COLUMN | Correcting course: Aramco and jackups; Siem Offshore and Kristian Siem; Ferguson Marine; MMA Offshore; Maersk/Svitzer [Offshore Accounts]

Harold Macmillan was supposedly once asked what the most troubling problem of his time as British Prime Minister was. “Events, my dear boy, events,” was his reply. I thought I had this week’s column nailed well in advance, but offshore is an industry especially susceptible to unexpected and hard to predict “events”. So, we must […]

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Saipem joins collaboration to develop autonomous subsea craft

Italian offshore engineering and construction specialist Saipem and compatriot shipbuilder Fincantieri have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate commercial and industrial opportunities for cooperation in the field of autonomous subsea vehicles and their integration with surface and underwater units. The agreement aims to enable the two companies to participate in major programmes […]

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COLUMN | Quick updates: Total buys a rig; Trident cans a rig; Standard sales succeed and fail; Saipem wins and loses corruption battles; Sapura hit with wind arbitration [Offshore Accounts]

Gong Xi Fa Cai, Kung Hei Fat Choi, and Chúc mừng Năm Mới! Happy Lunar New Year to all our readers, and welcome to the Year of the Dragon. At least, this is one time of year where nobody will be sneaking abandoned offshore rigs and supply vessels out of Chinese shipyards to the market […]

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COLUMN | Lowered expectations: Saudi Arabia’s oil production; Nigeria’s currency; SBM’s whistleblower; Falkland Islands’ FPSO [Offshore Accounts]

The novelist Jodi Picoult once said that, “there are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.” Changing the world for the better is hard, but there have been a lot of expectations lowered in the offshore industry this week. Unfortunately, these reduced expectations seem to have produced little joy in […]

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COLUMN | Is it them, again? Argentina and Nigeria, and Vietnam’s got a maritime video star! [Offshore Accounts]

Rarely in life do you get a second chance. But since we are almost Back to December, it is time to revisit that vintage Taylor Swift classic, where the singer describes how she messed up a relationship and begs for another chance. With that attitude, she could stand for president of Argentina and...

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COLUMN | What are the consequences of the offshore surge? Tidewater’s triumph provides Chinese yards with boom, and starts North Sea exodus [Offshore Accounts]

One of the delights of the offshore market recovery has been the surge in charter rates for platform supply vessels (PSVs) around the world. Tidewater’s triumphant presentation at the Barclays CEO Energy Conference earlier this month showed the potency of the market recovery that the company has driven ever onwards and upwards after its acquisition […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Perro Negro 12 – Saipem to deploy second drilling rig in Middle East

Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles recently handed over a new jackup oil drilling rig to Italian offshore services provider Saipem. The ABS-classed Perro Negro 12 was designed by US engineering firm Friede and Goldman. The rig has an LOA of 59.745 metres, a beam of 55.78 metres, a transit draught of 4.8...

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COLUMN | Saipem lives again, Mozambique restart is slated whilst more small island Caribbean corruption emerges [Offshore Accounts]

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COLUMN | Calm down: Nigeria goes to the polls as Heroic Idun crew face delays; asset flippers are back, literally; PX121s change hands at higher prices; Telford and Smit Lamnalco sold; Bourbon and Horizon tie up [Offshore Accounts]

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