OCTOBER 18, 2012 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) reports that a subsidiary has been awarded contracts to refurbish and undertake rig repair work at the McDermott Altamira fabrication facility in Tamaulipas,
JUNE 28, 2012—Destined to support Shell’s drilling efforts in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, the semi-submersible Kulluk and drillship Noble Discoverer recently set sail for the Arctic from Vigor Industrial’s Seattle, WA,
JUNE 7, 2012 — The Drydocks World Nanindah shipyard in Batam, Indonesia, launched Singapore-based Hallin Marine’s Compact Semi-Submersible, CSS Derwent. on June 5. Expected delivery is at the end of 2012. The
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
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
Gibraltar-based ship repairer Gibdock says it has moved an important step closer to its key strategic aim of carving a niche in the growing regional market for jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rig
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) recently announced its wholly-owned subsidiary COSL Drilling Europe AS signed a contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard Co. Ltd. to construct of a new deep-water semi-submersible platform.
Aker Solutions has received a Letter of Award from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), to supply two drilling equipment packages to the new “Cat D” drilling rigs the yard is building
Denmark’s Semco Maritime A/S is carrying out two contracts for Transocean in Tromsø and Bergen, Norway. One of the contracts involves the GVA-4000 design semi-submersible drilling unit Transocean Winner, a large rig
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Keppel FELS Ltd in Singapore for the construction of two ultra harsh environment, high capacity jack-up drilling rigs. The first rig is scheduled for delivery
