Category: romania

  • Black Sea war risk premiums surge

    Black Sea war risk premiums surge Insurance rates for ships trading in the Black Sea have jumped sharply following a fresh wave of attacks on vessels linked to Russia. Citing data from Marsh, the world’s largest insurance broker, Bloomberg reported yesterday the cost of covering port calls in the region has more than tripled in…

  • Transocean rig trio staying longer in South America and Europe

    Transocean rig trio staying longer in South America and Europe Transocean, an offshore drilling giant, has lined up more work off the coasts of Brazil, Norway, and Romania for one of its drillships and two semi-submersible rigs. The post Transocean rig trio staying longer in South America and Europe appeared first on Offshore Energy. Melisa…

  • Moldova inks ‘historic’ Black Sea gas deal to bolster energy security

    Moldova inks ‘historic’ Black Sea gas deal to bolster energy security Moldova’s state-owned energy company Energocom has signed what it says is its first long-term gas purchase contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom. The post Moldova inks ‘historic’ Black Sea gas deal to bolster energy security appeared first on Offshore Energy. Dragana…

  • Transocean rig spuds first of ten gas wells in Black Sea drilling campaign

    Transocean rig spuds first of ten gas wells in Black Sea drilling campaign OMV Petrom and Romgaz have started drilling the first gas production well in their multi-well program in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea with a semi-submersible rig, owned by Transocean, a Switzerland-based offshore drilling giant. The post Transocean rig spuds first of…

  • VARD starts building first Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel, second to follow in July

    VARD starts building first Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel, second to follow in July Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the first hybrid power ocean […] The post VARD starts building first Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel, second to follow in July appeared first on Offshore Energy. Nadja…

  • Saipem picks 2015-built flotel for work on giant ‘most prominent’ gas project

    Saipem picks 2015-built flotel for work on giant ‘most prominent’ gas project Nortrans has found a job for a 2015-built maintenance and support unit, which is part of its managed fleet. The post Saipem picks 2015-built flotel for work on giant ‘most prominent’ gas project appeared first on Offshore Energy. Melisa Cavcic Go to offshore…

  • Nortrans Offshore wins flotel work on Romanian gas project

    Nortrans Offshore wins flotel work on Romanian gas project Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore has landed a charter deal with Italian offshore engineering and construction giant Saipem for one of its maintenance and support vessels. The 2015-built flotel Temis will work on the Neptun Deep gas development project in the Romanian part of the Black Sea. The…

  • WATCH: Transocean rig comes to Southeastern Europe for 540-day drilling gig on €4 billion gas project

    WATCH: Transocean rig comes to Southeastern Europe for 540-day drilling gig on €4 billion gas project Transocean is expected to kick off drilling activities in the Black Sea next year, after one of its semi-submersible rigs, which was hired for a gas project off the coast of Romania, arrived in Constanta. The post WATCH: Transocean rig…