Offshore
STX wins another PSV pair
South Korea's STX Business Group said Wednesday that STX Europe has clinched an order from Island Offshore for two PSV newbuildings amid expectations of an uptick in the market. The Norwegian shipowner will pay NOK 800m ($136m) for the UT 776 CD d...
2009-12-23 07:03:54
DSIC offshore boost
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC), an offshoot of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp, expects the shipyard to post a 20% increase in net profit to Yuan1.7bn ($250m) this year, due to the strong performance of its offshore business. Although the...
2009-12-22 07:24:40
Russia launches ice-class tanker
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched an oil tanker last Friday capable of slicing through over a meter of ice, bringing Russia a step toward its decade-long ambition to launch its first offshore oilfield in the Arctic. State-run Gazprom has delayed...
2009-12-21 07:11:39
China to order 6th LNG carrier
China hopes to nail its sixth and hugely delayed LNG carrier newbuilding in January next year. Officials from China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Co (CLNG) - a joint venture between Cosco and China Merchants that handles LNG shipping for China National ...
2009-12-21 07:01:43
Daewoo inks 2 drillships and 1 rig
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea is scooping new orders day after day. Daewoo said Friday that it has signed a contract on December 17th with a drilling company based in the American continent to build two drillships for del...
2009-12-18 10:33:46
Chubu Electric signs up for Gorgon gas
Chevron Corp said it signed a binding, 25-year sales agreement with Japanese utility Chubu Electric Power Co for annual supplies of 1.44 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas from the Gorgon project in Western Australia. Chubu will take a ...
2009-12-18 07:26:12
Petrobras turns to SBM FPSO
Dutch engineering group SBM Offshore has been awarded a $1.7bn contract from Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras to lease and operate a floating production, storage and offloading vessel. SBM said it had agreed the deal with Petrobras to ...
2009-12-18 07:12:52
Acergy buys offshore vessel hull
Acergy, the offshore contractor, has agreed to acquire a partially built offshore vessel from Nordic Heavy Lift for $260m, according to overseas media report. The vessel, the Borealis, is a DP3 vessel with a 5,000-ton crane and is currently being ...
2009-12-17 14:57:35
LNG-FSRU talks commence
Negotiations for procuring LNG FSRUs (floating storage & re-gasification units) have begun moving. According to overseas media sources, Indonesian state-run oil company PT Pertamina is planning to procure a minimum of three FSRUs or onboard regas...
2009-12-17 07:14:31
Daewoo wins Petrobras drillships
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will build more than $1bn worth of drillships for Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday, making it the first South Korean shipbuilder to get a contract from Brazil's st...
2009-12-16 12:33:18
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