Offshore

Get comprehensive coverage of offshore industries, including oil and gas, renewable energy, and subsea operations. Stay informed on the latest offshore and upstream O&G news.


Thursday, April 7, 2011
Pride extends option with Samsung for 6th drillship
Engineering News

Pride extends option with Samsung for 6th drillship

Pride International, Inc. said today that it has reached and agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. to extend Pride’s option for the construction

April 7, 2011
Total Views: 25

Magnitude 7.4 quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued (Update)
News

Magnitude 7.4 quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued (Update)

Japan’s Meterological Agency reports a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan this morning at 23:32 JST. According to estimates, the

April 7, 2011
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Colorado State Forcasts Above-Average 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Offshore

Colorado State Forcasts Above-Average 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Photo: Hurricanes Karl, Igor and Julia (from left to right on Sept. 16, 2010) were part of the onslaught of Atlantic storms during the 2010 season. Credit:

April 6, 2011
Total Views: 31

US Republicans Target May For Vote On Bills Requiring Oil And Gas Leases
News

US Republicans Target May For Vote On Bills Requiring Oil And Gas Leases

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–House Republicans are targeting next month for a preliminary vote on a set of bills that would direct federal regulators to lease

April 6, 2011
Total Views: 26

Maersk places US $1.3 billion drillship order with Samsung
Engineering News

Maersk places US $1.3 billion drillship order with Samsung

Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships, the company said in

April 6, 2011
Total Views: 30

Top Transocean exec’s to donate ‘safety bonuses’
News

Top Transocean exec’s to donate ‘safety bonuses’

Transocean’s senior management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Steven Newman, announced today that they are voluntarily donating the safety bonuses

April 6, 2011
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Kongsberg unveils new remotely operated BOP Control System
News

Kongsberg unveils new remotely operated BOP Control System

Kongsberg has just unveiled its new Emergency Acoustic BOP Control System, the ACS500.  In an emergency situation, the ultra-portable unit can be carried on a

April 5, 2011
Total Views: 175

Offshore

BOEM Halts FPSO Permit & Orders A Full Investigation

Petroleo Brasileiro’s U.S. unit said Monday that it must fully investigate a problem encountered in a U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas development before

April 5, 2011
Total Views: 37

US: BP Has No Deal For Deepwater Drilling In Gulf -Reuters
News

US: BP Has No Deal For Deepwater Drilling In Gulf -Reuters

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Monday rejected media reports that BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) has struck a deal to resume deepwater drilling in the Gulf of

April 5, 2011
Total Views: 30

Monday, April 4, 2011
Official statement from Petrobras regarding loss of buoyancy can
News

Official statement from Petrobras regarding loss of buoyancy can

Below is a statement released by Petrobas on the loss of a 130 ton bouyancy can that seperated from its riser at the Chinook field in the Gulf of

April 4, 2011
Total Views: 35

Ultra-deepwater Free Standing Hybrid Riser Installation (VIDEO)
Multimedia

Ultra-deepwater Free Standing Hybrid Riser Installation (VIDEO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5KQMlwV3Lg This video shows the actual installation of the bouyancy cans currently supporting the Free Standing Hybrid Risers

April 4, 2011
Total Views: 76

“2010 Safest Year In Company History” Says Transocean – Safety Bonuses Paid To Company Executives [UPDATE]
Offshore

“2010 Safest Year In Company History” Says Transocean – Safety Bonuses Paid To Company Executives [UPDATE]

By Daniel Gilbert and Tennille Tracy Of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) had its “best year in safety performance” despite

April 4, 2011
Total Views: 504

International Officials To Discuss Supporting Oil Spill Containment Tech
News

International Officials To Discuss Supporting Oil Spill Containment Tech

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–International officials will meet in Washington April 14 to discuss promoting “cutting-edge technologies” for

April 4, 2011
Total Views: 23

Sunday, April 3, 2011
Setback in the Gulf for Petrobras: BW Pioneer drops a production riser, Cascade and Chinook shut in (Update)
News

Setback in the Gulf for Petrobras: BW Pioneer drops a production riser, Cascade and Chinook shut in (Update)

gCaptain just received news that on 25 23 March, one of Petrobras’ 8000-foot long production risers fell to the sea floor after the chain connecting it

April 3, 2011
Total Views: 315

Saturday, April 2, 2011
Dockwise signs global agreement to conduct heavy lift transport for Seadrill rigs
News

Dockwise signs global agreement to conduct heavy lift transport for Seadrill rigs

Dockwise Ltd, one of the most capable heavy lift contractors in the world, has signed a major deal with Seadrill to provide transport services for their global

April 2, 2011
Total Views: 181

Friday, April 1, 2011
Transocean Workers Refuse To Testify At Deepwater Horizon Investigation
News

Transocean Workers Refuse To Testify At Deepwater Horizon Investigation

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Employees of Transocean Ltd. (RIG), the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded last April, are refusing to

April 1, 2011
Total Views: 114

Thursday, March 31, 2011
Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims
News

Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims

According to a report from the Associated Press, Transocean is planning a memorial at the site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion next month for relatives of

March 31, 2011
Total Views: 74

API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction
News

API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction

Erik Milito, API’s upstream director, this week called on the administration to abandon its policies “to defer, delay and deny access to domestic

March 31, 2011
Total Views: 29

60 Minutes Knocks On Transocean’s Door And Finds No One Home… yet?
Blog

60 Minutes Knocks On Transocean’s Door And Finds No One Home… yet?

While officially headquartered in Zug, Switzerland for tax purposes, Transocean (NYSE: RIG), the world’s largest deepwater drilling contractor, runs the

March 31, 2011
Total Views: 107

Bureau Veritas ISO_9001 Certification Logo
Offshore

New Guidelines For “Risk-Based” Qualification of New Offshore Technology

Bureau Veritas, a elading classification society, has issued guidelines for the Risk-Based Qualification of New Technology. Qualification is a process by which

March 31, 2011
Total Views: 59