Rigs & Vessels News

Jackup component bottleneck slows construction

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:00 GMT

Fabricator Lamprell warns that its performance will be affected by delays in specialist vendor equipment deliveries for newbuild jackup projects.

Havyard contracts further PSV hull from Turkish yard

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:00 GMT

Cemre Shipyard has delivered its 20thplatform supply vessel, Vestland Mira, to Norwegian contractor Havyard Group, on behalf of Vestland Offshore.

Otto Marine contracts on two AHTS for the Congo

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:10:00 GMT

Otto Marine Ltd. (SP.OTML) has chartered two anchor-handling tug supply vessels for work offshore Africa.

Ulstein delivers second newbuild PSV to CBO for Petrobras

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:02:00 GMT

Ulstein has delivered the CBO Pacifico platform supply vessel, the second PX106 design newbuild for CBO this year.

Songa orders two semis from DSME

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:00 GMT

Songa Offshore has contracted Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build two semisubmersible drilling rigs for a total of $1.1 billion.

Topaz support vessels primed for duty in Caspian Sea

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:07:00 GMT

Topaz Energy and Marine has completed construction of two anchor handling/offshore support/towing vessels for BP.

Finesse booked for Iraq platform floatover

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saipem has contracted Fairstar Heavy Transport to provide floatover and installation services for a platform offshore Iraq.

Petrobras buys hulls for offshore production platforms in Santos basin

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. has signed a $1.7-billion agreement to convert four VLCC vessels into hulls for platforms P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, and for the transfer of rights areas.

Chevron deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:09:00 GMT

Chevron Corp. has announced that the deepwater drillship Pacific Santa Ana has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron under a five-year contract with a subsidiary of Pacific Drilling S.A.

Newfoundland FPSOs face extended maintenance shutdown

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Suncor Energy expects the 21-week dockside maintenance program for the Terra Nova FPSO to start in June.

Cathelco overhauls Xikomba FPSO cathodic protection

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:41:00 GMT

Cathelco is renewing the impressed current cathodic protection system on the hull of the FPSO Xikomba, which is being redeployed on Eni’s block 15/06 West hub development off Angola.

Seadrill orders sixth newbuild deepwater drillship

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:32:00 GMT

Seadrill has ordered a sixth newbuild drillship from Samsung.

Dolphin contracts second newbuild seismic vessel from Sanco

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:01:00 GMT

Shell opts for offshore FLNG for Australia's stranded Prelude field

Tue, 01 May 2012 21:13:00 GMT

Construction is under way of the world's first offshore floating LNG (FLNG) facility.

Aker designs largest spar

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:17:00 GMT

Aker Solutions has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering and design) contract from Statoil to design the world's largest spar platform for the Aasta Hansteen field development in the Norwegian Sea.

Solstad wins multiple support vessel hires

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:33:00 GMT

Total E&P UK and Elf Exploration UK have taken Solstad Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand Aurora on a long-term basis.

Subsea 7 extends construction vessel contracts

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:03:00 GMT

Subsea 7 has exercised an option to extend a contract on the construction vessel Skandi Seven by one year from March 31, 2013.

BP contracts Safe Caledonia for Andrew development in the North Sea

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:30:00 GMT

BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. has contracted with Prosafe to use the Safe Caldeonia accommodation support vessel at the Andrew area development in the North Sea.

Dockwise beefing up fleet for larger transport jobs

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26:00 GMT

Dockwise (OSLO:DOCK) has decided to convert its Type 2 Black Marlin transportation vessel to a Type 1 vessel, similar to sister ship Blue Marlin.

North Ocean 105 delivered to McDermott

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:33:00 GMT

The new lay vessel CSV North Ocean 105, jointly owned by Oceanteam Shipping and J Ray McDermott (Norway) has started a five-year time charter immediately upon delivery from Metalships.

UK yard completes rig upgrade programs

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:23:00 GMT

Harris Pye has completed a comprehensive refit and refurbishment of the Diamond Offshore Drilling drillship Ocean Clipper.

Energy Drilling orders two self-erecting drill tender barges

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Energy Drilling Pte. Ltd. has contracted COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. Ltd. to build two self-erecting drilling tender barges at $200 million for delivery in 2Q 2014.

Busy jackup workload for UAE fabricator

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:58:00 GMT

Lamprell has won orders from various clients this year for jackup rig upgrades and refurbishment, with a total value around $62 million.

Imtech wraps up work on heavy-lift and pipelay vessels

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:56:00 GMT

Imtech Marine has completed work on three newbuild vessels to serve upstream offshore E&P operators.

Statoil calls for new type of intervention vessel

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:09:00 GMT

Statoil has ordered a new type of intervention vessel from Aker Solutions.

