Offshore News – First Drillship for Turkey – 06.07.2019
FATIH is the first Turkish owned and Flagged (TUR) Drillship . She’s a a sixth generation ultra deepwater drillship owned and operated by the Turkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi (TPAO). She was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan at South Korea at a cost of nearly US$ 860 million, and launched on 25 November 2011 as DEEPSEA METRO II of which […]
Offshore News – Dolphin Drilling dismisses the entire management – 28.05.2019
Norwegian offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling ASA (DDASA) has dismissed all of its management employees, including its CEO and CFO, amid restructuring efforts. All of DDASA’s key management is employed by Dolphin Drilling Management AS. On this basis, Dolphin Drilling Management AS has today given notice of termination to all of its employees, including DDASA’s […]
OIL EXPLORATION – Russia’s unique drillship to go to the Arctic – 09.02.2018. The 1986 built RUS flag drillship BAVENIT is undergoing modernization which will make her one of the best equipped geological exploration vessels in the world.She was built in Finland by Holming OY Shipyard and her dimensions are 85.8 m x 16.8m x […]
AERIAL – FAIRMOUNT SHERPA towing GSF JACK RYAN – 02.02.2018 On Friday 2nd February, 2018 the 2005 built NLD flag tug FAIRMOUNT SHERPA owned by FAIRMOUNT MARINE, part of KONINKLIJKE BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER BV GROUP, Netherlands was spotted towing the 2000 UK built VUT flag 239m long drillship GSF JACK RYAN owned by TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC, […]
Drillship inside Valletta – NOBLE GLOBETROTTER II – 22.08.2017 On Tuesday 22nd August at 0650 hrs the 2013 built Globetrotter Class Drillship NOBLE GLOBETROTTER II was seen entering Valletta for the first time to berth at Magazine Wharf that belongs to Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd. Rig Type Drillship Rig Design Globetrotter Class Builder STX Shipbuilding […]
