semisubmersible

Under-construction semi sinks at shipyard

DECEMBER 30, 2013 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered  Odfjell Drilling reports that on December 28 the semisubmersible offshore drilling rig Deepsea Aberdeen, currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in

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Drydocks World signs MOU with MARS

DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Dubai’s Drydocks World and Maritime World have signed a MOU with MARS Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety (MARS Closed-End Investment Fund), a Warsaw, Poland, based company, that manages multiple companies

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Brazil rig project involves major logistics moves

OCTOBER 25, 2013 — With Brazil’s offshore industry requiring ever bigger and more complex floaters, shipbuilders require increasingly complex logistics solutions to bring components together from different fabrication sites and then transport

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Dockwise Vanguard gets drydocking gig

AUGUST 8, 2013 — The  world’s largest semisubmersible Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV), Dockwise Vanguard, was recently used as an alternative to a dry dock. Disney Cruise Line passengers get a view of

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Aker Solutions and Statoil cancel Cat B contract

JUNE 24, 2013 — Aker Solutions ASA and Statoil ASA have canceled a contract for delivery of a semisubmersible rig capable of year-round well-intervention services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The companies

Keppel O&M wins order for Caspian Sea semi

JUNE 4, 2013 — Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd through its subsidiaries Caspian Rigbuilders BV (an affiliated company of Keppel FELS) and Caspian Shipyard Company (CSC), has secured a contract from Caspian

Diamond Offshore orders semi at HHI

MAY 29, 2013 — Houston based Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) today announced an agreement with South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to build a new Moss CS60E

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Keppel says Naftogaz semi contract has fallen through

MARCH 12, 2013 — It looks like Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard won’t be building two Black Sea semisubmersibles for Naftogaz of Ukraine any time soon. Keppel Corporation announced the contract, which would

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Justice Department files civil suit against ATP

FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — The United States yesterday filed a civil action in the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against ATP Oil & Gas Corporation and ATP Infrastructure Partners,