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Friday, May 31, 2013
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News

Energy Executives Tune Out The Call Of The Wild Arctic

By Balazs Koranyi NY-AALESUND, Norway, May 31 (Reuters) – The high Arctic, once the irresistible frontier for oil and gas exploration, is quickly losing

May 31, 2013
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
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News

Big Business and Even Bigger Ships…An Interesting Year for Dockwise CEO André Goedée

While at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this year, I reconnected with Dockwise’s CEO, André Goedée for follow-on chat from our

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 33

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News

PPL Shipyard Wins Jack-Up Rig Order from Japanese Consortium

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard secured a USD $220.5 million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jack-up rig from a BOT Lease Co., Ltd

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Petrojarl Cidade de Itajai FPSO
Finance

Teekay Offshore Gets the Keys to Cidade de Itajai FPSO

Vancouver-based Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), has turned over the keys to the Cidade de Itajai FPSO in a $204 million deal struck today with their daughter

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 160

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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
Total Views: 199

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News

Cecon Puts EMAS AMC’s Newly Acquired Lewek Centurion to Work

EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, announced today that its pipelay vessel, the Lewek Centurion has been contracted by Cecon in the North Sea

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 170

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News

Farstad Accepts Delivery of the PSV Far Starling

Farstad has just accepted delivery of the platform supply vessel Far Starling (STX PSV08 CD), recently built at Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam. A long-term

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 133

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News

Maersk’s Gryphon FPSO Back in Operation After Storm Damage

COPENHAGEN, May 29 (Reuters) – The oil unit of Danish oil and shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said one of its floating Gryphon oil production platforms

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 189

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Incidents

Tugboat Jascon 4 Sinks in Heavy Weather Off Nigeria, Fate of Crew Uncertain [UPDATE]

Update: A statement from West African Ventures has confirmed that one crew member, the cook, was found alive aboard the Jascon 4 by divers, which has capsized

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 3197

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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News

Jurong Shipyard Wins $596 Million Newbuild Order for Huge Jack-Up Rig

Jurong Shipyard announced they have received a USD $596 million contract from Noble Corporation to build an ultra-high specification jack-up rig with option

May 28, 2013
Total Views: 165

sevan voyageur fpso
News

Dana Petroleum Announces “Keel Laying” of New Sevan-Design FPSO

The “keel laying”of Dana Petroleum’s new $400 million floating, storage, production and offloading vessel (FPSO) has commenced today, but

May 28, 2013
Total Views: 76

Monday, May 27, 2013
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Finance

Seadrill Climbs as Investors Bet on Higher Dividend

(Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd., the offshore drilling company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, climbed in Oslo as investors bet payments to

May 27, 2013
Total Views: 23

Friday, May 24, 2013
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News

Sevan Marine Pursues Floating Accommodation Market

Sevan Marine ASA signed an agreement today to sell the semi-completed Sevan hulls number 4 and 5 to Singapore-based Logitel Offshore, a newly formed company

May 24, 2013
Total Views: 34

Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ocean Rig Reports Strong Ultra-Deepwater Fundamentals
Finance

Ocean Rig Reports Strong Ultra-Deepwater Fundamentals

Ocean Rig CEO George Economou commented in his Q1 2013 earnings report yesterday that the “outlook for the UDW (Ultra-Deepwater) drilling industry is

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 99

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Offshore

Senators Support Oil and Gas Exploration Offshore Virginia

“Virginia is well positioned to be a national leader in offshore energy exploration,” noted Virginia Senator Tim Kaine in a press statement

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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News

Teekay Offshore to Provide Converted FSO At Statoil’s Gina Krog

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE:TOO) announced an agreement with Statoil to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) unit for the Gina Krog oil and

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 67

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News

Qatar’s Investment Offshore Congo, Perhaps More Strategic than Tactical

Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Total announced a landmark partnership agreement with Total E&P Congo today representing QPI’s first

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Offshore

Hercules Offshores Sells Majority of Inland Fleet

HOUSTON – Hercules Offshore (Nasdaq: HERO) on Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of eleven inland barge rigs, which

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 53

EU Tightens Offshore Oil Regulation
Offshore

EU Tightens Offshore Oil Regulation

The European Union tightened safety rules for offshore oil and natural-gas exploration to curb the risk of a major accident after BP Plc’s 2010 spill in

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 35

Monday, May 20, 2013
Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard
News

Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard

11-tanker order cancelled as OSX scales back construction of its shipyard at the Açu port

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 39