Offshore
STX OSV doubles Brazil yard capacity
STX OSV Holdings Ltd., the biggest maker of oil-rig support vessels, plans to double capacity in Brazil as Petroleo Brasileiro SA works through the world’s largest oil-exploration investment plan. The offshore-vessel builder will begin producti...
2010-11-17 08:12:23
Maersk to order new jack-up rigs
Maersk Drilling, which has the second-youngest fleet of oil rigs, aims to order a new one every six months as rental rates rise and competitors buy each other or combine, its chief executive officer said. “We need to be somewhat bigger to becom...
2010-11-17 08:02:17
Otto Marine profits increase
Otto Marine’s profits for the first nine months of the year increased 17.5%. The Singapore-listed offshore marine shipbuilder and vessel operator reported net profits of S$49.9m for the first nine months of the year. Revenues were up 53% at...
2010-11-16 07:22:21
DSIC inks Seadrill rigs
Norwegian rig owner Seadrill said Monday that it has contracted two newbuild jack-up drilling rigs with China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Company (DSIC Offshore). The new units are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter 2012 and...
2010-11-16 07:02:49
Samsung may ink more LNG carriers
Energy major Chevron is rumoured to be sitting on up to six options at Samsung Heavy Industries. Industry sources report the as-yet undisclosed berth slots are in addition to two firm orders it has contracted with Samsung in May this year. A ...
2010-11-15 08:08:25
Deawoo christens drillship duo
Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering had a naming ceremony in the H quay wall of Okpo bay in Geoje on 11th, November for two drillships ordered in 2008 by Odebrech, the biggest engineering & construction company in Brazil. About 100 p...
2010-11-12 09:56:04
Subsea7 wins $18m Petrobras deal
Engineering company Subsea7 said Thursday that it has won an $18m contract, through its i-Tech division, from Brazil’s Petrobras for remotely operated vehicle services onboard a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship. The contract is for five years...
2010-11-12 08:21:17
Petrobras inks $3.46bn FPSO order
Brazilian operator Petrobras said on November 11th that it has made a $3.46bn order with Brazil’s Engevix Engenharia for eight hulls for floating, production, storage and offloading vessels to be used for development of pre-salt discoveries off Bra...
2010-11-12 08:14:59
Hyundai names world's largest FPSO
Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has rolled out the world's largest floating production, storage and offloading facility by its own technology. The world's biggest shipbuilder held a naming ceremony on November 11th for the FPSO ordered by France'...
2010-11-12 07:14:43
Samsung inks Seadrill drillships
Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries announced this morning that it has inked a contract with Norway's Seadrill to build two drillships for $1.08bn. The newbuildings are the same type as the three drillships Samsung has already delivered to the owner ...
2010-11-11 09:53:53
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