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02 Sep 2022

Guanabara FPSO Mooring System Installed with Just One Vessel

Fairplayer in the Mero field offshore Brazil (Photo: Jumbo Offshore)

Heavy lift shipping and offshore transport and installation contractor Jumbo Offshore reports it has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for the Libra Consortium's Guanabara floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). While this type of installation previously required the mobilization of up to three anchor handling tugs, Jumbo carried out the entire contract using only its J-class offshore installation vessel Fairplayer…

18 Mar 2020

Lankhorst Deepwater Mooring Lines for Liza Unity FPSO

SBM Offshore Liza Unity FPSO. Photo credit: SBM Offshore.

Lankhorst Offshore reports it has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore to supply the deepwater mooring lines for the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for ExxonMobil’s Liza oil field offshore Guyana, South America. This follows the deployment of Lankhorst mooring lines for the Liza Destiny FPSO mooring system also in the Liza field.The Liza Unity FPSO, based on SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward FPSO design, will be spread moored at a water depth of 1,600m with 20 Cabral 512 deepwater mooring lines with a minimum breaking strength of 12,300 kN.

21 Nov 2019

Using Data, Batteries OSV Operator Cuts Consumption 20%

Photo: Kongsberg Maritime/Golden Energy Offshore

Golden Energy Offshore, Kongsberg collaborate to reduce operational fuel consumption.While vessel owners mull a myriad of fuel and emission reduction technologies, Norwegian Offshore Service Vessel (OSV) owner and operator Golden Energy Offshore reports a 20% operational fuel savings courtesy of its work on vessel performance monitoring with Kongsberg Maritime, a collaboration which includes the deployment of the containerized SAVe Energy battery system earlier this year.“We have a high focus on how our environmental footprint can be reduced…

28 Apr 2009

GulfMark Offshore Reports 1Q

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) announced results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $14.2 million, or $0.56 per diluted share. Excluding special items, which net to $0.76 per diluted share and which are detailed further below, earnings per share for the first quarter of 2009 was $1.32 per diluted share. Revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was $108.8 million, an increase of 30.5% over the same period in the prior year. Operating income, excluding special items, was $43.2 million in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 25% over the same period in 2008. GulfMark Americas, which was acquired on July 1, 2008, contributed revenue of $36.3 million during the first quarter and operating income of $15 million.

30 Oct 2001

Horizon Offshore Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Horizon Offshore, Inc. $2.8 million. This compares with net income of $3.7 million, for the third quarter of 2000. the third quarter of 2001, the company reported gross profit of $7.7 million, or 12.6 percent, on contract revenues of $61.0 million, compared with gross profit of $10.3 million, or 18.2 percent, on contract revenues of $56.3 million in 2000. Horizon also reported net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, of $10.3 million. This compares with net income of $5.0 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. gross profit was $17.9 million, or 16.5 percent, on contract revenues of $108.8 million for the first nine months of 2000. "During September, we purchased the Sea Horizon, a combination derrick/lay barge.

05 Dec 2001

Stolt Offshore Reports Milestone Reached On Girassol Field

Stolt Offshore reported that, following the TotalFinaElf announcement of first oil production from the Girassol field, that a major milestone had been reached on this unique field development on which Stolt Offshore has been working for four years. The operator of the field is TotalFinaElf with a 40 percent interest. Other partners are Esso Exploration Angola (Block 17) Limited (20 percent), BP (16.67 percent), Statoil (13.3 percent) and Norsk Hydro (10 percent). Girassol is being developed under a production sharing agreement with Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola. Stolt Offshore has been involved in two parts of the development.

15 Oct 2003

Stolt Offshore Reports 3Q Loss

Stolt Offshore reported a third-quarter loss on Wednesday and said again that its full-year loss could be deeper than previous guidance. Offshore, which specialises in deep-water engineering. million from $4.9 million a year earlier. fourth quarter. period from $1.8 billion a year earlier. of $334 million for the remainder of this year. because of exposure to the struggling unit. bourse, where the benchmark index was up one percent.

