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  • Seadrill orders and secures a five-year contract for jack-up newbuild

    Seadrill has entered into an agreement for the construction of a new jack-up drilling rig with Jurong shipyard in Singapore. The new rig will be based on the similar design and specification as Seadrill's West Elara, the GustoMSC CJ70-150A design.Seadrill...
  • Third hit for Noble!

    Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that a subsidiary has exercised its first option with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. ("HHI") for the construction of an additional ultra-deepwater drillship, the third such drillship to be ordered this year ...
  • Maersk Drilling orders two new jack-up rigs

    Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore for the construction of two ultra harsh, high capacity jack-up drilling rigs. The design is an enhanced version of the proven GustoMSC CJ-70-150MD design and includes a number of ...
  • Diamond Offshore orders second drillship

    Diamond Offshore Drilling has exercised its option for a second ultra-deepwater drillship from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Diamond Offshore News  Release, 02 February 2011 ...
  • HHI strikes two more GustoMSC P10,000 drillships for Noble!

    The success story of the GustoMSC P10,000 drillship continues! Houston based drilling contractor Noble Drilling has ordered two GustoMSC P10,000 drillships from South-Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries. Noble Press Release, 19 Januari 2011 ...
  • Another GustoMSC P10,000 drillship contract

    Houston based drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. has ordered a GustoMSC P10,000 drillship from the South-Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Diamond Offshore Press Release, 03 January 2011 ...
  • A2SEA announces US$ 139 million contract for a GustoMSC designed new build vessel “SEA Installer”

    A2SEA has signed a contract with Chinese company, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., for the construction of a new vessel, named the SEA Installer. The design is a proprietary GustoMSC NG-9000C class unit. A2Sea Press Release, 12 July 2010 ...
  • Lamprell announces US$ 129.0 million contract award

    Lamprell is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a significant contract from Seajacks. The Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract is valued at US$ 129.0 million and is for the design, construction and delivery of a GustoMSC NG-5500 d...
  • CNOOC's pipelay flagship launched

    CNOOC's Hai Yang Shi You 201: a GustoMSC DPV7500 design Upstream, 4 June 2010   ...
  • Successful lift on Oleg Strashnov

    On Tuesday 25th May 2010 the lift of the 5,000 ton crane slewing platform onto the Oleg Strashnov was successfully completed, when the bogie wheels touched down on the tub collar rail. Rotterdam, 25 May 2010  ...
  • Current Directions in offshore construction market

    The oil and gas installation market. Current directions in offshore construction market? GustoMSC shares some of her thoughts with the Offshore Visie readers. Offshore Visie, March/April 2010, GustoMSC article ...
  • First GustoMSC NG-9000C WTIV to be built

    Drydocks World South East Asia Pte. Ltd. will build at their Drydocks World - Graha yard the GustoMSC NG-9000C-HPE Wind Turbine Installation Jack-up Vessel - the largest of its kind serving the WTI market. GustoMSC Press release, 24 December 2009 ...
  • Nine GustoMSC proprietary designs delivered

    Nine GustoMSC proprietary designs have been delivered to their respective owners in the 2nd half of 2009. GustoMSC, a subsidiary of the SBM Offshore group, has about 30 of its proprietary designs still under construction. GustoMSC press release, 15 Decem...
  • New generation vessels designed

    Installation contractors have invested heavily in recent years to augment their vessel fleets. Although the pace of field development has slowed, the new tonnage will be welcome in areas short of advanced offshore construction capability such as Asia and...
  • Semisubmersibles are paving the waves

    Leading Dutch firm GustoMSC specializes in the design and build of various mobile offshore units for the offshore industry. Gerrit Jan Schepman discusses the latest drilling semi submersible for deep water. Offshore Marine Technology, 3Q2009  ...
  • Double Delivery to Maersk

    Delivered on time, within budget and incident-free, Maersk Reacher completes an outstanding collection of four high efficiency jackup rigs built by Keppel FELS for Maersk Drilling. This series of rigs, awarded to Keppel FELS in 2005 is of the CJ-50 desig...
  • Changing trend for wind farm technology

    Leading Dutch firm GustoMSC specialises in the design and build of various mobile units for the offshore industry. Gerrit Jan Schepman examines the latest trend for more 'dedicated' units for offshore wind installation. Offshore Marine Technology, 2Q2009...
  • Four proprietary designs delivered 1Q09

    Four GustoMSC proprietary designs have been delivered to their respective owners in the 1st quarter of 2009.GustoMSC, a subsidiary of the SBM Offshore group, has about 40 of their proprietary designs still under construction. GustoMSC press release, 31 M...
  • Shell and Frontier JV to build GustoMSC designed drill ships

    On 12 October 2007 Shell EP Offshore Ventures Ltd. and Frontier Drillships Ltd., a subsidiary of Frontier Drilling, have signed a deepwater/arctic drillship Joint Venture agreement. Under the agreement, Shell and Frontier will build and rollout a new dri...
  • COOEC order for 4,000t offshore crane

    On 13 September 2007 GustoMSC signed the contract with COOEC (Chinese Offshore Oil Engineering Company), which is part of CNOOC (Chinese National Offshore Oil Company) for a 4,000 ton offshore crane.Our scope will be the design, project management and d...