Offshore
Aker lands subsea contract
Aker Solutions in Aberdeen is to manufacture and deliver a number of subsea control modules and topside power units as part of an £8 million contract with Dana Petroleum plc. The company has signed a contract for the project management, engi...
2011-11-22 07:52:54
Tsakos to order LNG carrier
Tsakos Energy Navigation is set for expansion in the LNG carrier market. Its CEO Nikolas Tsakos reveals both takeovers and new ships are on the menu on the gas side with an announcement expected early next year. Tsakos said: “We're looking a...
2011-11-22 07:35:31
China tech innovation plan
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced its '12th five-year development plan for industrial technology innovation (2011-2015).' According to this plan, Chinese government would concentrate on securing major shipbui...
2011-11-22 07:05:05
Fred Olsen fixes drillships
Fred. Olsen Energy secures contracts for a pair of drillships worth a total of more than $1.4 billion with US Anadarko Petroleum. The Norwegian player’s drilling subsidiary Dolphin Drilling will supply the Belford Dolphin and a newbuild current...
2011-11-21 07:56:03
Tsakos eyes LNG carriers
Tsakos Energy Navigation’s campaign to expand its fleet of tankers is still on track. New York-listed TEN posted a net loss of $24.1m in the three months to 30 September versus a deficit of $5.5m in the same period a year prior. Going forwa...
2011-11-21 07:30:52
US sparks LNG order boom
Around 100 LNG carriers could be added to the global fleet to service new US LNG exports. The latest forecasts on potential LNG carrier orders come as the US is poised to become a major LNG exporter as it extracts ever greater quantities of its do...
2011-11-21 07:22:38
Daewoo books Israel LNG-FPSO
Partners developing Israel’s offshore gas fields have concluded an initial deal with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build a floating LNG (FLNG) production unit. The Head Of Agreement was outlined by one of the players...
2011-11-18 08:28:57
Offshore for new growth
Mr Oh Kong-gyun, Chairman and CEO of the Korean Register says the global shipbuilding sector should seek growth opportunities from the offshore industry. Speaking at the 4th Seoul International Shipbuilding and Maritime Conference (SIMS) in Korea ...
2011-11-18 08:05:52
SBM eyes FLNG projects
SBM Offshore is in line for two floating LNG facility FEED (front-end engineering and design) projects in Australia and Indonesia in 2012, chief executive Tony Mace has revealed. Meanwhile the company maintained a steady turnover during the first...
2011-11-18 07:57:52
Daewoo pens two pipe layers
South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering inked new order for two subsea pipe-laying support vessels from Odebrecht-Technip joint-venture company on 16 November. The pipe layers, totalling $500m, are to be built at Okpo yard with deli...
2011-11-17 11:02:30
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