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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Subsea 7 S.A. launches Offshore Renewables division
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Subsea 7 S.A. launches Offshore Renewables division

Luxembourg – January 19, 2011 – Subsea 7 S.A. (NASDAQ-GS: SUBC; Oslo Børs: SUBC) announces the launch of its offshore renewables division,

January 20, 2011
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Salazar, Bromwich Announce Next Steps in Overhaul of Offshore Energy Oversight and Management
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Salazar, Bromwich Announce Next Steps in Overhaul of Offshore Energy Oversight and Management

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R.

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 12

Kongsberg and Vestfold University College partner for innovation in maritime simulator training
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Kongsberg and Vestfold University College partner for innovation in maritime simulator training

Kongsberg Maritime’s simulation division and Vestfold University College has signed a framework agreement to further explore activities and projects of

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 29

Offshore Wind-Farm Maintenance Vessel (WMV) concept cuts costs and carbon
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Offshore Wind-Farm Maintenance Vessel (WMV) concept cuts costs and carbon

Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept which will improve uptime of deepwater wind

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 224

Noble Corporation to Construct Two New Ultra-Deepwater Drillships
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Noble Corporation to Construct Two New Ultra-Deepwater Drillships

Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that a subsidiary has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (“HHI”) for the

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 22

Rolls-Royce to power ten Littoral Combat Ships for the U.S Navy
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Rolls-Royce to power ten Littoral Combat Ships for the U.S Navy

Rolls-Royce has announced it will supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the Group’s

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 48

U.S. Coast Guard Awards Northrop Grumman $89 Million Long-Lead Material Contract for Fifth National Security Cutter
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U.S. Coast Guard Awards Northrop Grumman $89 Million Long-Lead Material Contract for Fifth National Security Cutter

Photo: USCG National Security Cutter BERTHOLF (WMSL-750) via Wikipedia PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jan. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Norway announces offers for ownership interests in APA 2010
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Norway announces offers for ownership interests in APA 2010

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has announced that offers were sent to 39 companies for 50 new production licences on the Norwegian continental

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 22

Aker finalizes spec’s for future newbuild ‘AMC Connector’
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Aker finalizes spec’s for future newbuild ‘AMC Connector’

Image courtesy of Dredging Today AMC Connector, a future new-build subsea installation and construction vessel from Aker Solutions, has finalised its vessel

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 54

DNVPS charts 30 years of progress in the bunker testing business
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DNVPS charts 30 years of progress in the bunker testing business

SINGAPORE – When DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) launched its marine residual fuel testing service on Jan 1, 1981, ship operators for the first time were

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 74

Apache Corporation confirms leak in Gulf of Mexico
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Apache Corporation confirms leak in Gulf of Mexico

Apache Corporation has been conducting plugging and abandonment operations on East Cameron Block 278 Platform B. The facility is located in water depths of 168

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 12

Noble Corporation Announces Letter of Intent for New Five and a Half Year Contract and Provides Update on Brazil Operations
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Noble Corporation Announces Letter of Intent for New Five and a Half Year Contract and Provides Update on Brazil Operations

ZUG, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) has announced that a subsidiary has signed a Letter of Intent

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 35

Monday, January 17, 2011
Breaking News – M/V Eagle Hijacked in Indian Ocean
Maritime Security Incidents

Breaking News – M/V Eagle Hijacked in Indian Ocean

At 0641Z on 17 January, Cyprus-flagged M/V EAGLE reported being under attack 430nm east of Socotra Island by one skiff with six persons on board.  Vessel was

January 17, 2011
Total Views: 12

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Two Wilhelmsen companies join forces to create Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions

Two Wilhelmsen companies have joined forces to provide a more comprehensive portfolio of solutions, equipment and services tailored to the maritime and

January 17, 2011
Total Views: 11

Saturday, January 15, 2011
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Admiral Bob Papp Updates The Surface Naval Association

Yesterday, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp provided a Coast Guard update to the 23rd annual symposium of the Surface Naval Association. In his speech,

January 15, 2011
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Latest attack changes dynamic of Somali piracy
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Latest attack changes dynamic of Somali piracy

A recent incident could signal a worrying development in the tactics employed by Somali pirates, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). On

January 14, 2011
Total Views: 32

Technip awarded a major subsea contract for the Jack & St-Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico
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Technip awarded a major subsea contract for the Jack & St-Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico

Technip was awarded a contract by Chevron North America Exploration and Production for the development of the Jack & St-Malo fields, located in the Walker

January 14, 2011
Total Views: 91

Global Maritime Crime Update: 6 – 14 January 2011
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Global Maritime Crime Update: 6 – 14 January 2011

PERU: Vehicle carrier was robbed 9 Jan at Callao anchorage, Peru. NIGERIA: Chemical tanker robbed and hijacked 11 Jan 15NM off  Lagos, Nigeria. Two fishing

January 14, 2011
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Acid-carrying tanker capsizes on the Rhine River, crew missing
Marine Salvage

Acid-carrying tanker capsizes on the Rhine River, crew missing

Two crewmembers are still missing from an acid-laden tanker that capized on the Rhine River today.  This tanker was carrying 2400 tons of sulfuric acid

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 34

USCG announces publication of Outer Continental Shelf Notice of Arrival Rule
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USCG announces publication of Outer Continental Shelf Notice of Arrival Rule

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of an outer continental shelf notice of arrival rule designed to

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 203
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