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Naming and Maiden Voyage of CCS Ultra-deepwater Ocean Drilling Vessel Dream

On December 18th, the ocean drilling vessel Dream constructed and surveyed by China Classification Society (CCS) was named and made its maiden voyage in Nansha District, Guangzhou, which marks a crucial step in China’s deep-sea exploration capacity …

Jan 10, 2024 / Vessels

China's first self-built ultradeep ocean drillship completes trial voyage (Video)

China's first domestically developed drilling vessel with the world's deepest drilling depth, "Mengxiang" (Dream), completed its maiden trial voyage on December 27 in the Pearl River Estuary waters of south China's Guangdong Province. The results …

Jan 3, 2024 / Vessels

TPAO's drillship begins ops in Black Sea

The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has announced that its drilling vessel Fatih has commenced drilling operations in a new location within the Black Sea. The vessel, boasting dimensions with a length of 229 meters, a width of 36 meters and a …

Oct 4, 2023 / Curious

Sembcorp Marine Secured FLNG Facilities Conversion Projects from New Fortress Energy

Sembcorp Marine awarded Master Service Agreements for the engineering, conversion, topside fabrication and integration of two Sevan drilling vessels into Floating LNG facilities This award underpins Sembcorp Marine’s proven capabilities to provide …

Oct 21, 2022 / Curious

Fugro Awarded Multi-Annual Marine Site Characterisation Project Off The German Coast

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) has awarded Fugro a multi-annual geotechnical site investigation contract in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea.The programme will be …

Sep 10, 2019 / Vessels