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Monday, February 2, 2015
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News

Deep Sea Supply Wins Long Term PSV Charters

Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator Deep Sea Supply reports today two of their 2014-built platform supply vessels,  Sea Tortuga and Sea Triumph, have

February 2, 2015
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
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Chevron Tightens Belt as $40 Billion Makeover Sweeps Oil Sector

Chevron Corp. halted share buybacks, slowed work on new projects and announced the biggest spending cut in more than a decade as oil explorers around the world

January 31, 2015
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Friday, January 30, 2015
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Rosneft Pulls the Plug on 2015 Arctic Drilling Plans

Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft will not be able to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted its cooperation with

January 30, 2015
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After 2014 Failure, Statoil Will Not Drill in the Barents Sea in 2015

Norwegian energy firm Statoil will not drill exploration wells in the Arctic Barents Sea this year after a failed campaign in 2014, exploration chief Tim

January 30, 2015
Total Views: 46

Thursday, January 29, 2015
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Shell Cuts $15 Billion From Budget as Profit Misses Expectations

Royal Dutch Shell Plc will cut $15 billion of spending over the next three years as the crash in oil prices saw fourth-quarter profit miss

January 29, 2015
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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Chevron Announces Major Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Exploration Plans

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced its subsidiary, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., will work with BP and ConocoPhillips to explore and appraise 24

January 28, 2015
Total Views: 164

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
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Yinson Holdings to Operate FPSO at Ghana’s OCTP Project

Malaysian offshore operator Yinson Holdings Bhd has announced today it will be converting the Ulriken, a 1998-built VLCC into a Floating Production Storage

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 101

U.S. Proposes Opening Atlantic in 5-year Oil, Gas Drilling Plan
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U.S. Proposes Opening Atlantic in 5-year Oil, Gas Drilling Plan

The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed allowing for the first time oil and gas exploration in a wide swath of U.S. waters off the Atlantic

January 27, 2015
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BP Witness Calls Spill Response ‘Extraordinary’ at Fines Trial
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BP Witness Calls Spill Response ‘Extraordinary’ at Fines Trial

By Daniel Lawton and Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — BP Plc “conducted an extraordinarily effective response” to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill,

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 32

Monday, January 26, 2015
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U.S. Seen Limiting Oil Drilling in Arctic, May Open Atlantic

The U.S. Interior Department will lay a framework as soon as Tuesday for oil exploration in the nation’s coastal waters in a five-year plan that is expected

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 68

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Oceanografia Bondholders Suffer Collateral Damage

When Mexico seized oil contractor Oceanografia SA a year ago over loan-fraud allegations, at least one class of creditors took solace: those with claims to

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 188

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SPOTD: Supporting the Bonga FPSO

Today’s ship photo of the day comes from offshore Nigeria by gCaptain contributor Andrey Vakarchuk. In the above photo taken on 25 January 2015, one of

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 173

Friday, January 23, 2015
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Fire on the Water After Offshore Supply Vessel Hits Production Platform

The 260-foot DP2 offshore supply vessel Connor Bordelon allided with the fixed production platform at South Timbalier (ST) Block 27IA this morning roughly 5

January 23, 2015
Total Views: 279

Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Gas Export Restarted Offshore Scotland as Maersk Curlew FPSO Isolated

Following a gas leak from a subsea pipeline in the vicinity of the Curlew FPSO in the North Sea, Shell UK reports today divers have isolated the

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
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Shell’s Curlew FPSO on Alert After Subsea Gas Leak Detected

Shell UK says there are no plans to evacuate the Curlew FPSO after a gas leak was detected late Monday night.  In an emailed statement, Shell says a release

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 153

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Hyundai Heavy’s Next-Generation Drillship Design Receives ABS Approval in Principle
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Hyundai Heavy’s Next-Generation Drillship Design Receives ABS Approval in Principle

The American Bureau of Shipping says it has awarded approval in principle (AIP) for Hyundai Heavy Industries' next-generation HD12000 heavy duty, wide beam

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 213

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Chancellor Osborne Pledges More to Help North Sea Oil Industry

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he’s likely to announce further steps to help Scotland’s North Sea oil and gas

January 20, 2015
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Island Innovator Spuds-In Off Stavanger

The Island Innovator semi-submersible started turning to the right at PL674BS within the Zulu prospect located approximately 100 kilometers west of Stavanger

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 79

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Kvaerner Wins Johan Sverdrup Jacket Contract

In the southern part of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea in 110 meters of water is the Johan Sverdrup field,  one of the largest discoveries ever made

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 21

Monday, January 19, 2015
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DeepOcean Signs Long Term Charter for Subsea Construction Vessel

Norwegian subsea contractor DeepOcean AS is hoping to sign a major contract at the end of this week according to Chief Financial Officer Dennis de Vreede. In

January 19, 2015
Total Views: 87