19 May 2004

Horizon Offshore Reports Barge Blaze

Horizon Offshore, Inc. reported that a fire broke out on one of its barges, the LB Gulf Horizon, while being towed approximately 400 miles off the coast of Georgia. The Horizon spokesman said, "All of the personnel on board have been evacuated to the supporting tow tug and are accounted for. We have no reports of injury to personnel during either the initial fire-fighting effort or the evacuation. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are not yet known. The fire continues to burn, so we cannot yet make a damage assessment. The barge was en route to Israel to perform a job for the Israel Electric Corporation Ltd. Anticipating that the Gulf Horizon will not be able to perform this job…

28 Nov 2001

Northern Offshore Reports Third Quarter Results

this year, mainly due to EBITDA generated from the Energy Searcher of about $950,000 and higher production volume on Northern Producer. with year 2000. For the third quarter of 2001 the net loss was $2.5 million. Net loss for nine months this year was $2.3 million compared with a profit of $19.9 last year. In addition to the difference in EBITDA as described above, the main reason for the reduced profit refers to higher profit on repurchased Bonds in 2000, partly offset by adjustment of deferred taxes in connection with the change of domicile for the company.

12 Mar 2002

Horizon Offshore Reports 2001 Earnings

Horizon Offshore, Inc reported net income for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001, of $10.7 million. This compares with a net income of $6.4 million diluted in 2000. Before recording an extraordinary charge of $0.6 million net of taxes, net income for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001 was $11.3 million, or $0.49 per share diluted. For the three months ended December 31, 2001, Horizon reported net income of $0.4 million, or $0.02 per share diluted, on revenues of $73.8 million, compared with a net income of $1.4 million, or $0.07 per share diluted, on revenues of $51.8 million for the fourth quarter 2000. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001, gross profit was $35.0 million, or 12.9 percent on contract revenues.

18 Apr 2002

Chiles Offshore Reports 1Q Results

Chiles Offshore Inc. income of $4.1 million or $0.20 per diluted share after an extraordinary loss of $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.3 million or $0.30 per diluted share reported for the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2001. revenue of $19.2 million for the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2001. The extraordinary loss incurred in the quarter ended March 31, 2002, resulted from the Company's decision to cancel an $82 million credit facility established to partially finance the construction of the Chiles Discovery. The Company never drew on the facility. For the quarter ended March 31, 2002, the rig fleet operated at 100% utilization and generated an average dayrate of $69…

30 Apr 2002

Horizon Offshore Reports First Quarter Results

Horizon Offshore, Inc. reported first quarter net income of $0.4 million or $0.02 per share compared with a net income of $2.7 million or $0.12 per share-diluted before an extraordinary charge of $0.6 million net of tax for the first quarter of 2001. For the first quarter of 2002, Horizon reported gross profit of $5.0 million, or 7.6 percent, on contract revenues of $66.1 million, compared with gross profit of $9.5 million, or 17.6 percent, on contract revenues of $54.1 million last year. Pre-tax net income of $0.5 million and an income tax provision of $0.2 million were recorded for the first quarter of 2002, compared with a pre-tax net income of $4.2 million and an income tax provision of $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2001.

20 Mar 2001

Pinkard Joins Chiles Offshore

Chiles Offshore reports that Chris Pinkard has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing & Sales replacing William Plamondon who is retiring within the next several months. Pinkard previously worked for R&B Falcon in the same capacity. In other company news, Bruce Brumley has been promoted to Vice President - Operations and Gabriel Padilla has been promoted to Vice President - Engineering & Construction.

18 Jun 2002

FEATURE: Staking a Claim in GOM and Beyond

Todd Hornbeck, who has quickly yet judiciously built a sizeable marine company at Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. in just five years, shares with MarineNews the secrets of his success. Upon meeting with Todd Hornbeck, President and CEO of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. at the literal epicenter of big oil dollars - the recent Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston - one is continuously struck with the contrasts of the man and mission. "Cutting edge, but very conservative and practical in our approach to business" is his description of the company. The son of a successful entrepreneur who survived the devastating oil downturn of the early to mid 1980s…

08 Nov 2007

W&T Offshore Reports 3Q Results

W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced its financial and operational results recently. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 was $36.3m, or $0.48 per diluted share, on revenue of $255.2m, compared to net income for the same quarter in 2006 of $66.7m, or $0.91 per diluted share. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 reflects the impact of a $6.4m unrealized derivative loss ($4.2m after-tax), or $0.05 per diluted share, while net income for the third quarter of 2006 included an unrealized derivative gain of $22.7m. Without the effect of these unrealized derivative gains and losses, net income for the third quarter of 2007 would have been $40.5m, or $0.53 per diluted share, and net income for the corresponding quarter of 2006 would have been $51.9m, or $0.71 per diluted share.

