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Monday, April 4, 2011
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
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Signal to build Articulated Tug Barge unit for Kirby
Engineering News

Signal to build Articulated Tug Barge unit for Kirby

Signal International has been awarded a $47M contract by Kirby Ocean Transport Company of Houston, Texas, to build an articulated tug/barge (AT/B) unit with an

April 4, 2011
Total Views: 68

International Officials To Discuss Supporting Oil Spill Containment Tech
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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
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Setback in the Gulf for Petrobras: BW Pioneer drops a production riser, Cascade and Chinook shut in (Update)
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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
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
Dockwise signs global agreement to conduct heavy lift transport for Seadrill rigs
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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: 184

Friday, April 1, 2011
Austal breaks ground on three new Alabama facilities
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Austal breaks ground on three new Alabama facilities

Austal USA held a combined groundbreaking ceremony today, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing

April 1, 2011
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USCG Praises Foss Maritime for Safety, Compliance Leadership
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USCG Praises Foss Maritime for Safety, Compliance Leadership

Photo: Foss Enhanced Tractor Tug Lindsey Foss awaits a tanker in the Puget Sound courtesy Foss Maritime SEATTLE, WA, March 31, 2011 — U.S. Coast Guard

April 1, 2011
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UN Maritime Agency Commissions Kenya Piracy Information Center
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UN Maritime Agency Commissions Kenya Piracy Information Center

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The first of three information-sharing centers, or ISCs, has been commissioned in Kenya, to facilitate practical measures to suppress

April 1, 2011
Total Views: 57

Transocean Workers Refuse To Testify At Deepwater Horizon Investigation
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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: 115

Dredger strikes subsea gas pipeline in Gulf of Mexico, El Paso production platform shut in
Incidents

Dredger strikes subsea gas pipeline in Gulf of Mexico, El Paso production platform shut in

Image (c) Lisa Haug CAMERON, LA – The Dredge Bayport, operated by Manson Gulf, LLC, was dredging in the Calcissieu Ship Channel on 30 March when they

April 1, 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 24 Mar 2011
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 24 Mar 2011

Global Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary (source: Office of Naval Intelligence): ARABIAN SEA: A product tanker was robbed 25 Mar at 2215 UTC while anchored

March 31, 2011
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Memorial to be held for Deepwater Horizon victims
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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: 77

API: Report on ‘idle leases’ whitewashes government inaction
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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
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports an environmentally successful 2010
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports an environmentally successful 2010

CO2 Emissions in grams/tonne km Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) this week released a series of metrics highlighting its environmental activities for the

March 31, 2011
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Shell: Drilling On New Deepwater Gulf Well To Start In April
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Shell: Drilling On New Deepwater Gulf Well To Start In April

U.S. regulators said Wednesday oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSB, RDSA.LN, RDSB.LN) has received approval to drill a new well in the deep-water

March 31, 2011
Total Views: 46

Helix Oil Spill Group Expanding Reach To Stop Runaway Wells
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Helix Oil Spill Group Expanding Reach To Stop Runaway Wells

Image: Helix’s HRFS diagram courtesy Helix (click image to enlarge) HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The Helix Well Containment Group will nearly double the

March 31, 2011
Total Views: 229

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Helix group responds to BOEMRE’s clarifications on spill containment rules
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Helix group responds to BOEMRE’s clarifications on spill containment rules

On Tuesday, March 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued several refinements to deepwater drilling rules and

March 30, 2011
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Pacific Maritime Association honors Foss’ outstanding safety record
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Pacific Maritime Association honors Foss’ outstanding safety record

A major maritime employer group has recognized the outstanding safety record of the Foss Maritime workers who tie up and release ships at Puget Sound ports.

March 30, 2011
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Chinese Navy Sails to Another First Off Somalia
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Chinese Navy Sails to Another First Off Somalia

A Chinese warship has completed its first escort of a World Food Program shipment along the pirate-infested coast of Somalia in another milestone for the

March 30, 2011
Total Views: 39

Horizon Lines could face bankruptcy
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Horizon Lines could face bankruptcy

Image credit: Flickr user JAXPORT NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Shares of Horizon Lines Inc. (HRZ) plunged as much as 48% Tuesday after the company said it

March 30, 2011
Total Views: 113