PGS orders new version Ramform seismic vessels from Mitsubishi

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:41:00 GMT

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (OSLO: PGS) has signed for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to deliver two Ramform vessels in 2013 with an option for as many as two more for delivery in 2015.

Blue Water to support FPSO conversion by SBM for Brazil

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:21:00 GMT

SBM Offshore has contracted Blue Water Shipping to provide logistics for materials and equipment to yards in China and Brazil, where conversion of the FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela will take place over the next two years.

MOS adds Burj accommodations jackup to fleet

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:41:00 GMT

Millennium Offshore Services has added a jackup accommodation unit to its fleet and also has expanded operations into the Asia/Pacific region.

Sete orders five deepwater drilling rigs from Keppel for Brazil

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:20:00 GMT

Sete Brasil Participações S.A. has signed a letter of intent with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. to design and build five semisubmersible drilling rigs for $4.12 billion.

Seadrill commits to fourth new tender rig

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:00 GMT

Seadrill has exercised an option to build a new tender rig at the COSCO Nantong shipyard in China.

Statoil contracts Prosafe rigs for North Sea construction support

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:29:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded Prosafe contracts for use of two accommodation support semisubmersibles in the Norwegian North Sea.

Demand steady for support vessels in Caspian region

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:47:00 GMT

Renaissance Services has updated its strategy for the offshore support vessel (OSV) sector.

Transportation vessel starts pre-Gorgon trials

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:19:00 GMT

Fairstar Heavy Transport says its newbuild semisubmersible transportation vessel Forte has begun a series of tests and sea trials off the coast of China.

Allseas orders higher-spec crane for Solitaire

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:11:00 GMT

Allseas has commissioned Huisman to design and manufacture a new offshore mast crane for the pipelay vessel Solitaire.

Cargotec to supply moorings for two newbuild pipelay/heavy-lift vessels

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:25:00 GMT

Cargotec will supply two 10-point MacGregor mooring systems for two offshore pipelay, heavy-lift construction vessels being built at Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard Co. Ltd.

Dolphin Geophysical christens newbuild vessel Polar Duchess

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:14:00 GMT

Dolphin Geophysical AS has christened the M/V Polar Duchess.

GDI orders third newbuild jackup drilling rig

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:27:00 GMT

Gulf Drilling Inc. of Qatar has ordered from PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd a newbuild Pacific Class 400 jackup drilling rig for delivery next March.

Ensco orders sixth ultra-deepwater drillship

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:03:00 GMT

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has ordered a new ultra-deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.

Qatar drilling contractor orders further jackup

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:57:00 GMT

Gulf Drilling International (GDI) has ordered a Pacific Class 400 jackup from PPL Shipyard in Singapore for delivery in March 2013.

Keppel wins FPSO overhauls

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:59:00 GMT

Keppel Shipyard has won contracts worth a total of S$170 million ($135 million) to upgrade two FPSOs.

North Atlantic orders further ultra-deepwater rig

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:38:00 GMT

North Atlantic Drilling has awarded Jurong Shipyard a $650-million turnkey construction contract to build a new harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig.

Galoc gets new turret, production restarts

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:29:00 GMT

Galoc field production has restarted offshore Palawan, Philippines following FPSO refurbishment.

BP contracts newbuild ENSCO DS-6 deepwater drillship

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:05:00 GMT

BP (NYSE:BP) has contracted the ENSCO DS-6 deepwater drillship for five years at $522,000/day plus cost adjustments.

Shell lines up more wells, 3D data acquisition off French Guiana

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Exploration drilling should resume in mid-year on the Guyane Maritime permit off French Guiana, according to Wessex Exploration.

SBM confirms FPSO charter for Sapinhoá in deepwater offshore Brazil

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:40:00 GMT

SBM Offshore has contracted for a 20-year charter and operation of the FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela.

Floatel set to order fourth semi from Keppel FELS

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:14:00 GMT

Keppel FELS has a letter of intent from Floatel International to construct a new harsh environment accommodation semisubmersible, under a potential $315-million contract. Delivery is currently scheduled for July 2014.

Bourbon extends Liberty series

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:11:00 GMT

Bourbon has extended its flagship Bourbon Liberty series with the delivery of the Bourbon Liberty 254 and Bourbon Liberty 301.

Aveon Offshore hires Fjell for barge transport

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. has signed a contract with Aveon Offshore Ltd. to provide marine transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in Nigeria.

Petrobel keeps jackup in Egyptian waters

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:38:00 GMT

Saipem has signed an extension of its contract with Petrobel for the charter of the jackup Perro Negro 4 offshore Egypt.

