Chouest forms subsea services JV with FMC Technologies
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) reports that it has formed a joint venture with Edison Chouest Offshore LLC. The new company will be based in Houston. Utilizing the
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Corvus supplying battery system for fuel cell vessel
OCTOBER 5, 2012—Corvus Energy, Richmond, BC, Canada, is supplying the battery pack and battery management system for the Viking Lady, the first commercial vessel to use a fuel cell specially adapted for
Miclyn Express Offshore building two Platform Supply Vessels
AUGUST 17, 2012—Singapore’s Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) recently laid the keel for the first of two 64m, 2,000-dwt Platform Supply Vessels at its Batam-based PT Loh & Loh shipyard. Listed on the
Smit Lamnalco donates to support seafarer services vessel
JULY 23, 2012—Quality of life is such an important issue for attracting and retaining seafarers. Often, seafarers can spend months away from their families with little or no contact. What we take
HHI to sign $700 million contract for huge spar platform
JULY 18, 2012 —Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) recently was awarded a Letter of Intent (LOI) to construct the spar hull for a gas production platform from Statoil in a consortium with
Bourbon gets EUR 420 million financing to fund newbuilding spree
JUNE 21, 2012 — Paris-headquartered offshore marine services giant Bourbon has secured EUR 420 million in new financing to support its growth and finance its investment program for new vessels. The financing
Deepwater blowout exercise to be conducted this summer in GOM
MAY 25, 2012—This summer, the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), Houston, TX, will conduct a live drill to deploy its new capping stack well control equipment in the Gulf of Mexico as
Inace Shipyard delivers Brazilian fast supply vessel
Brazil’s Inace Shipyard recently delivered the Siem Carajas, a 50m fast supply vessel (FSV), to Siem Consub. Designed by Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle, WA, the 50-meter by 10-meter Siem Carajas is
Tidewater reports “unexpected developments” in Angola JV negotiations
Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) reports “unexpected developments” in its negotiations with Angolan national oil company Sonangol on Sonatide, the joint venture with Sonangol in which Tidewater has a 49
BSEE names Chief of Offshore Regulatory Programs
Doug Morris, the newly appointed Chief of Offshore Regulatory Programs at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is a veteran whose resume includes working in industry as a petroleum engineer