Offshore
Developing offshore plant hub
‘Establishing a Global Hub of Offshore Plant Industry’ project, promoted by South Gyungsang Province, South Korea, has been chosen as one of the leading businesses in great-sphere economy of the region. Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) on M...
2009-05-08 06:24:24
ABS approves Petrobras MPSO design
In a slew of OTC 2009 announcements, ABS reported that it has provided its basic design approval for Petrobras' Mono-Column Floater, Production, Storage and Offloading Unit (MPSO) intended for ultra deepwater operation in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Th...
2009-05-07 08:01:41
Zamil Offshore Services uses FORAN
Zamil Offshore Services has entered into an agreement with the Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas SA for a permanent license to use the FORAN CAD/CAM System in its shipbuilding activities. Zamil is now also planning to establish a shi...
2009-05-07 07:29:17
Samsung, Daewoo searching for new orders
Chief executive officers of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are attending the offshore technology conference (OTC). And their participation appears to mean a lot. "Kim Jing-wan, the vice chairm...
2009-05-06 07:35:42
First drilling rig of India misses deadline
The first oil drilling rig to be built at an Indian yard has jumped the delivery deadline, casting doubts on the ability of local shipbuilders to build such vessels on time and establish themselves in an area considered the exclusive domain of a few ...
2009-05-06 07:18:32
Cosco wins FPSO conversion deal
Cosco Corp (Singapore) has scooped a deal to convert a VLCC into a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for a Japanese company. Its Dalian yard will complete the work on the 259,530-dwt Sunrise IV (built 1991) for Mitsui Ocean D...
2009-05-06 07:10:02
Half of OSV newbuildings to fail
Half of the offshore support vessel newbuildings slated for delivery in 2009 will fail to hit the water this year, ODS Petrodata says. A maximum 200 of the planned 393 anchor handlers and PSVs will make it into the market in 2009, director David B...
2009-05-06 06:54:40
Credit crunch kills contract for innovative MPV
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine has received a notice from Romania's GSP Titan Ltd. to terminate the contract for a DP3 multi-purpose vessel, effective May 1. Designed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions...
2009-05-05 16:51:03
CEOs of major into "OTC 2009"
CEOs of South Korean shipbuilders, suffering orders drought, are aggressively seeking to win offshore unit orders such as drillship, semi-submersible rig and FPSO. Chief executives of the country’s major shipbuilders participate in Offshore Tech...
2009-05-04 11:27:12
Subsea 7 cuts steel on Seven Pacific
Subsea 7 has started construction on its next pipelay and offshore construction vessel as part of a $1bn investment campaign. The Aberdeen-based ship owner said steel was cut on the Seven Pacific vessel in the IHC Krimpen shipyard in the Netherlan...
2009-05-04 07:18:54
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