Focus on Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

Focus on Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

OFFSHORE WEEK

This week, we look at a lineup of offshore maintenance support vessels for various clients in Europe and Asia. Some are optimised for windfarm support duties while the remainder are purpose-designed for the oil and gas segment.

OSVs • Exploration • Extraction • Processing • Construction • Storage • Operations • Renewables

One notable inclusion is a windfarm support vessel that has been significantly modified for its new role after having earlier operated as a supply vessel under Australian ownership. It is now the first vessel to be acquired by a recently established operator in the Norwegian market.

We will also feature a Spanish-built floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ordered by an operator based in Mexico. Interestingly, this vessel also carries firefighting notation even with its main role as a floating processing platform.


Vessel Reviews:


Features and Opinion:

COLUMN | José Eduardo dos Santos: the former president of Angola and his not-so-positive legacy [Offshore Accounts]

– “Much of Mr dos Santos’ influence was not positive, and more sadness should be reserved for the 30 million or more people of Angola, who endured much hardship and disappointment under his long and extremely corrupt rule.”

– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime‘s anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations

COLUMN | Rescue Remedy? Shelf and Noble; Saipem and BW Energy; Borr Drilling and the nameless one; Lamprell on the rocks [Offshore Accounts]

– “Several major players have been splashing the cash as they seek to overcome all manner of stress and strife.”

– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime‘s anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations


News and Gear:


Recent Important Features:

COLUMN | Quick updates: BVI premier out on bail; Saipem and Yinson make cash calls; Fisher loses CEO, seeks Union Flag painted SOVs [Offshore Accounts]

– “The wind farm support business is not a panacea for bad management or poor strategy.”

– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime‘s anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations


Call for content!

Any news or views about the global offshore industry? Send it through to [email protected] ASAP (between now and July 15), so we can add it to this current edition of Offshore Week!

We are after:

  • Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
  • Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the offshore vessel sector
  • Interviews – Owners, operators, designers, builders etc.
  • Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the offshore world? (example here)
  • Other – Any other relevant news

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