Craig Group has unveiled its latest offshore support vessel, the Grampian Confidence.

Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company has contracted Maritime Industrial Services (MIS) to modify and refurbish its jackup NDC Al Bzoom. The $55.4 million order is MIS’ largest to date for this type of work.

The semisubmersible drilling rig West Orion has been christened at Jurong Shipyard, Singapore, and is on track to be delivered early in the second quarter to Seadrill.

Petrobras has awarded Diamond Offshore three term drilling contracts for work offshore Brazil, worth approximately $1.4 billion combined.

Rowan, majority-owner of offshore high-spec jackup rigs, says it sees an increase in tendering for its drilling units across all regions.

Engineering contractor Grup Servicii Petroliere expects the construction vessel C-Master to arrive at its yard this weekend, ahead of pipelay operations in Russian waters towards end-March.

PPL Shipyard has completed construction of Seadrill’s new tender rigs West Vencedor and T12.

TGS has extended the charter for the Polarcus Nadia for six months following the completion of the initial program in the charter, expected in May.

Acergy and Exxon have chartered the vessel Halani 1 under a 10-month 250 Pax DP-2 time charter contract with the Halani Group.

RINA is classifying the world’s first offshore LNG floating storage and regassification unit (FSRU) for the OLT Offshore LNG Toscana project.

Single Buoy Moorings (SBM) has contracted Bergen Group Rosenberg for platform construction services on the Yme project in the Norwegian North Sea.

Construction group Maritime Industrial Services has confirmed acceptance of its newbuild jackup KS Endeavor (Hull 107) from KSAM 2 Petrodrill Offshore.

Accommodation support provider Prosafe says demand for its services is picking up in its main markets of the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

The PL 416se partnership for block 31/8 in the Norwegian North Sea will drill a well targeting the Breiflabb prospect.