Atwood Delays Drillship duo by Two Years
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced today that it has agreed with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. ("DSME") to delay the requirement to take delivery of Atwood's two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships, the Atwood Admiral and the Atwood Archer, by two years to September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively. In connection with the delay, Atwood will make a payment of $125 million for the Atwood Archer on or before December 15, 2016, as well as a payment of $15 million on the earlier of June 30, 2018 or the delivery date. In respect of the Atwood Admiral, Atwood will
Transocean Puts Off Deliveries of Two New Drillships
Transocean Ltd. announced today a mutual agreement with its customer, Shell EP Wells Equipment Wells Services B.V. (Shell), and the shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), to delay the operating and delivery contracts of two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships - the Deepwater Pontus and the Deepwater Poseidon - by 12 months each. The delay has no impact on the duration or dayrate of the original 10-year operating contracts for each of the two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships. Parties will be compensated for the postponement. The specific terms are not disclosed.
MOL, Gas Sayago to Continue Uruguay FSRU Project
the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, with GNLS, which was entrusted with the construction, ownership, and operation of the terminal project. This is the first FSRU project in which MOL will solely build, own, and operate the facility. The FSRU that will serve the project is under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., in South Korea. It will be equipped with the largest LNG storage tank (263,000m3)of any FSRU in the world, and is expected to arrive in Uruguay andbe ready for service inmid-2017. FSRUs receive liquefied natural gas from LNG carriers, regasify it, and transmit
Subsea Crane Takes a Long Journey
its shipment at the pier of the Liebherr factory in Rostock. Mid-December, the transport ship arrived at the Liebherr factory, and the RL-K 7500 was loaded aboard together with another model of Liebherr’s range of knuckle boom cranes, the RL-K 4200. Both cranes are currently on the way to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. LTd. (DSME). DSME plans to equip several of its ships with a set of Liebherr cranes consisting of one RL-K 7500 and three RL-K 4200. The two other RL-K 4200 will follow in the first quarter of 2015. The new subsea crane with knuckle boom represents a solution for
ERSAI Awarded Contract in the Caspian Region
Saipem, through its controlled company ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has been awarded a new engineering and construction contract in the Caspian Region. The contract awarded to ERSAI, in consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., is worth approximately $1 billion. The contract's scope includes yard engineering, fabrication and precommissioning activities as well as the load-out of 55,000 tons of pipe racks.
Single Lift of RL-K 7500 Subsea Crane
lasting lift was the loosening of about 100 bolts on the slewing ring. Currently, the RL-K 7500 is waiting for its scheduled delivery mid-November at the pier of the Liebherr factory in Rostock. The RL-K 4200, another model of Liebherr’s series of knuckle boom cranes, will be delivered to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. LTd. (DSME) together with the RL-K 7500. DSME plans to equip several of its ships with a set of Liebherr cranes consisting of one RL-K 7500 and three RL-K 4200. The new subsea crane with knuckle boom represents a convenient solution for subsea operations.
ClassNK Head Attends KOTC Delivery Ceremony
Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President of ClassNK attended the delivery ceremony for the M/T Al Yarmouk, constructed at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) and delivered to Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. S.A.K. (KOTC) in Geoje, Korea on August 25, 2014. The 317,300DWT very large crude carrier (VLCC), named the M/T Al Yarmouk following its delivery to KOTC, was built as Hull No. 5391 at DSME under ClassNK Rules and Regulations and in line with KOTC’s strict standards on safety and environmental performance. During the construction, ClassNK provided extensive professional and
Daewoo Shipbuilding Receives African Drillship Order
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said it has received an order to build two DSME e-Smart drillships for a combined $1.24 billion. Under its current schedule, Daewoo Shipbuilding is slated to deliver both vessels to its African customer by the end of 2015, the company said. The shipbuilder did not reveal the contractor’s name. DMSE said the drillships will be capable of drilling 12Km deep in 3.6Km deep sea, and each ship will house two drill towers and two blowout preventers. According to multiple sources, Daewoo Shipbuilding is on pace to
Huge Offshore Engineering Contract for CB&I
US-based CB&I wins a project contract worth US$250-million from Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, Ltd. (DSME). CB&I's scope of work, which will commence in the first quarter, includes detailed engineering design services for the Mariner Topsides project that is part of the Mariner oil field development project being operated by Statoil in the UK North Sea. The Mariner heavy oil field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 150 kilometers east of the Shetland Isles. Pending final approval of the field development plan by the UK
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