Offshore
Drydocks builds Compact Semi-Sub
Drydocks World recently held a keel laying ceremony for a state-of-the-art Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) vessel. ‘The Derwent’ is being built for integrated energy services provider Hallin Marine Subsea International Ltd, a Superior Energy S...
2010-12-02 07:49:27
US yard Derecktor wins hybrid ferry
Statue Cruises, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events., has signed an agreement with Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn., to complete the world's first hybrid ferry using hydrogen fuel by April 2011. The new 1,400-horsepower Hornblower...
2010-12-02 07:23:13
STX & KBR join forces for offshore
Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is joining forces with a global engineering company Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) of the US for offshore plant business. STX O&S signed a memorandum of understanding with KBR at STX Namsan Tower, Seoul, on November...
2010-12-01 09:31:30
ABS & CCS beef up cooperation
ABS and the China Classification Society (CCS) strengthened their collaborative efforts by entering into a new Cooperation Agreement on 24 November in Washington, DC. While the agreement is comprehensive, the offshore industry will be a priority ...
2010-12-01 07:24:29
Kleven inks Eidesvik's second PSV
Norway's Eidesvik Offshore has exercised a NOK 440 million ($71.2 million) option to build a second LNG fueled PSV at Kleven Maritime. Scheduled for delivery from Kleven's Ulsteinvik shipyard in 2012, the vessel will be Eidesvik's fifth platform ...
2010-12-01 07:20:30
Seadrill eyes more newbuildings
Seadrill talked up the prospect of more newbuilding orders as its third quarter operating numbers fell short of forecasts. Oslo-listed Seadrill, which has penned six newbuildings in the past few weeks, says prices are now $200m below their 2008 p...
2010-12-01 07:17:15
Petrobras unveils bids for rigs
Petrobras has opened the sealed bids submitted in a three-part tender intended to lead to the construction, in Brazil, of 28 offshore drilling rigs required for development of the pre-salt zone. According to Dahlman Rose, the bids came in at "sig...
2010-11-30 06:59:23
Changxing offshore plant base comes out
The world’s largest offshore plant manufacturing base, namely Shanghai Changxing offshore plant base, was formally put into use and passed inspection. The coast line of Shanghai Changxing offshore plant base reached 12.5 kilometers, with 44 ber...
2010-11-29 01:25:00
Samsung inks two more LNG ships
Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is said to have received additional orders for two LNG carriers of 160,000-cbm class from Chevron, America's oil major. SHI had signed a contract with Chevron for two LNG carriers in May 2010, and then recei...
2010-11-26 08:54:04
Keppel wins $180m jack-up rig
Singapore's Keppel FELS said Thursday it has won a $180 million contract to build a new jack-up rig for Norway's Standard Drilling. The rig will be built to KFELS B Class design and will be able to operate in water depths of 400 feet and drilling...
2010-11-26 08:09:47
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