BV grants AIP to production-friendly FPSO hull design

APRIL 18, 2017 — Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) Approval in Principle (AIP) for the noah-FPSO Hull and associated design and construction. BV

MacGregor takes majority stake in Flintstone Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has acquired 51% of the shares of privately owned company Flintstone Technology Ltd. Based in Dundalk, U.K. and with ten employees, Flintstone is a small

Keppel O&M wins major orders from repeat customers

DECEMBER 29, 2015 — Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd reports that subsidiaries have secured four contracts from repeat customers worth a total of about S$125 million (about US$89 million). In Singapore, Keppel

Royston completes engine overhaul on North Sea FPSO

NOVEMBER 11, 2015 — U.K. based diesel power specialist Royston Limited has completed a major engine overhaul on the Bluewater-owned Haewene Brim offshore floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The 252

Keppel Shipyard lands another FPSO contract

AUGUST 11, 2015—Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd has secured a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair, upgrade

Korean shipyards look to cut newbuild costs

AUGUST 10, 2015—South Korean shipyards are market leaders for construction of floating and fixed offshore oil and gas installations. They are world-class competitively, but even greater savings could result from addressing variations

IHI takes ¥9 billion hit from Brazilian shipyard venture

APRIL 29, 2015 — Citing the impacts of Brazil’s corruption scandal and the drop in energy prices, Japan’s IHI Corporation said yesterday that it would record an extraordinary loss of ¥9 billion

Ezra wins $110 million FPSO turret mooring contract

JANUARY 12, 2015 —  Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited reports that wholly owned subsidiary London Marine Consultants (LMC) has been awarded a $110 million contract by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard to supply an

Dutch shipyard to upgrade FPSO for Brazil

DECEMBER 21, 2014—Dutch shipyard Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, was recently awarded an EPC contract by Petrojarl I LLC to upgrade the FPSO Petrojarl I for redeployment to

NASSCO, Braemar ink deal on innovative LNG tank system

DECEMBER 11, 2014—Braemar LNG BV, the wholly owned subsidiary of Braemar Shipping Services PLC, has signed a license agreement with General Dynamics NASSCO to use its patents in the design and construction

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