SEACOR takes stake in European wind farm utility vessel operator

Houma, La., based SEACOR Marine LCC reports that it has invested in Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd, a European operator of wind farm utility vessels. SEACOR Marine, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc.

BSEE holds “blowout” spill drill

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently completed an unannounced oil spill drill to assess Stone Energy Corporation’s ability to respond to a hypothetical blowout experienced by one of its

STX OSV books order for fish feed carrier

STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract for the construction of what is describes as a “Forage Carrier” for Eidsvaag AS. The forage in question is fish

Wärtsilä Ship Design awarded breakthrough Brazil contract

Wärtsilä is to supply the design and propulsors/positioning system for a series of two new flexible pipe laying vessels (PLVs) to be built by Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The owner

GVA to design harsh environment accommodation rig for Jurong

Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard has awarded Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered GVA a contract for the design of a GVA 3000E Accommodation Unit. The new unit—to be installed in the North Sea Norwegian Continental Shelf—will

Keppel books $809 million semi order for Brazil

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Fernvale Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract worth approximately $809 million from Urca Drilling B.V., a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participações S.A.

Purchase of unique production semisubmersible accelerated

LLOG Exploration Company, LLC, Covington, LA, will accelerate payments on the acquisition of the OPTI-EX production semi-submersible under an agreement in principle with EXMAR, Antwerp, Belgium. Under the deal, LLOG will pay

Pacific Drilling takes delivery of fourth drillship

Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE:PACD) has taken delivery of its newest drillship from shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries, the Pacific Santa Ana. The drillship features advanced drilling technology that includes dual load path capability

Cheniere plans second Texas LNG export terminal

Cheniere Energy, Inc.  (NYSE Amex: LNG) is planning a second U.S. LNG export facility. It says that its Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC subsidiary is developing a liquefied natural gas  export terminal at

World Wide Supply orders four Damen platform supply vessels

Start-up offshore services company World Wide Supply has ordered four PSV 3300 CD platform supply vessels from Damen Shipyards.  The PSV 3300 CD, built according to Damen’s E3 principles (Environmentally friendly, Efficient

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