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The shipping industry is currently the most profitable segment of the market with exploratory driling heading the way. The woldfleet of drillships alone will double in the next four years and this does not including countries with much larger plans. From seaman to CEO, if you are not connected to the offshore industry is some […]

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Petrobras, which today passed GE as the worlds fifth largest company, placed an order for $30 Billion in new Drill Ships and Rigs.
For more on this story head over to Bloomberg.com
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, owner of the Western Hemisphere’s largest oil discovery in three decades, plans to order 40 drilling ships and platforms worth about $30 […]

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Stena drilling has announced plans to build an ice capable drillship. Rigzone tells us:
Stena Drilling is delighted to confirm its order for a new drillship at Samsung Shipyard in Korea at an estimated total delivery price of US $1.15 billion. The vessel will be “ice classed” with additional hull thickness. This order will bring its […]

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The most technologically advanced drillship in the world is not on lovaton in the gulf of mexico or in a Korean shipyard. Actually it’s not even built yet. Meet the Aurora Borealis, a dynamically positioned, drillship/icebreaker, arctic research vessel designed for the European Union. The official website tells us;
The Research Icebreaker AURORA BOREALIS will be […]

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