Offshore
Petrobras backs domestic building of drillships
Brazilian state oil and gas giant Petrobras has pledged to use the company’s huge investment programme to support the building of complex offshore vessels, worth tens of billions of dollars, in domestic facilities. At least eight floating productio...
2009-06-15 06:32:37
ONGC orders new seismic vessel
India's state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has awarded the newbuilding contract for a seismic-survey vessel to a Singaporean consortium. Nordic Maritime and Drydocks World will build the 6,500-bhp six-streamer ship for about $121m. Sources ...
2009-06-15 06:27:24
Bourbon aiming for the top spot
By the end of its latest 'five-year plan' a French offshore player will have the fleet to match its grand ambition. French offshore giant Bourbon Group is aiming for the top of its sector in no uncertain terms. The company, which has been doubling...
2009-06-12 15:39:19
Pipavav wins ONGC 12 OSV deal
Indian shipbuilding newcomer Pipavav Shipyard has clinched a lucrative order from state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) for 12 offshore-support vessels (OSVs) at a cost of around $140m. They add that Pipavav won the contract after it submitted...
2009-06-12 15:31:53
Interest in offshore conversion work rising
There has been a resurgence of interest in conversion work as companies look at offshore units again. According to Drydocks World executive chairman Geoff Taylor, the company has seen increased interest in offshore conversion projects and other o...
2009-06-12 07:23:51
Bergen wins $287m order for oil field ship
Bergen Group has through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS been awarded a contract by SBM (Single Buoy Moorings) for the early preparation works associated to the offshore hook up of the Yme Platform. The project will commence immediately. The...
2009-06-12 06:55:11
PetroVietnam Marine wins jack-up rig deal
Vietnam’s PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard has won a contract to build a jack-up drilling rig for domestic outfit Vietnam Oil & Gas Group. US-based Rowan Companies is to provide the rig kit, licence and certain technical consultancy assistance to th...
2009-06-11 11:17:38
MISC, China LNG in talks over LNG JV
MISC is in discussions with China LNG Shipping to form a joint venture. The Malaysian shipowner said it was in the initial stages of discussion with China LNG Shipping to build and supply a liquefied natural gas tanker to ship LNG from Bintulu in...
2009-06-11 07:22:27
Bergen wins construction ship
Germany’s Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land is to enter the deepwater oil and gas construction market after signing a deal with Norway’s Bergen Group for a new ship. SAL intends to order an advanced construction class vessel from Bergen Group’s ...
2009-06-11 06:51:14
Mermaid picks up DSV for $91m
Mermaid Maritime, Thoresen Thai’s offshore arm, has picked up a dive support vessel building in Norway for $91m. The DP2-rated newbuilding is under construction at Bergen Group BMV and is due to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2009. The ve...
2009-06-10 08:00:05
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