COSCO Corp. Ltd. has been active completing vessels and signing new construction contracts. The company announced that COSCO (Qidong) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered the jackup barge, IB914, and the transportation barge, IB924, to an Australian company鈥
The floating production sector has been especially active over the past several months. Ten production floaters have been ordered since March, reports International Maritime Associates Inc. (IMA). Contracts include a $3 billion FPSO for Nigeria (a record price for an FPSO)鈥
Hamilton, Bermuda-based Seadrill Ltd. has entered into contracts to build two high-specification, jackup drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry 云顶赌场老虎机 Co., Ltd. (DSIC 云顶赌场老虎机) in China. The rigs are scheduled for delivery during Q2 and Q3 2016鈥
Harkand launched the Harkand Harmony, its newest ROV support vessel, designed to service Asia Pacific鈥檚 oil and gas industry. Around 100 invited guests from across the global energy sector attended the christening ceremony at Keppel Marina in Singapore鈥
Norway's PG Marine Group is to provide six of its PG-MACS tanks for a newbuild dual-fuel platform supply vessel (PSV). The vessel, to be built at the Remontowa Shipyward, Romania, will be operated by Siem 云顶赌场老虎机 on long term charter to Norske Shell鈥
BigLift Shipping's new vessel Happy Sky started its her maiden voyage from Shanghai to Cape Lambert, Australia, on Monday. The vessel is transporting three large modules 鈥 1 x 935 mt / 1 x 818mt / 1 x 777 mt 鈥 to be installed as part of the Port B鈥
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced plans to proceed with the construction of a second newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel, to be named the Q7000. Owen Kratz, Helix鈥檚 President and CEO, stated, 鈥淏ased on strong market鈥
Statoil details the load out process and sail away of a 10,600-ton topsides model destined for its Gudrun field, in the Norwegian North Sea, from Aibel's shipyard in Haugesund, Norway. Read more about the topside's journey here.
Sophisticated monitoring systems on floating production systems can provide real time information for operational support and to improve performance, but a holistic approach is needed to be fully beneficial. Louise Ledgard, head of oil and gas business development鈥
The lead ships classed by Lloyd鈥檚 Register incorporate advanced design, containment and operational features as well as the ability to cope with the harsh operating environment of the Arctic. Dynagas, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping鈥
As subsea production systems are entering a new era, Statoil is finding that designing, qualifying and installing the subsea factory is just the start鈥攖he future will require a new breed of vessel, Elaine Maslin explains. Earlier this summer鈥
The global offshore heavy lift market is fragmented, but evolving, with new vessels expected to bring a step change in capability and flexibility. Elaine Maslin reports. 云顶赌场老虎机 heavy lifting capability has increased in waves, from the early heavy lifts of just a few hundred tonne鈥
Many arguments about the capabilities of a tug can be quickly settled when you can conduct a full-ahead power, bollard pull test. 鈥淢any captains will argue about horsepower, hull design, rudder angles, and other variables, but the only鈥
Active heave compensation has become a must-have for offshore lifting and landing. But is it the best solution? Heave compensation systems were introduced to the offshore market in the early 1980s to enable the safe landing and lifting of loads鈥
Malaysia's national oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) projected to make a final investment decision on a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project for the Rotan field in Block H, offshore Sabah, in 2H 2013. The Malaysian Business Times reports that once sanctioned鈥
