Seadrill orders another drillship at Samsung

John Fredriksen’s Seadrill says it continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water discoveries and increased development drilling. Specific interest, mainly from

Cargotec opens Houston offshore service center

Cargotec has established a new offshore service center in Houston, Texas, which provides repair, upgrades and systems modernisations for rigs, vessels and platform operators. The center has a hydraulic test bed, which

Former BP engineer faces first criminal charges in Deepwater Horizon case

Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, was arrested April 24 on charges of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster, announced

Rolls-Royce to design, power and equip Island Offshore subsea support vessel

Rolls-Royce is to design, power and equip the advanced UT 737 CD subsea construction vessel ordered from STX OSV last month (see earlier story) by Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and

Dean Taylor to step down as Tidewater President and CEO

Dean Taylor (L) is to be succeeded as President and CEO of Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) by Jeffrey M. Platt (R). Mr. Taylor, who has held his present position with the offshore services

TTS sells drilling equipment business to Cameron, keeps offshore handling

TTS Group ASA has agreed to sell its drilling equipment business, a part of TTS Energy Division, and relevant subsidiaries, to Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) for $270 million, plus a turnover

Cheniere gets FERC approval for Sabine Pass LNG export facility

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE Amex: CQP) reports that its subsidiaries, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. have received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to site,

Aker Solutions to provide Statoil with Cat B rig services

Aker Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with Statoil to provide a full range of heavy well intervention and light drilling services on the Norwegian continental shelf using an entirely new type

Bourbon AHTS is first vessel drydocked by Damen Shiprepair Brest

Two weeks after its acquisition by Damen Shipyards, the former Sobrena shipyard in Brest, France, (now Damen Shiprepair Brest) has booked its first order. Bourbon Offshore Surf’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel

Siem Offshore orders two OSCVs at STX OSV

STX OSV reports that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OSV’s

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