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Thursday, June 26, 2014
China: Second Oil Rig Starts Drilling in South China Sea
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China: Second Oil Rig Starts Drilling in South China Sea

China said one of its oil rigs has arrived in its drilling location in the South China Sea, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast of

June 26, 2014
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Bourbon Joins 500-Vessel Club
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Bourbon Joins 500-Vessel Club

French offshore services company Bourbon Offshore has announced the delivery of the groups 500th

June 25, 2014
Total Views: 163

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Skandi Aker Apparently Not-So-Awesome as Total Cancels $250 Million Contract

With utilization of only 37 percent so far this year due to maintenance and repairs, Total has had enough of the Skandi Aker, a 2010-built well intervention

June 25, 2014
Total Views: 400

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
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Repsol Gets Support for Drilling Campaign Off Canary Islands

By Todd White June 24 (Bloomberg) — Repsol SA’s plans to explore for oil off the Spanish Canary Islands in a $10 billion project won backing from the

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 34

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Maersk Drilling Orders First 20,000 PSI Blow Out Preventers, Rig Orders Planned

Maersk Drilling has ordering the world’s first 20,000 PSI-rated blow out preventers from GE Oil and Gas today. These giant stacks of milled steel,

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 551

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Norway’s Vibrant Maritime Cluster

Norway is a particularly interesting country in that it has a very personal connection to the sea, as many of its communities are interspersed between deep

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 55

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Key Gibraltar Gains Work in the Gulf of Thailand

Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd. announced today they have contracted Shelf Drilling’s Key Gibraltar jack-up for a 6-month drilling drilling campaign in

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 65

Monday, June 23, 2014
Nordic American Offshore Firms PSV Order With VARD
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Nordic American Offshore Firms PSV Order With VARD

Nordic American Offshore on Monday announced that it has entered into firm agreements to purchase two new Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) from Vard, which will

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 55

Sunday, June 22, 2014
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Nam Cheong to Build 123-Meter Accommodation Work Barges for Perdana

Nam Cheong Ltd, Malaysia’s largest builder of offshore support vessels announced today the winning of a newbuild order for two accommodation work barges

June 22, 2014
Total Views: 317

Friday, June 20, 2014
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Rowan Viking to Get Longer Legs at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen

The 170 meter tall Rowan Viking jackup will soon be a bit taller as a result of a refit at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV).  The yard will be adding

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 161

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Greenpeace Cheers as Statoil Comes Up Dry in the Northern Barents

By Mikael Holter June 20 (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA failed to find oil in the northernmost site ever drilled off Norway’s Arctic tip. The Apollo well,

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 32

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China Sends More Drilling Rigs to the South China Sea

By Megha Rajagopalan and Charlie Zhu BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 20 (Reuters) – China has sent four more oil rigs into the South China Sea in a sign that

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 100

Thursday, June 19, 2014
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Paragon Offshore is on the Hunt for Cash

As part of Paragon Offshore’s anticipated spinoff from Noble Corporation this year, the company is fully focused on raising a vast amount of capital.

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
VIDEO: Valemon Topside Departs South Korea Shipyard
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VIDEO: Valemon Topside Departs South Korea Shipyard

Statoil’s Valemon topside left the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea on June 15, 2014 atop the Dockwise Triumph for its delivery to the Norwegian

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 74

Monday, June 16, 2014
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Deepwater Nautilus Drops Traveling Block [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

On June 9 2014, technicians on board the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepwater Nautilus were troubleshooting an alarm that was preventing the top drive from

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 276

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GustoMSC Unveils New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Design

Offshore design firm GustoMSC unveiled their newest drillship design today, one named after Ferdinand Magellan, the leader of the first expedition to

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 138

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HelWin Beta HVDC Converter Station Leaves Zwijndrecht

On Saturday June 14, the topside structure of TenneT’s HelWin beta high voltage converter station left Heerema Fabrication Group’s (HFG’s) yard in

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 95

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SPOTD: Supplying the Lewek Falcon in Green Canyon

“Doing groceries, bunkers and water at the Lewek Falcon“ Image shot by Benjamin Moll from Green Canyon 609 in the Gulf of Mexico from the HOS

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 39

Friday, June 13, 2014
Seven Killed in Accident at Pemex Platform Construction Site
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Seven Killed in Accident at Pemex Platform Construction Site

Seven yard workers were killed Tuesday at the construction site of a PEMEX offshore production platform in Veracruz, Mexico, the Mexican construction company

June 13, 2014
Total Views: 57

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Transocean Drilling Rig Drops Traveling Block During GoM Well Operations [UPDATE]

The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to a significant equipment failure on board an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible

June 13, 2014
Total Views: 1165