Offshore Magazine

Rigs/Vessels: Asia

Fairstar fixes date for transport vessel delivery

Fairstar Heavy Transport expects to take delivery of the newbuild 50,000 dwt semisubmersible transportation vessel Forte on May 23.

Deepwater Philippines drilling on hold

BHP Billiton has issued a termination notice for Transocean’s Deepwater Expedition rig scheduled to begin drilling in SC 55 offshore Palawan, Philippines.

Songa rigs ready to resume drilling contracts

Songa Offshore has issued an update on modifications to its drilling fleet.

COSCO to convert tanker into FPSO for Cernambi-Sul offshore Brazil

COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd. has won a contract to convert the large crude tanker Sunrise Jewel into an FPSO to be stationed offshore Brazil.

Converted accommodation vessel to serve offshore Brazil

Equinox Offshore Accommodation has contracted Sembawang Shipyard to convert a ropax vessel to a DP-2 accommodation and repair vessel.

Jurong to build harsh-environment accommodation semi

Prosafe has awarded Jurong Shipyard a $291.6-million turnkey contract to construct a semisubmersible accommodation rig in Singapore.

Cathelco Seafresh supplying desalinators for Singapore shipyard projects

Cathelco Seafresh is supplying reverse osmosis desalinators for the Khannur, an LNG carrier owned by Golar LNG of Norway.

Dockwise to manage COOEC newbuild transport vessel

Dockwise Ltd. says it has agreed with China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. to manage COOEC’s newbuild Type-1 marine transport vessel for all third party projects.

DNV to class Dockwise heavy-lift vessel under new rules

DNV reports the Dockwise Vanguard heavy-lift vessel will be the first such semisubmersible vessel built under DNV's new class rules for this type of ship.

COSCO delivers newbuild heavy-lift vessel

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd. subsidiary COSCO Dalian Shipyard Co. Ltd. has delivered a newbuild heavy-lift carrier vessel.

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