Offshore
Transpetro tender delayed again
Brazil’s Transpetro said Wednesday that it has again pushed back deadlines on a tender to provide the owner with eight LPG carrier newbuildings. The Petrobras shipowning arm said it will now give shipyards until 12 November, rather than the prio...
2009-10-29 07:17:26
Bulgaria-Korea eye CNG carriers
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak have discussed the idea for a joint project for building ships for transporting compressed natural gas in the Black Sea. Parvanov and the Bulgarian delegation vis...
2009-10-28 11:38:54
Another $172m Brazil yard plan
Authorities are said to be preparing to announce another shipyard project in Brazil. The governor of Pernambuco state, Eduardo Campos, is set to announce a BRL 300m ($172m) facility at the Suape port complex outside of Recife, local media reported...
2009-10-28 07:21:18
Seismic survey vessel upgrading spree
Norway’s Petroleum Geo-Services is set to upgrade more of its fleet of seismic survey vessels in preparation for an upturn in offshore exploration. The Oslo-listed company said it will replace ship equipment on three of its ships next year and o...
2009-10-28 07:09:55
Otto Marine disputes order cancellation
Singapore’s Otto Marine is again quarreling with GC Rieber over the cancellation of a newbuilding at its Batamec yard, media sources report. Otto is taking Polar Marine II – a venture in which it has a 49% holding and Rieber a 51% stake &#...
2009-10-27 07:36:07
Subsea JV established
GC Rieber has teamed up with a private equity player in a $35m subsea joint venture. Oslo-listed Rieber will plough NOK 35m ($6.28m) into the project along with its holding in subsidiaries Bluestone Offshore and Technocean, while HitechVision will...
2009-10-23 01:02:39
SCI-Cochin sign offshore MOU
Leading Indian shipowner Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) signed a memorandum of understanding with Cochin Shipyard for co-operation in the offshore sector. The agreement was signed by SCI chairman S Hajara and Cochin chairman Commodore Jitend...
2009-10-23 00:54:51
SCI eyeing offshore expansion
India’s state-owned Shipping Corp of India (SCI) sees huge potential in the offshore services industry in the coming years with billions of dollars likely to be invested in the exploration and production (E&P) sector. Umesh Chander Grover, a direct...
2009-10-23 00:48:24
Hyundai wins $2.06bn Gorgon
Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea has won a massive Gorgon offshore plant project. The world’s largest shipbuilder said it has inked a contract with Chevron on October 21st to build LNG plants worth $2.06bn in total. Under the contract,...
2009-10-21 22:46:23
Rosy outlook for offshore sector
The outlook for offshore support and construction vessels is rosy as the global economy stabilizes, owner and operator EOC claims. The Singapore-based floating production storage & offloading (FPSO) vessel owner did, however, return a weaker annua...
2009-10-21 00:36:56
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