Sembcorp Marine unit wins North Sea topsides contract

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine says that its wholly-owned SMOE subsidiary has secured a contract worth about Singapore $900 million (about US$ 727 million) from Det norske oljeselskap ASA, Norway.

Faulty bolts could sideline offshore drilling rigs

FEBRUARY 7, 2013—In a Safety Alert on January 29, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) directed the suspension of operations of offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that

ABB to supply electrical systems for Brazilian drillships

FEBRUARY 7, 2013—Under contracts worth $160 million, ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, will design, supply, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning of the main electrical systems for seven next generation drill ships that are being

Jaya Holdings takes delivery of multipurpose OSV

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 — Singapore’s Jaya Holdings Limited has delivered a new state-of-the-art multi-purpose offshore support vessel, Jaya Pride, from its Batam, Indonesia, shipyard. Chief Executive Officer Venkatraman Sheshashayee says the vessel

President Obama picks Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 — In what National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi yesterday called “a bit of a surprise,” President Barack Obama yesterday announced that he has chosen Sally Jewell to

PSV will be first vessel with Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge

FEBRUARY 6, 2013 — Rolls-Royce says that an offshore vessel under construction for Simon Møkster Shipping will be the first in the world to feature its innovative Unified Bridge solution — which

Aries Marine orders PSVs at Leevac Shipyards

JANUARY 31, 2013 — Leevac Shipyards Jennings LLC, Jennings, LA, has signed contracts with Aries Marine, Inc. of Lafayette, LA, to build two diesel electric platform supply vessels. With dimensions of 270

Damen introduces deepwater AHTS design

JANUARY 30, 2012 — Damen Shipyards Group has introduces the latest addition to the Damen Offshore Series. Its newly designed Damen AHTS 200 is a versatile deepwater anchor handling tug supply vessel

ICE-C class IMR vessel Seven Viking named in Norway

JANUARY 30, 2013 — A next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel, designed for operations in the harshest environments, was named at a ceremony today in Stavanger, Norway. Co-owned by Subsea

Court accepts BP’s Deepwater Horizon plea deal

JANUARY 29, 2013 — BP today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted the company’s plea resolving all federal criminal charges against the company stemming

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