08 Aug 2007

W&T Offshore Reports 2Q Results

Oil and gas explorer W&T Offshore Inc. said its second-quarter profit rose 18 percent on higher revenues from its August 2006 acquisition of Kerr-McGee properties. Net income rose to $45.5 million, or 60 cents per share, from $38.5 million, or 58 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 64 percent to $272.6 million from $165.8 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected, on average, earnings of 46 cents per share on revenue of $263.8 million. The company posted higher production of natural gas and oil, with an increase in the average natural-gas price and a decline in the average oil price. Source: AP

27 Feb 2007

GulfMark Offshore Reports 4Q Profit

GulfMark Offshore Inc., said fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as the company's fleet fetched higher average contract rates. Net income increased to $30.6m, or $1.42 per share, from $8.2 million, or 39 cents per share, in the 2005 quarter. The latest period includes a gain of $3.6 million, or 17 cents per share, on the sale of a vessel. Revenue increased 34 percent to $69 million from $51.6 million in the prior-year period. Higher daily contract rates in the North Sea and Southeast Asia drove sales growth, although a slight decline in daily rates for its Americas-based vessels partially offset the gains. Historically high oil prices over the past year have spurred increased drilling activity worldwide, as well as demand for drilling services. Source: Forbes

12 Feb 2007

Diamond Offshore Reports 4Q Results

Deepwater drilling company Diamond Offshore announced fourth quarter and full-year earnings. Results were solid, with revenues and earnings showing big increases on both a quarterly and an annual basis. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2005, revenues rose 57 percent and earnings per share rose 106 percent. Full year figures demonstrated similarly gaudy growth, as revenues rose 68 percent and earnings per share were up an astronomical 168 percent. Source: The Motley Crew

06 Nov 2006

Hercules Offshore Reports Q3 Earnings Rise

Hercules Offshore Inc. a provider of shallow-water drilling and lift boat services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry, announced financial results for its third quarter, reporting increased profit from higher revenues. The Houston, Texas-based company reported third net income of $29.7 million or $0.90 per share, compared to $10.1 million or $0.41 per share in the third quarter of 2005. Quarterly revenues grew to $97.2 million from $42.2 million in the corresponding quarter prior year. During the third quarter revenues from Domestic Contract Drilling Services were $46.4 million, compared to revenues of $28.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. International Contract Drilling Services revenues were $7.9 million in the third quarter of 2006.

02 Nov 2006

GulfMark Offshore Reports 3Q Profit Surge

According to the Houston Chronicle, GulfMark Offshore Inc., said stronger daily rates for its services and increased use of its fleet sent third-quarter profit up sharply. Net income more than tripled to $39.9 million, or $1.91 per share, from $13 million, or 63 cents per share, a year ago. The recent quarter included a 32-cent boost from the sale of a vessel. Excluding the sale, earnings would have been $1.59 per share. Revenue rose to $75.8 million from $53 million a year ago. Rates for the company's vessels appreciated 45 percent for its North Sea based fleet, compared with the prior year, and rose 22 percent for its Southeast Asia-based fleet. Rates rose a more modest 5 percent for its Americas-based vessels.

13 Aug 2002

Horizon Offshore Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Horizon Offshore, Inc. reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, of $2.6 million, or $0.10 per share-diluted. This compares with net income of $5.4 million, or $0.23 per share-diluted, for the second quarter of 2001. For the second quarter of 2002, the company reported gross profit of $9.5 million, or 14.8 percent, on contract revenues of $64.3 million, compared with gross profit of $13.0 million, or 15.6 percent, on contract revenues of $83.3 million in 2001. Horizon also reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 2002, of $3.0 million which compares with net income of $8.1 million before an extraordinary charge of $0.6 million net of tax for the six months ended June 30, 2001.

23 Sep 2002

Horizon Offshore Reports Barge Incident

Horizon Offshore said today that one of its vessels, the lay barge Lone Star Horizon, suffered moderate damage due to a fire while at anchor off Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico. The vessel crew was evacuated and no injuries requiring medical treatment were reported. The Lone Star Horizon had recently completed the KIX pipeline project for PEMEX, and was preparing for demobilization to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The fire, which was limited to the generator control room, occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on September 20, 2002, and was extinguished by about 6:00 p.m. Horizon does not anticipate any interruption in its current work program, as it will be able to utilize other vessels in its fleet to substitute for the Lone Star in the short term…

28 Feb 2003

Hornbeck Offshore Reports 4Q Results

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. same quarter in 2001. quarter in 2001. the fourth quarter 2001. 2001. 2001 was primarily related to the new vessels. 2002. Company’s Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. anticipation of the Company filing a Form S-1 during 2002. in October 2001 and therefore did not affect the operating results for 2002. to interest expense during the fourth quarter 2001 related to the put warrants. million in calendar 2001. revenues. million for the calendar year 2001. during 2002 compared to 2001. previously outstanding put warrants, as discussed above.

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