Maritime Press Clipping

Dec 19, 2012

Octopus-Onboard selected for Dockwise Vanguard

Amarcon, part of the ABB group, has received an order for OCTOPUS-Onboard for Dockwise's latest semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, Dockwise Vanguard. The vessel was launched in November 2012 and is currently undergoing sea trials. Read More Source: Offshore...

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COSCO and NMA Maritime Form Joint Ventures

China's COSCO Shipping has established two new companies with NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors in the Netherlands. The partners, who have done business together for more than 25 years, will form companies in the Netherlands and in the U.S., COSCO Shipping said in a statement. Read More Source:...

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Shtokman could be back up and running

There is a suggestion that the giant Shtokman gas project is up an running again with front end engineering and design underway. Technical design work is now underway for the first two phases of the Shtokman field gas development in the Barents Sea, according to an official Gazprom statement cited...

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Nov 28, 2012

Olympus hull sets sail for Shell

The hull of Shell's new tension-leg platform has begun its journey to the Gulf of Mexico as the Anglo-Dutch supermajor prepares to take the next steps in its plan to expand deep-water development in the prolific Mars field. Read More Source: Upstreamonl...

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ONGC pushes back jack-up tender

India’s state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has delayed the $200 million-plus tender involving conversion of its jack-up rig Sagar Pragati into a mobile offshore production unit (Mopu) by close to two months. Sources close to the tendering process said that the bid submission...

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Dockwise Vanguard prepares to set sail

Dockwise's brand new 275-metre-long heavy lift vessel Dockwise Vanguard is due to begin service by the end of the year. The Dutch company is holding a vessel naming ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea on 29 November. The giant ship is the largest in Dockwise's fleet. Read More Source:...

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COOEC links with Petrofac to chase Dorra

Chinese fabricator Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) has formed a partnership with UK-listed Petrofac to jointly bid for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for developing the offshore Dorra non-associated gas field in the neutral zone between Saudi...

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Boskalis Becomes Largest Shareholder in Dockwise

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that it currently holds a 33.0% stake in the Dutch heavy lift and transportation company Dockwise. As a result, Boskalis is now the largest shareholder in Dockwise. Boskalis on Monday announced its intention to acquire Dockwise for a total consideration...

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Nov 23, 2012

Competition heats up for Upper Zakum expansion

Bidders for the $4 billion Upper Zakum (UZ 750) oilfield expansion project are squaring off for what could be a sharp fight as the Abu Dhabi client considers its options following commercial tenders giving a South Korean contractor the edge. The client Zakum Development Company (Zadco) is “not...

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Waiting game for Browse contract rivals

Rivals for the major turnkey contracts for the Browse liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia have each put their bids forward and now await the final decisions of operator Woodside Petroleum. It is understood that commercial and technical clarifications...

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Mariner and Bressay bids under evaluation

Statoil expects to make a significant step forward with its Mariner and Bressay heavy oil developments in the UK North Sea by the end of this year. Bids for Engineering Procurement and Construction of the major surface facilities at Mariner are now with Statoil and are under evaluation. And...

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Aug 1, 2012

Prosafe: Contract award for Safe Scandinavia

Prosafe has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed client for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia accommodation support rig at a project in the British sector of the North Sea. The firm period of the contract is 187 days with on-site operations planned...

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Ensco Takes Delivery of Final ENSCO 8500 SeriesRig

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) took delivery of the seventh and final rig in the ENSCO 8500 Series® on 30 July at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore, where all the rigs in the series have been built. The rig is contracted to Anadarko for...

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Apr 10, 2012

Olympia secures US $652 million deal

Norway's Ocean Rig has landed a major new drilling deal for one of its latest units worth US $652 million.Ocean Rig Olympia has received a letter of award by an undisclosed major operator for a three year drilling contract offshore West Africa, continuing...

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Hyundai inks LNGC for Tsakos

Athens, Greece - April 10, 2012 - Tsakos Energy Navigation announced the order of one plus one state-of-the-art LNG carrier for delivery in Q1 2015 at a major South Korean yard.While the owner does not reveal the yard involved in the deal, it was reported that...

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DSME Signs MoU with Peru Government for Construction of Naval Vessels

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co inked a memorandum of understanding with Peru for construction of naval vessels for the country’s navy. The MoU includes construction of the new vessels and maintenance and upgrades of Navy’s submarines. Daewoo...

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Fairstar announces sea trials FORTE and launching FINESSE

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announced the Company's new build 50,000DWT semi-submersible vessel FORTE has departed the quayside and begun a series of tests and sea trials off the coast of China. The sea trials will be under the supervision of Det...

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Prosafe awarded contracts by Statoil

Prosafe has been awarded two separate contracts by Statoil Petroleum AS (‘Statoil’) using the Safe Scandinavia and Regalia. The Safe Scandinavia will be used for accommodation support at Snorre A in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea for a nine-month firm...

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Wilton Engineering secures major North Sea project with Subsea 7

Wilton Engineering Services (WESL) Limited – the international design, engineering and fabrication business – has secured a multi-million pound contract with Subsea 7. Wilton Engineering, a Wilton Group company, will construct support clamps for work...

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ConocoPhillips to Use Maersk Innovator at Ekofisk

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to use the jack-up drilling facility Mærsk Innovator to drill eight water injection wells on the Ekofisk field. The consent covers the drilling of eight water injection wells with the objective of...

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Apr 9, 2012

Kosmos Energy Announces New Exploration Licenses Offshore Mauritania

Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) announced today that it has signed three Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with the Government ofMauritania for Blocks C8, C12, and C13 offshore Mauritania. The contracts will take effect upon formal ratification...

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McMoRan Expects Davy Jones Commercial Flow Soon

McMoRan Exploration Co. today provided an update on flow testing activities at the Davy Jones No. 1 well on South Marsh Island Block 230. Technical completion has been achieved successfully and work is ongoing to establish commercial production from the well. The perforation of the Wilcox “D”...

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Apr 8, 2012

Ensco Orders Sixth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship from Samsung

Responding to the high level of customer demand driven by an ongoing trend of successful offshore discoveries, Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has ordered a new advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries,...

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Mar 29, 2012

EXMAR inks world’s first FLNG

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (“PRE”) acting through its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Stratus Energy Colombia Corp. (“PSE”), announced on 28 March the signing of a natural gas/ LNG Liquefaction, Regasification, Storage and Loading Services Agreement with...