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Discoverer Americas


Monday, December 21, 2015
Statoil Terminates Contract for ‘Discoverer Americas’ Drillship
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Statoil Terminates Contract for ‘Discoverer Americas’ Drillship

Norwegian oil major Statoil has decided to terminate its contract with Transocean for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Americas over

December 21, 2015
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Transocean drilling deepwater asgard
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Statoil Renegotiates for the Discoverer Americas as Transocean’s Deepwater Asgard Arrives in the GoM

In Transocean’s latest fleet update summary released this afternoon, their 6th generation drill ship Discoverer Americas will be officially heading back

April 16, 2015
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Monday, March 30, 2015
Advanced Drillships Become Burden for Owners as Business Dries Up
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Advanced Drillships Become Burden for Owners as Business Dries Up

Not so long ago, advanced drillships costing more than half a billion dollars each and capable of operating in ever-deeper waters practically guaranteed big

March 30, 2015
Total Views: 28

Friday, February 6, 2015
Prediction: Statoil Will Axe the Discoverer Americas
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Prediction: Statoil Will Axe the Discoverer Americas

Since she was delivered to Transocean in 2009, the 6th generation drillship Discoverer Americas has been on contract with Norwegian energy major Statoil.

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Discoverer Americas Drillship Makes Big Gas Discovery Offshore Tanzania
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Discoverer Americas Drillship Makes Big Gas Discovery Offshore Tanzania

Transocean’s 6th generation drillship Discoverer Americas drilled into a huge gas reservoir offshore Tanzania recently according to a statement today by

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 135

Friday, December 6, 2013
Discoverer Americas Drillship Finds Gas Offshore Tanzania
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Discoverer Americas Drillship Finds Gas Offshore Tanzania

Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, Norway’s state-owned oil producer, discovered as much as 3 trillion cubic feet of gas offshore Tanzania, where it

December 6, 2013
Total Views: 9

Friday, March 15, 2013
Stena carron drillship
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Statoil Contracts the Stena Carron to Drill off Angola, Sends the Discoverer Americas to Mozambique

Statoil announced today that they have signed a three year contract with Stena Drilling to contract their drillship, Stena Carron, for exploration drilling in

March 15, 2013
Total Views: 48

Friday, November 4, 2011
DAS discoverer americas logo
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Transocean’s Discoverer Americas Gets it Done for Statoil in the Gulf of Mexico

It’s about a two and a half hour helicopter flight from Louisiana to get to this lonely patch of ocean far out in the Gulf of Mexico, but the

November 4, 2011
Total Views: 31

Thursday, April 28, 2011
Transocean drillship finds Cuban refugees while en route to the Gulf of Mexico (UPDATED)
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Transocean drillship finds Cuban refugees while en route to the Gulf of Mexico (UPDATED)

GULF OF MEXICO: While transiting back from the Mediterranean, the Discoverer Americas, an 830-foot long drillship, crossed paths with a small raft carrying 5

April 28, 2011
Total Views: 5

Thursday, April 14, 2011
Where do drillship crews come from? [MAPPED]
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Where do drillship crews come from? [MAPPED]

  Ever wonder where drillship crew workers come from?  Either way, a former shipmate on the Transocean’s drillship Discoverer Americas mapped

April 14, 2011
Total Views: 21

Monday, March 28, 2011
Statoil gets drilling permit approved, Transocean drillship returning to the Gulf
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Statoil gets drilling permit approved, Transocean drillship returning to the Gulf

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management reported on Friday that they had approved a deepwater drilling permit for Norwegian oil company Statoil.  This is the

March 28, 2011
Total Views: 39

Sunday, January 30, 2011
Statoil and Transocean pull out of Egypt
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Statoil and Transocean pull out of Egypt

The latest word from gCaptain sources is that all the expats from Statoil and Transocean’s offices in Egypt have left, or are in the process of leaving

January 30, 2011
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Discoverer Americas Spuds In off Egypt…in almost 9000 feet of water

About a week or two before the drilling moratorium was lifted in the Gulf of Mexico, the Statoil-contracted Discoverer Americas pulled anchor and motored east

October 27, 2010
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Discoverer Americas – A 6th Generation Drillship Leaves the Gulf of Mexico

For Statoil and Transocean’s crew assigned to the Discoverer Americas, heading to Egypt had always been part of the long term plan, however in this case,

September 21, 2010
Total Views: 12
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