Seajacks to install turbines for Taiwanese offshore wind farm

MAY 2, 2018 — U.K.-based offshore installation contractor Seajacks recently won a contract from Siemens Gamesa to install its 6MW wind turbines during Phase 2 of the 120MW Formosa 1 offshore wind

Global consortium aims to ease pains of decommissioning projects

MAY 2, 2018 — Global spending on oil and gas decommissioning is expected to be $13 billion per year by 2040. Now a new global decommissioning consortium has been set up that

Offshore wind: Periods of 2018 will see all Seacat vessels under charter

MAY 2, 2018 —Isle of Wight, U.K. based offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, reports that periods of 2018 will see all of its 14 vessels under charter, with some

First Damen FCS retrofitted with motion compensated gangway

MAY 1, 2018 — A 50 m Damen FCS 5009 fast crew supply vessel in operation with Nigerian offshore services company LATC Marine in the Gulf of Guinea has been fitted with

VesselsValue launches daily valuations for Offshore Construction Vessels

MAY 1, 2018 — VesselsValue (VV), the world’s leading online valuation provider, is launching daily valuations for Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs). This completes VV’s expansion into Offshore Valuation, which already includes all

Two Ocean Rig drillships first with ABS MPD-Ready notation

MAY 1, 2018 — ABS reports that it has awarded the world’s first Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) –Ready Notation to Ocean Rig for the ABS-classed Corcovado and Mykonos deep water drillships. The

Borr Drilling sells off 14 oldies to a non-drilling company

APRIL 30, 2018 — Tor Olav Troim’s Borr Drilling Limited has sold 14 older jack-up rigs en bloc to a non-drilling company. The rigs were acquired as part of Borr Drilling’s acquisition

ABS Group picked for French floating wind farm design verification

APRIL 24, 2018 — A consortium comprising ENGIE, EDP Renewables and Caisse des Dépôts, has selected the ABS Group to provide design verification services for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion

Havila brings PSV out of layup for Total charter

APRIL 19, 2018 — Fosnavåg, Norway, headquartered Havila Shipping ASA reports that it has entered into charter contracts with Total E&P UK for the PSV vessels Havila Aurora and Havila Borg. The

Seadrill set to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy

APRIL 18, 2018 — Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited reports that its plan of reorganization has been confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Seadrill says the

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