Qatar Archives - Baird Maritime

October 18, 2021

Qatar Petroleum reserves additional shipbuilding capacity in China for future LNG carriers

Written by Baird Maritime on October 18, 2021. Posted in Gas Tanker World.

Qatar Petroleum, through subsidiary Qatargas, has entered into an agreement wherein it will reserve additional ship construction capacity at the facilities of China State ..

OFFSHORE WEEK

September 14, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – September 14, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on September 14, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

Newly awarded vessel contracts and extensions in the drilling, installation, and maintenance sectors are the focus in this latest roundup. Works are for clients within a ..

August 9, 2021

COLUMN | The deals are on! – Rigs, boats and jackups start to change hands [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on August 9, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Work Boat World Features.

Summer is usually a quiet time for deals, when investment bankers retreat to their villas in the south of France, Norwegian shipowners retire to their family chalets for ..

October 1, 2021

Italian yard launches Qatar’s third Al Zubarah-class corvette

Written by Baird Maritime on October 1, 2021. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri launched a new warship into the water at its Muggiano facilities on Thursday, September 30. The future Al Khor is the third Al Zubarah-cla ..

September 6, 2021

COLUMN | Borr’s fragile hope is Keppel’s hope too [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 6, 2021. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

On August 31, Borr Drilling released its second quarter results for its fleet of 23 jackups (here). Borr operates a fleet of 23 modern jackups with an average age of four ..

May 4, 2021

COLUMN | More mistakes? Velesto, Shearwater, PXGEO and Polarcus, P&O Maritime Logistics, Bourbon Oceanteam and Boskalis, and James Fisher Subtech [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on May 4, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Features.

Last week we looked at mistakes – mistakes from lenders in Singapore to Swiber and KrisEnergy (here), and a terrible error of judgement that led to the capsizing and si ..

September 30, 2021

Qatari navy’s newest LCT launched in Turkey

Written by Baird Maritime on September 30, 2021. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Anadolu Shipyard floated out a new tank landing craft (LCT) at its Istanbul facilities on Saturday, September 25. The vessel is being built for the Qatari Emiri Navy, whi ..

September 1, 2021

Turkish builder delivers new naval training ship to Qatar

Written by Baird Maritime on September 1, 2021. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Ships (Naval).

Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard recently delivered the first in a series of two training vessels ordered by the Qatari Emiri Navy. The future Al Doha measures 90 metres l ..

April 30, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – April 30, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on April 30, 2021. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

New contracts for platform supply vessels (PSVs) are being awarded at a steadily growing pace and the number of awards themselves even increased compared to Q1 2021. This ..