Offshore News
U.S. offshore rig count stands at 12 for five weeks on the trotThe U.S. offshore rig count stayed flat again, as the number of active rigs is steady at 12 for the fifth week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.10 August 2020 Monday 14:15
Aker Offshore Wind sets sights on deep-water projectsAker Solutions’ offshore wind spin-off, Aker Offshore Wind, will initially focus on deep-water fixed-bottom and floating wind projects in four different markets: South Korea, the USA, Scotland, and Norway.06 August 2020 Thursday 15:05
Transocean Hires Financial Advisor to Evaluate ‘Strategic Alternatives’Transocean Ltd. has tapped Lazard Freres & Co. LLC to be its financial adviser as the world’s biggest owner of deepwater oil rigs confronts history’s worst crude crash.06 August 2020 Thursday 12:10
Fugro orders two SEA-KIT unmanned vessels for remote offshore inspectionsGeo-data and underwater inspection specialist Fugro has ordered two 12 m SEA-KIT X class Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), one for use in the Asia-Pacific region and the other the North Sea.05 August 2020 Wednesday 15:15
Kim Heng buys two anchor handling tugs from distressed sellerOffshore and marine services provider Kim Heng Offshore & Marine has bought two anchor handling tugs from Posh Terasea.24 July 2020 Friday 16:50
Hyundai Mipo secures orders for petrochemical carrier quartetShipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has received orders for the construction of four petrochemical carriers.22 July 2020 Wednesday 17:25
Taillevent readying for wind turbine installation off TaiwanJan De Nul and Hitachi have issued a notice on the commencement of wind turbine installation works off the Taiwanese coast.18 July 2020 Saturday 11:00
Aker ASA Consolidates Offshore Units, Spins Off Clean-Energy DivisionsAker Solutions will retain an alliance with the spin-offs and will be their preferred supplier for project work.18 July 2020 Saturday 10:00
Wärtsilä gets big order for Green Jade offshore wind installation vesselWärtsilä has received an order for multiple solutions for Green Jade, the first floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.14 July 2020 Tuesday 15:50
Brave Tern gearing up for largest wind turbinesFred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern will undergo upgrades which will allow the jack-up to handle all known next-generation wind turbines and larger foundations.04 July 2020 Saturday 15:04
Pirates Kidnap Nine from BW Offshore FPSO Off NigeriaPirates attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals, the ship’s owner BW Offshore said.03 July 2020 Friday 10:35
Apollo heads to SeaMade with first turbine setsDEME Offshore’s jack-up Apollo has left the REBO terminal in Oostende loaded with the first set of turbine components to be installed on the 487 MW SeaMade wind farm offshore Belgium.18 June 2020 Thursday 15:50
New Jersey Plans First Purpose-Built Offshore Wind Port in the U.S.On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced a plan for a new seaport specifically for offshore wind in Salem County, South Jersey.17 June 2020 Wednesday 14:42
BW FSRU arrives in Brazil for Port Acu LNG-to-power projectFloating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) BW Magna has arrived at a new terminal in the Brazilian Port Acu to start its contract serving Gas Natural Acu (GNA) ’s LNG-to-power project.17 June 2020 Wednesday 13:20
Solstad Offshore secures North Sea work for PSVsSolstad Offshore has been awarded contracts for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) by an unnamed North Sea operator.15 June 2020 Monday 14:30
ABS outlines requirements for remote offshore surveysAs the oil price and lower energy demand paint a bleak picture for offshore operators and rig owners, cost control will be a top priority.12 June 2020 Friday 12:00
MMA vessel to support stranded Australian FPSOOffshore vessel provider MMA Offshore has been awarded a support contract with Upstream Production Solutions for which the MPSV Mermaid Searcher will be used.01 June 2020 Monday 17:00
Laser Sensor Technology for the Maritime and Offshore IndustriesResearch scientist and entrepreneur Sverre Dokken believes laser-based remote sensing has big potential in the maritime domain.28 May 2020 Thursday 11:20
First steel cut for mega jack-up VoltaireJan De Nul has started the construction of its next-generation jack-up installation vessel Voltaire with a steel cutting ceremony at the Cosco Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) in China.27 May 2020 Wednesday 16:45
COVID-19 Takes Off in Brazil's Offshore SectorLacking a systematic national coronavirus control policy, Brazil has developed the second-largest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, behind only the United States.27 May 2020 Wednesday 10:40
Export cables at SeaMade offshore wind project ready to deliverDEME Offshore and Hellenic Cables have completed the testing and energization of the export cable connections at the SeaMade offshore wind project in Belgium.21 May 2020 Thursday 12:51
