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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Offshore

Diamond Offshore Semi-Submersible ‘Ocean GreatWhite’ Loses Lower Marine Riser Package

Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling has confirmed an equipment failure involving its semi-submersible rig Ocean GreatWhite in the UK. The

February 6, 2024
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Sunday, April 26, 2020
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News

Diamond Offshore Files for Bankruptcy Amid Historic Crude Crash

By David Wethe and Jeremy Hill (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., the rig contractor controlled by Loews Corp., filed for bankruptcy amid an

April 26, 2020
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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Maritime News

Diamond Offshore Sees Drillship Dayrates Almost Doubling Next Year

By David Wethe and Alix Steel (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said it’s nearly doubling rental rates for deepwater drillships as oil

February 27, 2019
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Monday, October 15, 2018
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Maritime News

Offshore Drillers Eye Market Recovery by 2020

By John Benny Oct 15 (Reuters) – Battered oil and gas drilling companies are finally seeing piecemeal signs that the prices they charge for offshore rigs

October 15, 2018
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Thursday, August 3, 2017
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Maritime News

$50 Oil Boosts Offshore Drillers’ Hopes of Comeback

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — The “magic” of $50 oil is now in the sights of deep-sea drillers as they try to lure customer spending from shale wells

August 3, 2017
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Maritime News

BP Scraps Plans to Drill Off Southern Australia Coast, Says ‘Ocean Greatwhite’ Contract Not Impacted

By Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — BP Plc has abandoned oil exploration in the offshore Great Australian Bight, five years after it began searching for

October 11, 2016
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Monday, July 18, 2016
The Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible drilling rig
Offshore

Hyundai Heavy Delivers World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries says it has delivered the world’s largest semi-submersible drilling rig to Diamond Offshore. The rig,

July 18, 2016
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Monday, February 8, 2016
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Maritime News

GE Tackles Offshore Oil Spill Prevention in New BOP Pact

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. is turning over care and handling of the massive rig safety devices designed to stop well

February 8, 2016
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs
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Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, one of the world's top five offshore rig contractors, said it was scrapping three rigs in the face of weak demand due to a steep

May 5, 2015
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Monday, May 4, 2015
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Diamond Offshore To Scrap Rigs

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, one of the world's top five offshore rig contractors, said it was scrapping three rigs in the face of weak demand due to a steep

May 4, 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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Diamond Offshore to Lose Half-Dozen Rig Contracts

In an SEC filing yesterday, Diamond Offshore says at least six of their rigs are likely to lose their contracts. Diamond says a verbal notification came from

February 24, 2015
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Monday, February 16, 2015
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SPOTD: Diamond Offshore’s Ocean BlackHornet Arrives

A gCaptain contributor sent us the following image over the weekend of Diamond Offshore’s new drillship, Ocean BlackHornet, now located in the Gulf of

February 16, 2015
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Monday, February 9, 2015
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Diamond Offshore Revenue Falls, Scraps Special Dividend

Rig contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc reported a 7 percent drop in quarterly revenue as demand dropped due to weak oil prices, and said it would not pay

February 9, 2015
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Diamond Offshore to Scrap Half-Dozen Rigs, Fleet Now Contracted to 2019

With the huge influx of new steel heading into the offshore drilling market, Diamond Offshore Drilling announced today plans to retire and scrap six of their

October 23, 2014
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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Statoil Stacks High Spec Rig as Drilling Contractors Continue to Sweat

Due to overcapacity in their rig portfolio, Statoil announced today they will be laying up the COSL Pioneer in the fourth quarter of 2014. The COSL Pioneer

September 17, 2014
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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Statoil Cancels Diamond Offshore Rig Contract 8 Months Early

OSLO, June 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil has cancelled a rig contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc eight months earlier than expected, a

June 4, 2014
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
PHOTOS: Drillship Derrick Heavy Lift at HHI
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PHOTOS: Drillship Derrick Heavy Lift at HHI

Here's a series of photos showing the placement of the drilling derrick onboard Diamond Offshore Drilling's new ultra-deep water drillship, Ocean BlackLion at

March 20, 2014
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Diamond offshore semisubmersible upgrade shipyard
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Former Halliburton Exec to Lead Diamond Offshore

Diamond Offshore Drilling has just announced that former Halliburton executive Marc Edwards will be taking the reigns as President and CEO effective 3 March

February 12, 2014
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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Diamond Offshore CEO to Step Down

After 15 years at the helm of Diamond Offshore Drilling, President and CEO Lawrence Dickerson has decided to call it a day. “I have been privileged to

September 24, 2013
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Moss Maritime CS 60 E
Offshore

Diamond Offshore Orders New $755 Million Semi, Signs Contract with BP

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) signed an agreement today with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. to build a new Moss CS60E design, harsh environment

May 29, 2013
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