Sep 03, 2008
Transocean Inc. issued a new monthly fleet update summary covering only newly signed contracts, significant changes to existing contracts and changes to estimated
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Sep 03, 2008
Hornbeck Offshore Services announced that, based on first reports from the field, it has experienced no damage to any of its vessels as a result of Hurricane Gustav,
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Sep 02, 2008
Following on the delivery of three 120-ft. (36-meter) crew boats in 2007 and early 2008, Miclyn Express Offshore has taken delivery of the Express 61. This 90-passenger
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Aug 28, 2008
Forecasts say that Tropical Storm Gustav could regain hurricane strength and affect major offshore oil and natural gas production areas in the Gulf of Mexico
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Aug 27, 2008
The presence of a considerable oil column has been confirmed under the Dagny structure in the North Sea, near Sleipner, announced StatoilHydro. The total recoverable
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Aug 27, 2008
In preparation for Hurricane Gustav, evacuations have begun of offshore oil and gas rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Reports said the storm may become
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Aug 25, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that expanded oil drilling in federal waters could be included in a broader energy bill if advocates can prove its effectiveness
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Aug 25, 2008
On August 24, one of the world’s most profiled platforms turned 15. Sleipner, also known as the carbon dioxide (CO2) platform, does not look its age.
Sleipner had a tough start.
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Aug 25, 2008
Aker Solutions has been awarded another contract for delivery of a deepwater drilling riser system to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Contract value is approximately $35 million.
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Aug 25, 2008
Schat-Harding is to launch a new generation freefall lifeboat for the offshore industry at the Offshore North Sea exhibition. The FF1200 boat
and matching davit
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Aug 21, 2008
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced that the Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 207, held in New Orleans, attracted $487,297,676 in high bids.
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Aug 13, 2008
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has won the contract to build the seventh ENSCO 8500 Series deepwater semisubmersible (semi) worth $560m. This sum includes equipment specified by the owner.
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Aug 06, 2008
Veripos’ Houston-based Americas Region has been awarded major offshore positioning contracts by DOF Subsea, LSP, Tidewater and WesternGeco for vessels operating in Brazilian,
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Aug 05, 2008
StatoilHydro has recently awarded contracts for towed multi-streamer surveys for 2009, totalling NOK 1200 million.
The contracts, covering surveys on the Norwegian Continental Shelf,
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Aug 01, 2008
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. reportedly won a $755 million deal to build a drill ship, according to Yonhap. The deal from an U.S. customer calls
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Jul 30, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — Flying in National Guard Black Hawk helicopters 500 feet above the bayous and marshes along the Mississippi River delta last week, Louisiana
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Jul 29, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reported that John McCain again issued a plea for more offshore oil drilling, suggesting it would not take long for consumers to see the benefits.
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Jul 23, 2008
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, found traces of oil and gas in an offshore well in the Espirito Santo Basin.
Petrobras, as the Rio de Janeiro-based company is known,
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Jul 16, 2008
Golar LNG announced that it has agreed to partner with Bluewater Energy Services B.V in bidding for an offshore LNG FSRU opportunity with South Africa's national oil company, PetroSA.
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Jul 16, 2008
Nippon Steel Engineering Co. is bolstering its operating structure in a bid to win contracts spanning everything from design to construction of crude oil
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