Norwegian shipping group Island Offshore has signed a contract with VARD for the delivery of an additional hybrid power Offshore Energy Construction Vessel (OECV). The new vessel will be a…
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Island Offshore exercises option to build second OECV at Vard
Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard is to build a second hybrid-powered Ocean Energy Construction Vessel (OECV) for Ulsteinvik, Norway, headquartered Island Offshore, which is majority owned by the Chouest and Ulstein families.
Island Offshore orders innovative ocean energy construction vessel
The new contract exercises the first of the two options for additional vessels included in the OECV order placed at Vard by Island Offshore in May. The vessels are being built to a new Vard 3 25 design...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/island-offshore-exercises-option-to-build-second-oecv-at-vard/
Island Offshore PSV bunkers bio-LNG
In cooperation with Equinor, the Island Offshore PSV Island Crusader is being bunkered with bio-LNG in a series of operations being carried out in cooperation collaboration with the vessel’s charterer, Equinor.
The bio-LNG bunkerings are being carried out in the Port of Dusavik, Norway, by Nordic region energy company Gasum Oy.
The first delivery was successfully carried out mid-July. Gasum will continue to supply Island Crusader with 2–3 truckloads of ISCC-EU certified mass balanced bio-LNG...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/island-offshore-psv-bunkers-bio-lng/
Norway’s Island Offshore orders hybrid construction vessel from local builder
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Island Offshore has awarded compatriot shipbuilder Vard a contract for the construction of a new ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) fitted with a hybrid power solution. The contract between Island Offshore and Vard also includes options for up to two...
Island Offshore orders innovative ocean energy construction vessel
Island Offshore has placed an order at Fincantieri Group member Vard for a 120 meter ocean energy construction vessel that includes options for two further vessels. The vessels will be built to a new Vard 3 25 design, developed for the offshore energy industry’s transition from oil and gas to renewables.
“We are proud to present the next generation OECVs with versatile capabilities that will ensure long-term employment as the energies of the ocean evolve,” said Island Offshore chairman Morten...
COLUMN | Quick updates: PSVs changing hands; subsea newbuilds; Guyana booming; rigs fixing higher [Offshore Accounts]
Money is being made in offshore once again, but tragically lives are also being lost unnecessarily. Earlier this week, we examined how Perenco’s dysfunctional safety culture in Gabon, leading to six people dead or lost in an explosion. This is a sad backdrop for an industry booming at last. Stop...
Rig Safety Dispute Leads to Contract Termination Off Equatorial Guinea
Trident Energy and its partners Panoro Energy and Kosmos Energy have terminated the contract for the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig off the coast of Equatorial Guinea due to alleged…
https://gcaptain.com/rig-safety-dispute-leads-to-contract-termination-off-equatorial-guinea/
DeepOcean Provides New Details on ‘Island Condor’ Conversion
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has revealed new details about a recently signed long-term charter agreement for a converted, battery-powered multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) with Norwegian offshore service vessel provider Island…
https://gcaptain.com/deepocean-provides-new-details-on-island-condor-conversion/
DeepOcean has big plans for Island Offshore vessel after major conversion
Mystery solved. Oslo-headquartered subsea specialist DeepOcean is the company taking Island Offshore’s Island Condor on a long-term charter that will commence in the third quarter this year after the vessel emerges from an extensive conversion (see earlier story).
DeepOcean has big plans for the vessel, which will be renamed Island Ocean after its upgrade to a multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV).
The 2014-built vessel, which will be equipped with a 150-tonne crane, will provide subsea inspection,...
Island Constructor set for installation of next-gen subsea equipment
The Island Condor is not the only Island Offshore vessel headed to a shipyard for an upgrade. Ulstein reports that the Island Constructor, a 120 meter Ulstein SX 121 subsea vessel that it delivered in 2008, will return to Ulstein Verft in January for a range of work,
Operated by TechnipFMC subsidiary TIOS AS, the Island Constructor will finish a well service campaign just after year-end and go to Bergen to remove the well service equipment that has been on board for 14 years. It will be replaced...