Offshore
China plans bigger LNG ships
China is considering building a large LNG carrier as the country prepares to start up a chain of new import terminals. Officials at the Marine Design & Research Institute of China (Maric) say they are working on a design of 220,000 cbm to 260,000 ...
2009-04-13 06:52:05
LNG-FPSOs accelerate
Floating LNG is no longer the 'crazy' theory of a few years ago. At one of the first floating LNG (FLNG) conferences two years ago, an odd mix of speakers and delegates talked theory and absolutely nobody mentioned a specific project. Last week...
2009-04-13 06:29:03
Cochin delivers PSVs, plans to build high-end ships
Cochin Shipyard on Tuesday delivered another platform supply vessel to NFC Offshore, Norway. This is the second vessel delivered to the same owner with the previous one being delivered on March 30. The protocol documents of the ship named “Hell...
2009-04-10 11:17:40
Brazil to order $15bn rig newbuildings
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Keppel Corp. and Sembcorp Marine Ltd. may compete for as much as $15 billion in business this year as Brazil orders rigs, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said. Petroleo Brasileiro SA will take bids for 28 oil-drilling rigs betw...
2009-04-10 11:05:16
LNG tonnage to grow by 25%
The global liquefied natural gas tanker fleet may expand by almost a quarter in the coming years as newbuildings come on stream to cope with rising production of LNG, according to a report by Merrill Lynch. Analysts at the US investment bank expe...
2009-04-10 07:01:50
Drydocks looks beyond Offshore marine sector
Shipbuilding giant Drydocks World-SE Asia is looking for business beyond the offshore and marine sector to keep its four yards busy, says chief executive Denis Welch. Although the offshore and marine sector will continue to grow in the long term...
2009-04-09 10:15:45
Petobras denies FPSO tender delay
Petobras does not see a potential delay in its tender for eight floating, production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs), a source in the company's press office said Monday. But the source acknowledged that negotiations are ongoing to receive be...
2009-04-08 07:36:44
Qatargas activates idle LNG ships
UP to 14 liquefied natural gas carriers idle in the Middle East will be brought into operation now the Qatargas II LNG project is underway. The two processing trains at the $13.2bn Qatargas II plant in Ras Laffan will be able to produce up to 7.8m ...
2009-04-08 07:00:03
Petrobras FPSO tender could be delayed
Petrobras reportedly could delay its planned tender for eight floating, production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs) to fetch an improved price. The Brazilian oil company is scheduled to receive proposals next week for the FPSO hulls, but Braz...
2009-04-07 07:41:33
Sembcorp wins drilling rig order
Singapore rigbuilder Sembcorp Marine has clinched a $247.3m order from SeaDragon Offshore to build an ultra-deepwater, semi-submersible drilling rig with an option for a second unit. The company’s Jurong Shipyard is expected to start work on th...
2009-04-07 06:49:34
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