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Monday, October 20, 2014
Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts
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Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts

Cyprus-based Ocean Rig UDW Inc said on Monday that it signed a $1.1 billion three-year contract with Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, to

October 20, 2014
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SBM Offshore Brings Back Imodco Brand

Monoco-based single point mooring and offshore engineering specialist SBM Offshore is bringing back their Imodco brand under which their CALM (Catenary Anchor

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 494

Friday, October 17, 2014
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Pacific Rubiales Formalizes Upstream Discussions with PEMEX

Toronto-headquartered Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. announced today that it has entered into a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and cooperation

October 17, 2014
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OSV Operators Flock to Nam Cheong for New AHTS’

Malaysia shipbuilder Nam Cheong had a strong end the week today. Five of their customers signed letters of intent worth approximately US$186 million for the

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 170

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Floating LNG Facility in the Works Offshore East Africa

More than enough natural gas has been discovered offshore the east African countries of Mozambique and Tanzania recently to make a business case for

October 17, 2014
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Østensjø Rederi edda ferd
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Edda Ferd, Østensjø Rederi’s Lithium Powered OSV

This ain’t no Prius. The newest addition to Haugesund-based Østensjø Rederi’s fleet carries a very unique hybrid power system based around a

October 16, 2014
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Odfjell and William Jacob Management Team Up

Odfjell Drilling and William Jacob Management (WJM), a Houston-based Engineering and Project Management services firm, have announced today an agreement

October 16, 2014
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Maersk Orders Half Dozen Anchor Handlers from Kleven

With options for four more, Maersk Supply Service has signed a new-building contract with Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime for six, 95 meter Anchor

October 16, 2014
Total Views: 82

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Statoil CEO Helge Lund Resigns

After 10 years at the helm of Statoil, the $77 billion Norwegian multinational oil and gas company, Helge Lund has resigned today with immediate effect. He

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
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Lundin Finds Oil and Gas in the Barents, Transocean Arctic Spuds-In

Utilizing the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig, Lundin Norway AS announced today a significant oil and gas discovery in the southern part of the

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 42

Discoverer Americas Drillship Makes Big Gas Discovery Offshore Tanzania
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Discoverer Americas Drillship Makes Big Gas Discovery Offshore Tanzania

Transocean’s 6th generation drillship Discoverer Americas drilled into a huge gas reservoir offshore Tanzania recently according to a statement today by

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 250

Monday, October 13, 2014
Giant ‘Pieter Schelte’ Caught on Camera [VIDEO]
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Giant ‘Pieter Schelte’ Caught on Camera [VIDEO]

Some new video posted to Youtube gives us a rare look at the massive Pieter Schelte, a unique catamaran-like vessel that will soon be used to remove

October 13, 2014
Total Views: 329

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Panoro Energy Gains Initial Approvals For FPSO Development Offshore Gabon

Panoro Energy ASA announced today that Gabon’s Direction Général de Hydrocarbures (DGH) has approved their plan to develop the Ruche cluster of

October 13, 2014
Total Views: 86

Sunday, October 12, 2014
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Teekay’s Navion Norvegia to be Converted for Libra FPSO Project

By late 2016, Teekay Offshore’s shuttle tanker Navion Norvegia will he installed offshore Brazil after an extensive yard period at Jurong Shipyard in

October 12, 2014
Total Views: 135

Thursday, October 9, 2014
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EMAS Finalizes $300 Million in Subsea Contracts with Noble

Utilizing their flagship vessel Lewek Constellation along with four other vessels, subsea contractor EMAS AMC has finalized a series of three contracts with

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 58

Mexico’s Alemans Plans Investment for Controlling Stake of Oceanografia
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Mexico’s Alemans Plans Investment for Controlling Stake of Oceanografia

Mexico’s Aleman family, owner of the airline Interjet, said it reached agreement to make a capital injection into bankrupt oil-services provider Oceanografia

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 97

Monday, October 6, 2014
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First Walk-to-Work Vessel Launched at Niestern Sander

Dutch shipbuilder Niestern Sander has launched the world’s first ‘Walk-to-Work’ vessel today which upon delivery in 2015, will support the

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 199

Friday, October 3, 2014
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BP Seeks Review of ‘Gross Negligence’ Ruling

By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc asked the U.S. judge in charge of thousands of oil-spill damage lawsuits

October 3, 2014
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
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BG Group and Ophir Energy Find Over 17 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas Offshore Tanzania

The Deepsea Metro 1, under contract to BG Group and Ophir Energy, tapped into a reservoir containing an estimated 1.03 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 96

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Watch: Freefall Lifeboat Drop Test… The Correct Way
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Watch: Freefall Lifeboat Drop Test… The Correct Way

We recently saw the wrong way to conduct a lifeboat drop test, now here’s a look at the correct way. The freefall test was performed using a Harding

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 153