Offshore
Expedition cruiseship orders looming
Florida-based International Shipping Partners (ISP) expects to order a first pair of luxury expedition cruiseships by this summer as it eyes creating a niche cruise fleet. Company president and chief executive Niels-Erik Lund says a total of 28 s...
2011-04-25 07:08:50
LNG-FSRU newbuild orders rise
Competition to win new orders for LNG-FSRUs (LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) is getting heated among Korean shipyards. According to industry sources and some foreign reports, Golar LNG is believed to be progressing newbuilding talks...
2011-04-25 06:37:36
Samsung pens GasLog LNG carriers
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has won an order for two LNG carriers from GasLog. The Greek shipowner has booked two 155,000-cbm LNG carriers at the yard. GasLog chief executive Jeppe Jensen said the company has recently ordered LNG new...
2011-04-22 08:25:30
FPSOs into deeper water
Energy demand worldwide fuelled by fast-growing emerging economies continues to rise inexorably, while the drive to diversify energy sources has shown how difficult it is to build the market share of renewables. Oil and gas will remain key sources of...
2011-04-22 07:57:27
Golar wraps up LNG-FSRU deal
Golar LNG Energy has concluded negotiations for an 11-year time charter contract worth $500m for an LNG floating storage and regasification unit off Indonesia. Finalising the deal, which comes with conditional extension options up to 2025, brings ...
2011-04-22 07:33:21
ABS classes Mexican-built jack-up rig
ABS says it will class INDEPENDENCIA 1, the first ever offshore drilling rig built in Mexico. This is significant in that it represents new offshore construction in the country after a 25 year hiatus, notes the classification society. The rig is ...
2011-04-21 08:26:35
Aker drillship equip deal
Norwegian contractor Aker Solutions has penned a $230 million equipment deal for a pair of drillships on order at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The oilfield services player is to deliver the complete equipment packages for the ...
2011-04-21 07:47:41
Hyundai & Daewoo to join Big John orders
Norwegian shipping giant John Fredriksen is laying the foundations to dominate the LNG shipping market with Golar’s newbuilding feast likely to continue at South Korean yards, a top analyst says. Fredriksen’s Golar LNG booked a further two 16...
2011-04-21 07:29:17
New orders rise
Interest in the newbuilding sector has shifted from dry bulk sector towards other types of vessels, such as containerships, offshore and gas carriers. In a weekly report, Clarksons notes that with the major Korean yards now having apportioned a g...
2011-04-20 07:04:45
Aker awarded subsea contract extensions
Aker Solutions has received notification that Statoil has exercised options for the engineering, procurement and construction of three subsea work-over systems for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value of...
2011-04-20 06:57:50
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