Teekay Tankers agrees to acquire 12 modern Suezmax Tankers
Aug 6, 2015
Teekay Tankers Ltd. has agreed to acquire a fleet of 12 modern Suezmax tankers currently owned by Principal Maritime Tankers

Grampian Fortress is latest vessel to join Craig Group’s fleet
Aug 4, 2015
Global shipping and energy services firm, Craig Group, has launched its first F-Class vessel, the Grampian Fortress. The IMT 958 multi-role emergency response

BG Group produces first oil from sixth FPSO in the Santos Basin
Aug 4, 2015
BG Group announced first oil from the Cidade de Itaguaí floating, production, storage and offloading vessel, the sixth unit to start production across the Group's

Yinson-Premuda JV to acquire FPSO Four Rainbow
Aug 3, 2015
Yinson Holdings Berhad's indirect subsidiary Yinson Heather Ltd. (YHL) entered into a Joint Venture Deed Thursday with Italy's Premuda's unit Four

IRSHAD receives Damen Shoalbuster 2308 for SPM buoy maintenance
Jul 30, 2015
Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company (IRSHAD), a part of the ADNOC Group of Companies, has taken delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster 2308,

Petrofac urges marine employers to be prepared ahead of regulatory changes
Jul 29, 2015
Employers of thousands of marine crew are being urged to be prepared following changes to the Standards of Training, Certification and

BBC Chartering introduces "apac service"
Jul 29, 2015
BBC Chartering is pleased to introduce “apac service” as a new trademark which represents the carrier’s promise to service “any port,

SBM completes $1.55B financing of FPSO Cidade de Saquarema
Jul 28, 2015
SBM Offshore N.V. has completed the project financing of FPSO Cidade de Saquarema -- which will be deployed to the Lula field offshore

Second Damen Offshore Carrier 8500 launched
Jul 27, 2015
Thursday 23 July saw senior representatives of Maersk Supply Service, DeepOcean UK and the Damen Shipyards Group gather at Damen

Ashtead Technology helps solve riddle of lost World War II ship
Jul 24, 2015
An Aberdeen-headquartered firm has donated specialist subsea equipment to help solve one of the most tragic mysteries of the Second World War.

Vard focusing on R&D and innovation amid a slower market in 2015
Jul 24, 2015
Singapore-listed shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited is pleased to announce its financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015

Keppel contracts third floating liquefaction facility conversion worth US$684 million
Jul 23, 2015
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has signed a contract worth approximately US$684 million with Golar Gandria N.V., a subsidiary of Golar LNG Limited (Golar LNG), to perform the conversion of a Moss type Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier, the GANDRIA, into a Golar Floating Liquefaction (GoFLNG) facility.

Heerema Hartlepool completed Cygnus topsides and module
Jul 22, 2015
With the sail away of the Cygnus Alpha Compression Module (ACM) yesterday evening the last of four main structures left Heerema Hartlepool, part of Heerema Fabrication Group

Sinopacific wins contract to build 9 AHTS vessels for ADNOC
Jul 21, 2015
China's Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (SINOPACIFIC) was recently successful in winning the bid for the construction of nine anchor handling tug supply (AHTS)

Vallianz signs new contracts worth up to US$458m
Jul 20, 2015
Singapore's Vallianz Holdings Limited (Vallianz and together with its subsidiaries, the Group), a fast growing provider of offshore support vessels and integrated

Floating Production Market slows further in Q2
Jul 17, 2015
In its recently published Q3 2015 Floating Production Systems Report, Energy Maritime Associates (EMA), analyzed the latest market activity for all types of Floating

SBM Offshore divests stake in Turritella project
Jul 16, 2015
SBM Offshores has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) for the acquisition of a stake

Transocean Ltd. provides fleet status report
Jul 16, 2015
Transocean Ltd. issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides the current status of and contract information for the company's entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs.

Maersk Drilling decommissions Jackup Maersk Endurer
Jul 16, 2015
Maersk Drilling has decided to decommission the jackup Maersk Endurer(350' ILC) from the fleet and recycle the rig with Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling in China. “Given the current market situation and the over-supply of drilling rigs in the offshore market, there is a strong need to retire older rigs. Therefore, Maersk Drilling has decided to decommission its oldest rig in the fleet, Maersk Endurer,” says Morten Pilnov, head of Global Sales in Maersk Drilling.

Keppel secures second liftboat order at US$85 million
Jul 15, 2015
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract from

BG Group ships first LNG from QCLNG Train 2 in Australia
Jul 14, 2015
BG Group plc has started up and loaded its first LNG from the second production train at the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility in Australia.

Maricá moors at BRASA following FPSO’s arrival in Brazil
Jul 13, 2015
There was a buzz at BRASA as it celebrated the arrival of FPSO Cidade de Maricá. The SBM Offshore vessel berthed safely at the Niteroi-Rio based yard on 9 July 2015. She had arrived in Brazilian waters mid-June, following her 10,625 Nm (19,678 Km) voyage from China. FPSO Cidade de Maricá is one of two carbon-copy FPSOs being constructed from the blueprint for FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela, the mother ship, which sailed from Brasa to commence production in November 2014. The FPSO is the deepest in SBM’s operating fleet at 2,140m and has the largest capacity at 150,000 bpd of oil.

Sub-Atlantic secures second ROV deal with AALEA Offshore
Jul 10, 2015
Global manufacturer of specialist remotely operated vehicles (ROV), Sub-Atlantic, has won a second contract with Italian oil and gas subsea

Moore Stephens says shipping should not panic in wake of proposed UK non-dom tax changes
Jul 10, 2015
Shipowners likely to be affected by wide-ranging changes to the taxation of non-UK-domiciliaries introduced in the UK Summer Budget have