JUNE 20, 2013 — Seadrill Limited has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China.
JUNE 10, 2013 — Great Yarmouth, U.K., headquartered Seajacks International has entered into a contract with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries to build what it says will be “the world’s largest
JUNE 3, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited has delivered its first KFELS Super A Class jack-up rig to Discovery Offshore S.A., which is managed by NASDAQ-listed Hercules Offshore, Inc. Named Discovery
MAY 30, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine reports that subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a contract to build a jack-up drilling rig from BOT Lease Co., Ltd., a leasing company of The
MAY 28, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine reports that its Jurong Shipyard subsidiary has secured a US$596 million contract from Noble Corporation for a newbuild ultra-high specification jack-up rig for use in
MAY 27, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has delivered the KFELS Super B Class jack-up rig, Hakuryu-11, to Japan Drilling
MAY 16, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard has delivered a second KFELS B Class jackup rig to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro).
MAY 7, 2013 — With the introduction of the TDU-400, a premium class 400 HPHT (high pressure, high temperature) jack-up drilling rig, the TDU-400, Triyards Holdings Limited has become one of only
APRIL 12, 2013 — Harvey, LA, based Inland Salvage, Inc. has completed the salvage of a retired jack-up drilling rig that sank in mid-December. The rig was under tow from Fourchon, LA,
APRIL 10, 2013 — Zentech, Inc., a Houston based marine engineering and naval architecture consulting firm, specializing in the offshore oil and gas and renewable energy industries, today announced the appointment of