Offshore Magazine

Rigs/Vessels: Russia

March start for Caspian jackup transportation

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

Eurasia rigs fully booked for Caspian programs

Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has updated its drilling activities in the Caspian Sea.

Frontier seismic work can require site-specific programs

The need to discover new hydrocarbon reserves is pushing frontier exploration into the world's more remote and challenging regions.

Floating production systems being ordered at record pace

The demand for offshore floating production systems is exhibiting strong growth, according to a recent report by International Maritime Associates, Inc (IMA).

Songa offshore drilling rigs in demand

Songa Drilling’s fleet is fully occupied on programs in the Far East, North Sea, and West Africa, according to the company’s latest update.

ABB to power Arctic icebreakers

ABB has won a $40 million-plus contract to provide energy-efficient power and propulsion systems for two new icebreaking vessels set to work offshore eastern Russia.

Castoro Sei takes Finland maintenance break

Saipem has contracted STX Finland’s Turku shipyard for a major overhaul/maintenance program on the semisubmersible pipelay vessel Castoro Sei.

Rig transport boost for Dockwise

Dockwise Shipping has picked up six new contracts for heavy marine transport with a combined value of over $34 million.

Deep Sea wins Sakhalin vessel charters

Gazflot has awarded Deep Sea Supply time charter contracts for four anchor handler tug supply vessels offshore Sakhalin, eastern Russia.

Converteam wins Gazflot DP order

Transas Russian fleet has contracted Converteam to supply C-Series dynamic position control systems for two platform supply vessels.

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