Shanghaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), has won an order to build two jack-up oil rigs for Singapore-listed Falcon Energy.

Subsea 7 has been awarded contracts with Petrobras for the construction and operation of three pipelay support vessels (PLSV), totalling $1.6bn.

Brazilian shipyard Aliança S/A Industria Naval e Empresa de Navegacao, has contracted Rolls-Royce to equip two UT 535 E Oil Spill Response Vessels for shipowner Asgaard Navegação S.A.

Keppel FELS (Keppel) has secured a $210m order for a class B jack-up rig from PV Drilling Overseas (PVDO), a subsidiary of the Vietnamese state-owned oil company Petrovietnam.

Triyards, a spin-off of Singapore-based Ezra Holdings, has won its first ship repair work for its newly commissioned floating dock at its yard facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ship Finance International (SFL) has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement on a jack-up drilling rig with a related company North Atlantic Drilling Limited (NADL).

Mexico’s Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro has added two more jack-up rig orders at Sembcorp Marine’s PPL Shipyard.

Singapore-based Otto Marine has entered into a $50m sale and leaseback deal with RY Offshore on a multi-purpose field support and ROV support vessel.

Vard Holdings, builder and designer of offshore support vessels, has warned that its Brazilian operations will negatively impact the group's performance in the second quarter of 2013.

Marine fuel and lubricant firm Dynamic Oil Trading has announced its intention to launch a new Dubai operation later this year, addressing growing Middle-Eastern demand.