Offshore
Petrobras bags semi-submersible rig
Petrobras has reached an understanding with Odfjell Drilling to hire a semi-submersible drilling rig and has options for two drillships, Odfjell Drilling said Thursday. The Brazilian oil and gas company will hire Odfjell Drilling's sixth-generatio...
2009-06-05 07:36:26
Shell LNG-FPSO order impends
Royal Dutch Shell is expected to select the priority negotiator for the massive LNG-FPSO project in mid-June. Samsung Heavy Industries consortium is said to be the strongest candidate for the project while Hyundai Heavy Industries consortium is al...
2009-06-04 11:54:04
2000-built seismic vessel sold for $58m
Norwegian shipowner GC Rieber Shipping has acquired the Geo Atlantic seismic survey vessel from Petroleum Geo-Services for $58m. The 2000-built ship is on charter to Dutch contractor Fugro until October 2017 and can undertake three-dimensional se...
2009-06-04 07:00:53
Fresh orders in return for tech transfer
Brazil is pressing cash-strapped Korean shipbuilders to hand over their core technologies in return for orders. And with work hard to come by, they are willing to oblige. The world's third-biggest shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has sent...
2009-06-04 06:52:53
ONGC seeking fresh OSV price bids
Indian state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to seek revised price offers from shortlisted bidders to build 12 offshore-supply vessels (OSVs). Last March that the exploration-and-production (E&P) company was looking to take advantage of ...
2009-06-03 09:51:40
Eidesvik Offshore delays seismic pair
Eidesvik Offshore has delayed the delivery of two newbuildings at Ulstein Verft at the request of the charterer. The seismic pair has been held back by 18 months, the Oslo-listed shipowner says. Eidesvik said: “Due to the current situation in th...
2009-06-03 08:15:42
Vietnam yard to build jack-up
Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC - News) says that its wholly-owned subsidiary, LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. (LTI) is to provide the rig kit, license and technical consultancy assistance to Vietnam's PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard J/S Company for the ...
2009-06-02 10:30:55
Shell gears up FPSO order
Three yards and their contractor partners will soon find out which team has secured a huge FPSO project for Shell. Energy major Shell is expected to announce its preferred shipyard and contractor partnership for its giant LNG floating production,...
2009-06-02 10:28:33
Sembcorp seek settle over rig
Sembcorp Marine has gained an injunction against Petromena while it attempts to reach a settlement over a failed rig deal between the pair. Petromena launched its claim after Sembcorp’s Jurong Shipyard cancelled the $460m order, claiming the yar...
2009-06-02 06:30:01
Q-Max ‘Al Mafyar’ delivered to Nakilat
Qatar gas transport group Nakilat has taken delivery of its latest liquefied natural gas carrier Al Mafyar from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The vessel is a Q-Max LNG carrier of 260,000 cu m capacity and will be used in associ...
2009-06-02 06:12:04
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