GE technology cuts fuel consumption for Brazilian PSVs
DECEMBER 14, 2014—Improving fuel consumption and energy efficiency are a big part of GE’s involvement in a series of new Platform Supply Vessels that will go to work for Petrobras in the
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First oil flows from deepwater Jack/St. Malo in U.S. Gulf
DECEMBER 3, 2014—The first oil and gas production from the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico—with a water depth of some 7,000 feet—has
Royal IHC launches a Subsea 7 pipelayer
NOVEMBER 28, 2014 — Royal IHC’s Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands, shipyard today successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550 t pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio. The naming ceremony was performed by Mrs Anelise Lara,
Rolls-Royce books its largest single subsea contract yet
OCTOBER 29, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won its largest subsea vessel project yet. It has signed a £24 million (about $38.7 million) contract with Ocean Yield ASA that will see it supply
Havyard books breakthrough Brazilian order
AUGUST 29, 2014 — Norway’s Havyard Group is to supply Grupo CBO of Brazil with design and equipment packages for four 81.5 m Havyard 843 design AHTs. The NOK 180 million (about
Rolls-Royce to supply cranes for nine Brazilian built PSVs
AUGUST 27, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Detroit Chile SA to supply offshore cranes to nine Guido Perla designed platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction at Detroit Brasil Ltda.
Wilson Sons to built two Damen PSVs for Petrobras charter
JULY 10, 2014 — Wilson Sons (Brazil) and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract that will see two Damen PSV 5000 platform supply vessels built at Wilson Sons Guarujá II (SP)
Eastern Shipbuilding delivers another PSV for Boldini
MAY 24, 2014—One of the leading shipbuilders of offshore support vessels in the world, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the M/V Bravante VII, the third in a series
Ulstein delivers Polar Onyx
MARCH 5, 2014 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard has delivered the offshore construction vessel Polar Onyx to GC Rieber Shipping. She is now headed to Huisman Schiedam in the Netherlands for installation
Helix teams with Siem for Brazil well intervention gig
FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Siem Offshore Inc. (OSE: SIOFF) has entered into agreements with Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) to provide two newbuild well-intervention vessels. Helix will charter the vessels