Vessels

Two Charters for Otto in Congo

Otto Marine Limited, a Singapore-based company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, has secured contracts worth a total of US$16.6 million for two AHTS vessels in the African waters. The Group has secured a 3-year time-charter contract worth US$14.8 million for its 7,200 bhp AHTS with [...]

UK: Craig Group Secures Deals for Four ERRVs

UK: Craig Group Secures Deals for Four ERRVs

A £35 million investment by Craig Group in four new vessels has already secured major contracts for the Aberdeen global shipping and energy services company. The new-build D-Class Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs), which will be managed by Craig Group division North Star Shipping, will take to the waves throughout the year on charter [...]

Brazil: Etesco Drillship Starts Drilling for Petrobras

Brazil: Etesco Drillship Starts Drilling for Petrobras

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaish are participating in an ownership consortium for an ultra-deepwater drillship being used in the provision of charter services to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”), the Brazilian state-owned petroleum company. Delivered on December 15, 2011, the vessel arrived at the drilling area in Brazil on February 4, 2012, and has been under charter [...]

Australia: Hallin Marine Charters Outer Limit Catamaran

Australia: Hallin Marine Charters Outer Limit Catamaran

Hallin Marine’s Australian operation has entered into a long term charter with Fremantle-based Salter Offshore for the innovative new catamaran ‘Outer Limit’. A dynamically positioned subsea and offshore operations support craft, the Outer Limit sets new standards for vessels in this sector. With accommodation for 32 persons and 160 square metres of clear deck space, [...]

Excelerate Developing First U.S. FLSO

Excelerate Developing First U.S. FLSO

Excelerate Energy® L.P. is moving forward with the development of the first floating liquefaction facility in the United States utilizing its Floating Liquefaction Storage Offloading vessel (FLSO™) technology. The Lavaca Bay LNG project will be located in Port Lavaca, situated between Galveston and Corpus Christi on the Texas Gulf Coast, and will be designed to [...]

Malaysia: Bumi Expands Fleet with Two Anchor Handlers

Malaysia: Bumi Expands Fleet with Two Anchor Handlers

Bumi Armada, the largest OSV owner and operator in Malaysia, has accepted delivery of two Anchor Handling Towing Supply  vessels (AHTS) from Beauty Offshore Limited and Bay Offshore Limited, both subsidiaries of Sanko Steamship, one of Japan’s largest ship owners.  The two 12000 bhp AHTS vessels – Sanko Beauty and Sanko Bay were built in Japan [...]

VIDEO: Seven Borealis Getting Final Touches in The Netherlands

VIDEO: Seven Borealis Getting Final Touches in The Netherlands

 ‘Seven Borealis’, Subsea 7’s flag ship designed by Ulstein, is currently in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) for final outfitting at the Huisman facilities. The vessel is the first customized version of Ulstein Sea of Solutions’ successful SOC 5000 vessel design and fully developed by the Netherlands based Ulstein design office. The vessel features an offshore mast [...]

China-built Deepwater Pipelay Vessel Sets Sail for Liwan Gas Field

China-built Deepwater Pipelay Vessel Sets Sail for Liwan Gas Field

China’s Rongsheng Heavy Industries and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (“CNOOC”) have successfully completed construction of a 3,000-meter deepwater pipe laying crane vessel (“DPV”) “HAI YANG SHI YOU 201.” The vessel has set sail for the “Liwan 3-1” gas field in the South China Sea today and will prepare for pipe laying works. “HAI YANG [...]

Brazil: Petrobras Installing Flare Gas Recovery Systems on FPSOs

Brazil: Petrobras Installing Flare Gas Recovery Systems on FPSOs

Wärtsilä Hamworthy, the global leader in environmental and liquid cargo handling solutions for the marine and oil & gas markets, has won a contract to supply its Flare Gas Recovery packages to four floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units under construction for Petrobras. The units, each of which will be able to handle 150,000bpd, [...]

FMC to Supply Offshore Loading Arms for Prelude LNG in Australia

FMC to Supply Offshore Loading Arms for Prelude LNG in Australia

FMC Technologies, Inc., a global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry announced today that it has signed an agreement with Technip France, on behalf of the Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC), to supply offshore loading arm systems as part of the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project. FMC’s scope of supply includes [...]





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