Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen to head DNV GL Maritime

DECEMBER 17, 2013 — Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen has been appointed president of DNV GL Maritime. He will take on the role January 1, 2014. He will be member of the DNV GL Executive

Eastern delivers another OSV for HOS deepwater fleet

OCTOBER 23, 2013—One of the largest shipbuilders of offshore service vessels in the world, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, continues to launch and deliver new tonnage for the deepwater Gulf

Bibby Marine unit to build another SWATH survey vessel

OCTOBER 15, 2013—The U.K.’s Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, has begun construction of a sister ship to the SWATH survey vessel Bibby Tethra. To be called

Harvey Gulf closes Abdon Callais asset purchase

OCTOBER 14, 2013 — New Orleans based Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that it has closed its $460 million cash asset purchase of Abdon Callais Offshore, while simultaneously selling six of the

Rolls-Royce, Guido Perla collaborate on Jackson Offshore PSVs

OCTOBER 10, 2013—Leading power and propulsion specialist Rolls-Royce and naval architectural and marine engineering firm Guido Perla and Associates, Inc. (GPA) teamed up last year to provide a highly innovative design and

Keppel Shipyard books two more FPSO conversions

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard Ltd  has secured two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contracts with a combined value of S$190 million. They come from repeat customers SBM

Harvey Gulf swoops on Abdon Callais Offshore

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC, New Orleans, and Abdon Callais Offshore, LLC (ACO), Golden Meadow, LA, have executed a definitive agreement that will Harvey Gulf is to purchase

Island Offshore wins North Sea LWI contract

AUGUST 29, 2013 — Island Offshore, a leading Light Well Intervention (LWI) specialist in which the Chouest and Ulstein family are partners, has been selected by Premier Oil UK Limited to undertake

New deepwater oil discovery for Petrobras

AUGUST 8, 2013—Brazil’s Petrobras has confirmed  an oil discovery in a well 303 km offshore of the state of São Paulo in water depths of 2,158 meters. The deepwater discovery was at

Incat Tasmania to build catamaran crewboat

AUGUST 5, 2013—Australia’s Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract to build a high-speed 70-meter-long crew support vessel for offshore oil operations in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.   The contract

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