Hieronymus Bosch

This anonymous commentator is our insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations. With decades in the business and a raft of contacts, this is the go-to column for the behind-the-scenes wheelings and dealings of the volatile offshore market.

Author: Hieronymus Bosch

This anonymous commentator is our insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations. With decades in the business and a raft of contacts, this is the go-to column for the behind-the-scenes wheelings and dealings of the volatile offshore market.
MARINE PROJECTS WEEK

COLUMN | Quick updates: DOF’s survival; Cadeler’s new foundation vessel; Wind turbine woes and protectionism in Europe; The Metals Company’s coming cash crunch [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Seabed Mining, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

This week, we cover a quartet of updates from our favourite sectors: offshore, subsea mining, and the wind industry. DOF: Looking good in black? Good news from Norway. DO ..

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COLUMN | British Virgin Islands’ Premier and Ports Director in drug arrest shock [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Two weeks ago (here), we ran a piece on the sham of flags of convenience, and how the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has allowed secrecy and money laundering t ..

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COLUMN | Mind the gap: Europe’s LNG shortage provides opportunity [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Europe is trying desperately to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. Sending Vladimir Putin billions of dollars for ..

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COLUMN | Singapore spin hits Cayman secrecy? Temasek, Keppel, Baluran and Kyanite’s US$2.9 billion drilling rig deal is very hard to follow [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

It’s the biggest offshore rig deal of 2022, and it is the most confusing by far. The complexities of the deal scream out why more transparency is needed in corporate di ..

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COLUMN | What goes around comes around: Mermaid Maritime grows, Ultra Deep Solutions shrinks, whilst ADES and Tidewater close purchases [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Anchor Handling, Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS), the Singapore based commercial diving company, formerly boasted of operating five of the shiniest and most prestigious dive support vessels (D ..

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COLUMN | Eneti’s wishful thinking; Transocean enters subsea mining; Allseas progresses wet mining tests; Boskalis goes private; SHUAA buys Allianz Marine in Abu Dhabi [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Extraction, Processing & Storage, Offshore Operations & Maintenance, Offshore Renewables, Offshore World, Seabed Mining.

Last week we looked at the ongoing restructurings at DOF, Havila, Siem Offshore and Saipem. With judicious bail outs from shareholders and support from lenders, the oil a ..

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COLUMN | Four restructurings: Saipem saved, DOF goes to the line, Havila un-impairs and Siem surges, plus Maersk enters the wind turbine installation business! [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on . Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Whilst the Malaysian government dithers over how to rescue its domestic oilfield services powerhouse Sapura Energy after it reported a cash crunch and a loss of US$2.1 bi ..

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