Kissama work barge en route to Gabon

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:35:00 GMT

Exmar’s offshore division will deliver the work barge Kissama to Total Gabon at the end of March for a six-month firm contract, with optional extensions.

Abu Dhabi Ship Building expands Mussafah yard

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:22:00 GMT

Abu Dhabi Ship Building has expanded its facility in Mussafah to accommodate maintenance, repairs, and overhauling services.

Premier secures Wilphoenix for late-year drilling

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:49:00 GMT

Awilco Drilling has a letter of award from Premier Oil for use of the semisubmersible WilPhoenix drilling rig.

BP contracts Technip to switch Schiehallion FPSOs

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Technip (PARIS:TEC) has won its largest UK offshore contract to date, valued at around $792 million, for work at BP’s Quad 204 project west of Shetland.

Vantage takes over Dragonquest deepwater drillship

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:42:00 GMT

Vantage Drilling Co. (NYSE Amex: VTG) has agreed to acquire the ultra-deepwater drillship Dragonquest from Valencia Drilling Corp. for $164 million.

Gulmar Condor to work for Subsea7 offshore Nigeria

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:45:00 GMT

The Gulmar Condor now is on hire to Subsea7 for construction work offshore Nigeria on the MPN Satellite Project.

Halliburton charters Island Offshore stimulation vessel for Clipper South

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:39:00 GMT

Halliburton has chartered Island Offshore’s new well stimulation vessel Island Captain for a two-month firm contract.

Diamond sells jackup to Hercules

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:07:00 GMT

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) has agreed to sell its Ocean Columbia jackup drilling rig to Hercules Offshore Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) for $40 million.

Statoil brings in semi for North Sea support

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:21:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved the use of the accommodation semisubmersible vessel Floatel Superior on Oseberg Sør in the North Sea.

Statoil reserves slot on heavy-lift vessel for Norway spar

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded Dockwise a reservation contract for transportation of a spar platform to the Norwegian Sea.

Solstad support vessel fleet in demand

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:00 GMT

Solstad Offshore has signed charter agreements for four offshore construction vessels, all starting this month.

Pacific Drilling exercises option to construct ultra-deepwater drillship

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary exercised an option to construct its seventh ultra-deepwater drillship with Samsung Heavy Industries.

Drydocks World to build Prelude FPSO turret

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:54:00 GMT

Drydocks World will build the turret for Shell’s (RDS.A:NYSE) Prelude floating LNG project offshore Western Australia.

Siemens to power newbuild Norway rigs

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:40:00 GMT

DSME has contracted Siemens to provide power packages for Statoil’s two new Cat D. semisubmersible drilling rigs, both under construction in South Korea.

Baker Hughes to add fracturing, stimulation vessel to fleet

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:25:00 GMT

Baker Hughes announced that its subsidiary has chartered a new state-of-the-art pressure pumping vessel that will provide offshore stimulation services to Maersk Oil in the North Sea.

Helix commissions well intervention semi from Jurong

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:41:00 GMT

Jurong Shipyard has a $385.5 million contract from Helix Energy Solutions Group to build a semisubmersible well intervention rig.

Aramco signs up Seadrill jackup to drill offshore Saudi Arabia

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Saudi Aramco has contracted Seadrill’s jackup West Callisto for duty offshore Saudi Arabia.

Quay ready to support Gryphon FPSO reinstatement

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:48:00 GMT

Lerwick Harbour on Shetland, northern Scotland, has begun operation ahead of schedule to support a North Sea subsea project.

Caspian jackup gets new identity

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:44:00 GMT

Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has renamed its Trident 20 jackup Saturn.

BOP leak delays Songa rig delivery

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:39:00 GMT

Total must wait a while longer for the drilling rig Songa Eclipse to start a program off Angola.

Fairstar to transport Ichthys LNG modules

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:48:00 GMT

Fairstar Heavy Transport has won two contracts to provide marine transportation services for the Ichthys LNG project off northern Australia.

Norske Shell cleared to overhaul Draugen standby measures

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:08:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has approved Norske Shell request to remove the dedicated standby vessel from the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.

Seismic vessel count remains steady

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:50:00 GMT

The 2012 Seismic Vessel Survey found eight more vessels than in the previous year, but much of that is due to more and better reporting from the vessel operators.

New Infield Systems report assesses vessel demand

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:47:00 GMT

Infield Systems has issued its "Global Perspective Specialist Vessels Market Report To 2016," which provides coverage of the construction and construction support vessels that are employed in the development of offshore oil and gas fields

New multi-service vessel design enhances development options

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:27:00 GMT

The higher price of crude oil seen on the world market in recent months has created a favorable environment for offshore fields that have higher technical costs of recovery.

