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The high-tech marvel that’s enabling oil companies to return to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico sits in a sun-baked industrial lot in the outskirts
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has awarded the 2010 “Award for Excellence in Safety” to the Gulf Coast’s Bollinger Shipyards.
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BIMCO President Robert Lorenz-Meyer address’ the importance of international governments cooperation in helping combat piracy on the high seas at the
AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AE) said Friday that on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol it has received a Letter of Intent
Maersk Tankers has inked a deal with Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd of India for the purchase of 3 newbuild VLCCs with delivery expected for the first half
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The Journal of Commerce has this report of a tragic collision between two vessels transiting Germany’s Kiel Canal in dense fog. Two seamen were knocked
Here’s what happens when the crew of an LNG ship gets a bit stir crazy after being out at sea for months at a time. If you’re at work,
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According to a report issued by EU NAVFOR task force, pirates released the M/V Beluga Nomination Wednesday, April 13. The vessel was pirated on January 22
Partial collapse of the platform Flotel Jupiter – April 12, 2011 Name: JUPITER 1 Flag: Mexico Rig Type: semi-submersible platform IMO No.: 8757283 Owner
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Just weeks after one of their dredgers struck a subsea production pipeline in Calcasieu Channel, Manson Construction Company sustained another setback
OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO (Dow Jones)–During a trip to a floating drilling rig in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said
(New York, NY) Class society ABS Chairman, Robert D. Somerville, reported another record performance in fleet size during 2010 at Tuesday’s annual
Recognizing the need for further steps to boost anti-piracy efforts, the UN Security Council today decided to urgently consider the establishment of
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (AMKBF), the world’s largest container shipping line, expects to exercise an option to buy 10 more of
Photo: M/V Thor Nexus courtesy MarineTraffic.com Tuesday, pirates in the Gulf of Aden released the cargo ship M/V Thor Nexus for a reported ransom of US $5
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Offshore explorer ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (ATPG) has resumed drilling at its Telemark field in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the first
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