Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), Trendsetter Engineering and C-Innovations have announced formation of a strategic alliance which will utilize the new offshore construction vessel Island Venture to provide Gulf of Mexico (GOM) customers with technologically advanced, integrated offshore well intervention packages. The companies say the alliance leverages each members' strengths to … [Read more...]
Edison Chouest Offshore Inks New Gulf of Mexico Alliance with BP
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) says it has inked a new 30-month agreement to extend its business alliance BP, the largest energy investor in deepwater Gulf of Mexico over the past decade. Chouest and BP have been in business together for over eight years, and the new alliance will continue to include Chouest affiliates ECO (vessel services), C-Port (multi-service terminal … [Read more...]
Ulstein Delivers ‘Island Venture’, Its Largest Construction Vessel to Date
Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein has announced the delivery of its largest offshore construction vessel (OCV) to date, the Island Venture. The OCV was delivered this past Tuesday from Ulstein Verft. The vessel has a length 160 meters and a beam of 30 meters. The Island Venture is designed for operations such as IMR, ROV services, well intervention, and drilling. It … [Read more...]
Edison Chouest to Build 13 Damen Tugs Following Texas, Alaska Contract Wins
Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore is building 13 Damen-designed heavy duty mooring assistance and escort tugs in response to two major contract wins in Texas and Alaska. The 13 tugs will be constructed at ECO's shipyards under Damen's technical supervision. For the first contract is one ECO won earlier this year with a new Corpus Christi based LNG export terminal. … [Read more...]
Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil
SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil, June 7 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp plans to sign a five-year agreement to lease berthing space for its vessels from U.S. oil service company Edison Chouest Offshore, Chouest's head of Brazilian operations Ricardo Chagas said on Tuesday. Chouest's 950-million-real ($275 million) base is located at Prumo Logistica's Port of Acu, on the northeast coast … [Read more...]
Edison Chouest’s New TopShip Shipyard to Create 1,000 Jobs
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and officials from Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) announced Monday the company is locating shipbuilding operations at the Port of Gulfport in Gulfport, MS, representing a $68 million corporate investment that will create 1,000 full-time jobs. ECO’s new Gulfport operations, TopShip, LLC, will be located at the Port of Gulfport’s new … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – Offshore Construction Vessel ‘Island Venture’ Nearing Completion in Norway
The new offshore construction vessel Island Venture was put through its paces this week during sea trials in Norway, where the vessel is under construction at the Ulstein Verft shipyard. Island Venture is the first of of two ULSTEIN SX165 OCV design vessels ordered by a joint venture between Norway's Island Offshore and US-based Edison Chouest Offshore. The vessel was … [Read more...]