OSX ramps up to meet Brazilian vessel demand

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:51:00 GMT

Brazil's oil and gas service company, OSX Brasil S.A., began construction on the largest shipyard in the Americas, the Açu Shipbuilding Unit (UCN Açu), in July 2011.

Prosafe sees growing interest in construction support

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Prosafe expects demand for its accommodation semisubmersibles in the North Sea to remain strong for at least the next couple of years.

Fairstar vessels on course for delivery

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:58:00 GMT

Fairstar Heavy Transport says construction of its new heavy transport vessels Forte and Finesse continues on schedule and on budget.

BG negotiates funding for Brazil pre-salt oil production projects

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:46:00 GMT

BG Group has initial approval from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) for up to $1.8 billion of long-term finance for the company’s interests in presalt Santos basin.

Safin contracts newbuild jackup from PPL

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:31:00 GMT

Sembcorp Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has a $213-million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jackup which will operate in the Middle East.

Converted pipelayer to connect Black Sea platforms

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:49:00 GMT

NJSC Chornomornaftogaz’s pipelay barge GMC Pride has left the Hidrodinamik Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, following a conversion program.

New diving vessel delivered to ADNOC

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:18:00 GMT

Grandweld Shipyards has delivered a new dive and maintenance support vessel to Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.

Seadrill orders two ultra-deepwater drillships from Samsung

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:49:00 GMT

Seadrill Ltd. (XOSL:SDRL) has entered into turnkey contracts with Samsung for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships at $600 million each.

SEACOR to buy GoM liftboats from Superior Energy

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:34:00 GMT

SEACOR Marine LLC has agreed to purchase from Superior Energy Services LLC 18 liftboats for $134 million plus working capital.

Statoil orders two more drilling rigs from Songa Offshore

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:58:00 GMT

Statoil has ordered from Songa Offshore two more purpose-built drilling rigs to work on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Floatel Victory booked for Clair Ridge construction support

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:54:00 GMT

BP has contracted Floatel International to provide the accommodation and construction support vessel Floatel Victory for the Clair Ridge development, 66 km (41 mi) west of the Shetland Isles in the UK sector.

BP Norge retains rig at Valhall

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:04:00 GMT

BP Norge has exercised options to extend use of the accommodation support rig Safe Scandinavia at the Valhall complex in the Norwegian North Sea.

Helix to build semisubmersible well intervention vessel

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:21:00 GMT

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (NYSE: HLX) will proceed with a newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel.

Regalia stays at Norway field location

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:40:00 GMT

Talisman Energy has extended the contract for the accommodation support rig Regalia at the Yme field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Kongsberg Maritime opens simulator centre

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Kongsberg Maritime has opened the Kongsberg offshore vessel simulator at the SimSea AS maritime training centre in Haugesund, Norway.

BG records major improvements in deepwater Lula field drilling offshore Brazil

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:16:00 GMT

BG Group (BRGYY.PK:OCQX) says the first permanent FPSO on the Lula field in the Santos basin off Brazil has to date produced 15 MMboe in total from three wells, with a fourth due to be added in 2012.

World Wide Supply adds two PSVs to newbuild order with Damen

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:40:00 GMT

World Wide Supply has ordered two more newbuild platform supply vessels from Damen Shipyards.

ConocoPhillips, Keppel team up for Arctic jackup

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) and ConocoPhillips are jointly designing a jackup capable of drilling in Arctic Sea ice regions.

Talisman expands North Sea support options

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Talisman Energy has contracted North Star Shipping to build two new platform supply vessels to support the company’s North Sea operations.

Seadrill rigs on long-term charters

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:10:00 GMT

Seadrill has secured new contracts for three jackups.

Sete Brasil shipyard wins drillship order

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:00 GMT

Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz has won a $792.5 million contract from Guarapari Drilling BV, the Netherlands, to design and build a drillship, based on Jurong Shipyard’s proprietary Jurong Espadon drillship design.

Seven Havila sets diver support record

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The diving support vessel Seven Havila has set what owners Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping say is a world first for number of divers on the seabed at one time.

March start for Caspian jackup transportation

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT

Blue Water Shipping has won a contract to transport a newbuild jackup to the Caspian Sea for Eurasia Drilling.

Statoil employs LWI vessels to enhance recovery

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:32:00 GMT

Statoil says it has begun to implement plans to enhance recovery in the North Sea using light well intervention (LWI) vessels.

Pacific Scirocco at work offshore Nigeria for Total

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pacific Drilling’s Pacific Scirocco ultra-deepwater drillship has started work offshore Nigeria for Total under a one-year contract.

Petrobras reports spill during well test offshore Santos basin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:39:00 GMT

Petrobras has detected a production string rupture at the FPWSO Dynamic Producer.