony for Sinopacific X-bow PSV

APRIL 17, 2017 — Shipbuilder Sinopacific and owner Deep Sea Supply yesterday held a naming ceremony in Aberdeen, Scotland, for Sea Falcon, the first of twelve PX 105 platform supply vessels Sinopacific

Report cites problems with Arctic drilling operations

MARCH 15, 2013 — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday announced the findings of a Departmental review of Shell’s 2012 Arctic operations. Salazar ordered the review in January (see earlier story)

Halliburton chooses Cape Town for stim vessel repair work

MARCH 15, 2013 — Halliburton’s Angola-based stimulation vessel Stim Star Angola, is in the Port of Cape Town for scheduled repair work by DCD Marine. “The choice of DCD Marine as a

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