Monday, July 9, 2012
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Blog

Ship Video of the Week! Quadcopter Plus HD GoPro = AWESOME

On board the MV Pioneer, Australian marine engineer and videographer Luke Annells captured some very unique perspectives of his ship by using a

July 9, 2012
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News

Jack-Up Rig Rates Show No Signs of Letdown with Latest Contract from Glencore

For those analysts who were predicting jack-up day rates to remain flat for the forseeable future, international offshore drilling contractor, Atwood Oceanic

July 9, 2012
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News

Danaos’ Fleet of Containerships Expands with Latest 13,100 TEU Monster, Hyundai Ambition

ATHENS – Greek containership owner, Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), announced today that on June 29, 2012, it took delivery of its fifth and final 13,100

July 9, 2012
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News

Chevron Plans to Invest Billions in Rosebank, Harsh Environment North Sea Field

LONDON–Chevron Corp. (CVX) will invest billions of dollars developing a giant offshore project in a remote and technically challenging corner of the

July 9, 2012
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Sea Ice Stalls Shell’s Arctic Drilling Program
Offshore

Sea Ice Stalls Shell’s Arctic Drilling Program

(Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s drilling off Alaska’s north coast will be delayed until August as the company waits for ice to clear

July 9, 2012
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News

Lower US Gasoline Demand Creates Glut of Medium Range Tankers

(Bloomberg) — The surplus of tankers available to haul European gasoline across the Atlantic Ocean is set to remain at the highest in at least a year as

July 9, 2012
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News

Saudi Arabia Imports Cheap Oil from Europe

SINGAPORE–Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco, is shipping fuel oil from Northwest Europe to the Red Sea to meet Saudi Arabia’s peak domestic

July 9, 2012
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News

Chinese Demand for Iron Ore Points Lower

SYDNEY (Dow Jones) –Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland in June slipped 4.4% from May to 21.5 million metric tons, but were 16% higher

July 9, 2012
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News

Maersk Oil Goes Underground, Danish Underground that is

(Dow Jones) Maersk Oil, the oil and gas arm of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), Monday said the state-run oil and gas company

July 9, 2012
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News

No Progress Made Over the Weekend, Offshore Lockout Imminent

STOCKHOLM–No new meetings have been scheduled between parties in the Norwegian oil strike, and a costly shutdown of all production in Western

July 9, 2012
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Friday, July 6, 2012
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Defense

ONI Issues Maritime Warning for the Indian Ocean

Via the US Office of Naval Intelligence: The following is a maritime warning for mariners operating in the Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and

July 6, 2012
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News

Supply of North Sea Forties Crude Sharply Lower [REPORT]

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The volume of North Sea Forties Blend crude available for August is sharply lower than in July, a trader who had seen the loading

July 6, 2012
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News

Chile Betting on Future US LNG Exports? Offshore Regas Terminal Project Awarded to Golar LNG

(Dow Jones) Northern Chile power producer GasAtacama SA awarded Golar LNG Ltd (GLNG, GOL.OS) the construction and operation of an offshore liquefied natural

July 6, 2012
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Offshore Strike Continues to Escalate, Norwegian Minister of Labor Steps In
News

Offshore Strike Continues to Escalate, Norwegian Minister of Labor Steps In

(Dow Jones) The Norwegian government Friday urged oil unions and companies to continue their negotiations in a bid to resolve a 13-day-old strike that is

July 6, 2012
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World’s Fastest Sailboat Preps for Record-Breaking Run to Honolulu [VIDEO]
Blog

World’s Fastest Sailboat Preps for Record-Breaking Run to Honolulu [VIDEO]

As soon as the weather forecasts present an opportune window, the crew of Hydroptère, a hydrofoil sailboat designed by French yachtsman Alain Thébault,

July 6, 2012
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Press Releases

Thrane & Thrane VSAT Antennas Land on Fleet of 21 Hansa Heavy Lift Ships

New VSAT antenna joins existing SAILOR 500 FleetBroadband for total communications solution In partnership with PRO NAUTAS and Vizada, Thrane & Thrane has

July 6, 2012
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N.Y. Crews to Lift Boat That Sank After Fireworks, Killing 3
USCG

N.Y. Crews to Lift Boat That Sank After Fireworks, Killing 3

(Bloomberg) — Nassau County police plan to begin salvage efforts today on the boat full of Fourth of July fireworks spectators that capsized in Long

July 6, 2012
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Natural Gas Discovered in China’s Bohai Bay
Offshore

Natural Gas Discovered in China’s Bohai Bay

BEIJING–China National Offshore Oil Corp., known as Cnooc, said Thursday that it has discovered natural gas at an offshore deep well after drilling more

July 6, 2012
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Engineering News

John Mills Provides Custom Valves for Triton FPSO

John Mills Valves, a subsidiary of Wärtsilä Valves Limited, has completed a contract for a bronze globe valve for GE Oil & Gas for the firefighting

July 6, 2012
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News

Goldenport Sells off 22-Year Old Bulker, Realizes Significant Profit

Greek shipowner Goldenport Holdings Inc, (LSE: GPRT) announced today that it has concluded the sale of the Lindos, a 1990-built bulk carrier, to the

July 6, 2012
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