Offshore News
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Jackson Offshore Operators adds another PSV to fleet
Jackson Offshore Operators LLC is growing its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet with the acquisition of the M/V Storm. Once it has completed regulatory requirements, the vessel will commence a five-year contract with Shell in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Built-in 2015, the DP Class 2, M/V Storm is an…
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Oil prices are going down in expectation of OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices fell by 0.23%-0.38% As of November 1, 07:56 (UTC+3), Brent Crude futures for January settlement were trading 0.23% lower at $83.52 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe Exchange. Light Sweet Crude (WTI) futures for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell by 0.38% to $83.25…
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Eidesvik Offshore wins contract extension for PSV Viking Princess
Wintershall Dea has declared options to extend the contract for the supply vessel Viking Princess from January 2022 in direct continuation of the current contract, extending the firm period to January 2023. Viking Princess was the world’s first offshore vessel with a battery hybrid energy storage solution replacing a traditional…
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Maersk Drilling sells Mærsk Inspirer
Maersk Drilling is pleased to announce the successful closing of the previously announced divestment of the combined drilling and production unit Mærsk Inspirer (now named Inspirer) to Havila Sirius for a price of USD 373m in an all-cash transaction. This transaction divests a non-core asset and significantly deleverages Maersk Drilling’s…
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Damen delivers LGC 6000 LNG bunkering vessel to Elenger
The 100m-long vessel features a dual fuel propulsion system for handling the boil-off gas. Damen has delivered the first of its new class of liquified gas carrier (LGC) 6000 liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering ships, Optimus, to Estonia-based energy firm Ellinger. Delivered in the port of Rotterdam, the 100m-long Optimus…
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Aquadrill Announces Sale of semi-submersible drilling unit Leo
Aquadrill LLC (Aquadrill) has entered into an agreement for the sale of a semi-submersible drilling unit Leo, with a subsidiary of BW Energy for USD 14 million.The rig is expected to be repurposed as a Floating Production Unit, thereby removing the rig from the drilling market.Under the terms of the…
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