Harvey Gulf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

MARCH 8, 2018 — Shane J. Guidry’s Harvey Gulf International Marine and 90 affiliated entities yesterday each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in

GE to develop world’s largest offshore wind turbine

MARCH 1, 2018 — GE Renewable Energy (NYSE:GE) today unveiled its plan to develop the largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine yet: the Haliade-X. Featuring a 12 MW direct drive generator and

Cloud based solution helps SolstadFarstad save fuel

MARCH 1, 2018 — Norway’s SolstadFarstad and Yxney Maritime AS have completed a pilot project to develop and roll out the Yxney fuel efficiency and emission reduction software MarESS. MarESS is a

Seadrill at “pivotal moment” in restructuring plans

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 — John Fredriksen controlled offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited reports that it has succeeded in reaching a global settlement with an ad hoc group of bondholders, the official committee

Borr Drilling set to acquire Paragon Offshore

FEBRUARY 22, 2018 — Consolidation in the jack-up market continues. Tor Olav Troim’s Borr Drilling Limited is set to acquire Houston-headquartered Paragon Offshore. Borr has received commitments from holders of 67.9% of

Rynd named new President & CEO of Tidewater

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 — Publicly traded Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced it has appointed former Hercules Offshore executive John T. Rynd as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer and a

Spill response: OSRL and Cedre strengthen cooperation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018 — Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and France’s Center for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (Cedre) have signed a Letter of Cooperation to strengthen operational level

Kvaerner wins Barents Sea FPSO topside modules contract

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil for delivery of the topside modules for the Johan Castberg floating production vessel (FPSO), as well as for hook-up and integration

Bourbon reorganizes: Will take $210 million loss on sale of 41 vessels

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — Paris headquartered offshore services provider Bourbon Corporation is to shed 41 of its 65 oldest vessels and take an expected impairment loss of about €170 million (about $210

VIDEO: Umoe Mandal teams with Bordelon on next gen crew transfer

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — U.S. operators in the market for high performance oil & gas sector crew transfer vessels could soon have a new option. Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal has introduced the

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