Offshore
Hudong-Zhonghua to sign 6th LNG ship
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding is to secure a long awaited order for its sixth LNG carrier in the next few months. The Shanghai-based shipyard will receive its $200m contract for the 145,000 cu m ship in the “next couple of months”, s...
2009-07-29 07:08:37
Offshore investment to hit $367bn
Investment in offshore plants is expected to grow rapidly all over the world by 2013. Douglas Westwood, a consulting company of the UK, said though global offshore plant market will be affected to some extent by the financial crisis, the investmen...
2009-07-29 06:46:15
GulfMark completes newbuilding programs
GulfMark Offshore has taken delivery of vessels that complete two newbuilding campaigns. The owner took delivery of the Sea Comanche anchor handler from Keppel in Singapore and the Tiger offshore supply vessels this month from a US builder. GulfMa...
2009-07-28 07:04:11
Gulf Copper wins jack-up upgrade order
US repairer Gulf Copper won a contract to upgrade and refurbish the Ensco 83 jack-up for work offshore Mexico. Gulf Copper will work on the rig in its Galveston yard before sending it off to work for Mexico’s state-run Pemex. The 83 is a Mara...
2009-07-28 06:59:58
PGS seismic survey newbuildings delayed
Norwegian oil survey vessel owner Petroleum Geo-Services is facing more delays to its newbuilding program as a result of yard disputes and construction issues. PGS said that none of the newbuilding seismic survey vessels it had expected to be deliver...
2009-07-28 06:52:20
China accelerates offshore
At the Summit on Development of China Ocean Engineering 2009 experts said the global offshore plant market is comparatively stable now despite continued global financial crisis and economic downturn. China is now aggressively conducting research a...
2009-07-28 06:10:45
Daewoo eyes Brazilian yard
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said it is in talks to buy as much as 20 percent stake in a Brazilian rival to seek orders from Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras). “The local co...
2009-07-27 06:36:25
Keppel fears rivalry with Korean majors
The world’s largest rigbuilder Keppel Corp says it is “paranoid” about competition as major shipbuilders shift their attentions to the offshore market. As ship newbuilding orders have almost completely dried up shipbuilders in South Korea a...
2009-07-24 07:38:17
Hegemann wins €100m order
German shipbuilding group Hegemann has received a €100m ($143m) order for an offshore vessel from a Bremen-based owner, for delivery in 2011. “The financing has still to be secured,” said Hegemann spokeswoman Michaela Götz-Brinkmann. ...
2009-07-24 07:37:04
Shell inks Artic support vessel
Edison Chouest Offshore has signed a $150m contract with Royal Dutch Shell to build an Arctic support vessel. The US offshore vessel builder and owner also will operate the 110-meter vessel to support drilling rigs on Alaska's Outer Continental Shel...
2009-07-24 07:34:46
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