Luxembourg: Oslo listed seabed-to-surface engineering company Subsea 7 has been awarded a $350m, five year contract for a pipe laying vessel.

Singapore: Leading marine solution and service provider Wärtsilä  has been awarded a major contract to design a series of four multi-purpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Armada Offshore MPSV.

Singapore: Keppel FELS has bagged a $225m jack-up rig order from Ensco.

Oslo: Brazilian State oil company Petrobras has awarded three PSV contracts to Norwegian offshore service providers.

Skudeneshavn: Brazil's state oil firm Petrobras has chartered two platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Norway-based Solstad Offshore.

Singapore: Miclyn Express Offshore won two long-term offshore service vessels (OSV) contracts from a Thailand-based customer.

Dubai: Adyard, a division of Topaz Marine, has completed construction of two 67-metre Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels (AHTS).

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's SapuraKencana Petroleum is forging ahead with its expansion plans, raising MYR1.64bn ($526.2m) via a private placement of 587 million new shares to help finance its acquisition of Norway's Seadrill's tender-rig operations.

Lagos: Marine Platforms Limited (MPL), a young Nigerian company servicing the West African Oil and Gas industry, has ordered a subsea vessel from Havyard.    

Oslo: Floatel International is planning to raise approximately $150m through a private placement to fund newbuildings.