Oil & Gas

DOF Sea Dragon OSV will feature a range of Kongsberg Maritime solutions

More details are emerging about the OSV (offshore support vessel) that the Crist shipyard in Poland is building for DOF. Provisionally named Sea Dragon, the OSV is set to assist operations off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

As we reported earlier, the 110 meter OSV will be powered by six MAN 12V175D variable speed gensets and will feature a full propulsion scope from Rauma, Finland-based Steerprop.

Now Kongsberg Maritime reports that it has secured a contract to supply an integrated package...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/dof-sea-dragon-osv-will-feature-a-range-of-kongsberg-maritime-solutions/

Steerprop solutions selected for FSV set to operate in harsh Canadian offshore conditions

The new field support vessel (FSV) being built by Crist S.A. in Gdynia, Poland, to operate on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (see earlier story), will feature a fullpropulsion scope from Rauma, Finland, based Steerprop.

Vessel operating conditions on the Grand Banks are extremely challenging due to heavy seas, fog and icebergs. This emphasizes the importance of the ship’s propulsion thrusters in maintaining dynamic positioning and facilitating safe and...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/steerprop-solutions-selected-for-fsv-set-to-operate-in-harsh-canadian-offshore-conditions/

Sea1 Offshore orders two more ST-245 offshore energy support vessels

Doubling down on a two-ship order placed in November last year, Norway’s Sea1 Offshore (the former Siem Offshore) has now placed an order at Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. for two more high-end ST-245 design offshore energy support vessels.

Based on the Skipsteknisk ST-245 design they will have capabilities to serve both oil & gas and renewable markets and Sea1 says they will be equipped with some of the most fuel-efficient solutions in the market. Generators,...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/sea1-offshore-orders-two-more-st-245-offshore-energy-support-vessels/

Twin Brothers Marine secures $12M in landmark projects

Franklin, La.-based Twin Brothers Marine (TBM), which specializes in heavy steel fabrication for the oil and gas, infrastructure, and renewables industries, has been awarded three contracts. With a combined value of over $12 million, the contracts will provide pressure vessels and infrastructure components for a major marine transportation provider and major infrastructure contractor.

TBM will fabricate ASME-coded pressure vessels and infrastructure pieces, with deliveries extending through Q1...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/twin-brothers-marine-secures-12m-in-landmark-projects/

Joint resolution scraps rule seen as hindering offshore energy development

In a move applauded by Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergum as fostering offshore energy development, President Trump last week signed S.J.Res.11, a joint resolution disapproving the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s rule titled “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources.”

The BOEM rule, published under the previous administration on Sept. 3, 2024, mandated that all new oil and gas leaseholders on the Outer Continental Shelf submit archaeological reports in previously unsurveyed areas...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/oil-gas/joint-resolution-scraps-rule-seen-as-hindering-offshore-energy-development/

Kongsberg wins contract for two new UT7623 SEV design vessels

Kongsberg Maritime has signed at contract for the design of two UT7623 SEV design multipurpose subsea vessels for Fosnavåg, Norway-headquartered Olympic Group.

The “SEV” in the designation stands for “Sustainable Energy Vessel” and they will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology. The first references for Kongsberg Maritime’s latest subsea construction vessel designs, they will feature a fully integrated package of Kongsberg technology.

The vessels will be constructed at the CMHI...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/kongsberg-wins-contract-for-two-new-ut7623-sev-design-vessels/

MAN 175D picked to power DOF Sea Dragon OSV newbuild

Poland’s Crist Shipyard has ordered six MAN 12V175D variable speed gensets in connection with the construction of an OSV (offshore support vessel) for DOF. Provisionally named Sea Dragon, the OSV is set to assist operations off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

Designed by Gdynia-based MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting Ltd., the Sea Dragon is scheduled for delivery by Q1 2027.

The ice-classed, 110 meter long vessel, will feature dynamic positioning class 3 and be capable of accommodating 164...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/man-175d-picked-to-power-dof-sea-dragon-osv-newbuild/

ST Engineering opts for Kongsberg design for new walk-to-work OSV

Kongsberg Maritime is to supply the design and integrated equipment package for a new walk-to-work offshore service vessel (OSV), to be built by ST Engineering Marine in Singapore for an undisclosed leading oil & gas company.

The 97-meter OSV will be built to Kongsberg Maritime UT 5520 design. It will accommodate 106 people and features a motion-compensated gangway to enable safe transfer of personnel to and from offshore installations.

The new design is a further development of Kongsberg...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/st-engineering-opts-for-kongsberg-design-for-new-walk-to-work-osv/

Biden to issue broad offshore oil and natural gas leasing ban

In a reminder that, like operas, U.S. presidencies aren’t over until they are over, the White House today released a statement saying that, using his authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Biden is issuing two Presidential Memoranda to protect all U.S. Outer Continental Shelf areas off the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing.

The...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/oil-gas/biden-to-issue-broad-offshore-oil-and-natural-gas-leasing-ban/

Seadrill sells 2007-built jack-up West Prospero for $45M

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) reports that it has completed the sale of the jack-up rig West Prospero for cash proceeds of $45 million.

“With the sale of the West Prospero , we have monetized a non-core asset that has been stacked since 2016 and successfully executed on our strategy to exit the benign jack-up market,” said president and chief executive officer, Simon Johnson.

The West Prospero is an independent leg cantilever jack-up drilling rig built in 2007 by...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/oil-gas/seadrill-sells-2007-built-jack-up-west-prospero-for-45m/

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