GC Rieber Shipping orders subsea construction vessel

JUNE 1, 2012—Norway’s Ulstein has signed a NOK 800 million ($131.8 million) contract for the delivery of a high capacity subsea construction vessel based on its SX121 design to GC Rieber Shipping,

Mars A TLP to get 650-ton additional living quarters unit

MAY 31, 2012 —Shell Offshore Inc. has contracted with LoneStar Marine Shelters of Galveston, Texas to fabricate the 607 ton, 76 bed auxiliary living quarters for the Shell Mars “A” expansion. The

Troms Offshore Supply takes delivery of newbuild PSV

MAY 30, 2012 — Troms Offshore Supply, Tromsø, Norway, has taken delivery of newbuild no 773 at STX Søviknes shipyard in Norway.  The ship will be given the name MV Troms Sirius

Hyundai Heavy to build giant semi for Fred Olsen Energy

MAY 28, 2012 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), has won a $700 million order to build a semi-submersible drilling rig for Fred Olsen Energy. Hyundai Heavy, as a turnkey contractor, will undertake

Deepwater blowout exercise to be conducted this summer in GOM

MAY 25, 2012—This summer, the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), Houston, TX, will conduct a live drill to deploy its new capping stack well control equipment in the Gulf of Mexico as

Nautronix to supply deepwater acoustic positioning systems for Rowan drillship newbuilds

May 24, 2012 –Aberdeen, Scotland, based Nautronix has been awarded a contract to supply NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning systems for Rowan’s new ultra-deepwater drillships. The vessels will be constructed at Hyundai

Tidewater reports fourth quarter results and year end earnings for FY 2012

MAY 21, 2012 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today fourth quarter net earnings for the period ended March 31, 2012, of $33.6 million, or $0.66 per common share, on

Rolls-Royce to design, power and equip Atlantic Offshore newbuild at Simek

MAY 20, 2012—Rolls-Royce has secured a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for a 76.6 m offshore supply vessel (OSV) to be built

ABS to class latest Ensco drillship newbuild

MAY 17, 2012:  Ensco plc has selected ABS as the classification society for its latest advanced-capability, ultra deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd (SHI) Shipyard in

Topaz Marine launches two Incat Crowther wind farm service vessels

MAY 17, 2012: Incat Crowther reports the launch of ASP Tyne and ASP Thames, two 18 m catamaran wind farm service craft at Topaz Marine’s Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., shipyard. Built for ASP

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