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Monday, October 7, 2013
BP’s Macondo Well Dumped 4.2 Million Barrels Into Gulf, U.S. Says
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BP’s Macondo Well Dumped 4.2 Million Barrels Into Gulf, U.S. Says

BP Plc’s doomed Macondo well dumped 4.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, a lawyer for the U.S. told a judge who is assessing the

October 7, 2013
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Tropical Storm Karen to Bring Rainfall, Floods to Gulf Coast
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Tropical Storm Karen to Bring Rainfall, Floods to Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Karen may strengthen slightly before weakening as it makes landfall near the Florida-Alabama line Saturday.

October 4, 2013
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Netherlands Takes Legal Action Against Russia Over Greenpeace Activists
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Netherlands Takes Legal Action Against Russia Over Greenpeace Activists

"The Netherlands today began an arbitration procedure on the basis of the (United Nations) Convention on the Law of the Sea," Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans

October 4, 2013
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Offshore

Keppel Corp Plans to Build First Yard in Mexico With PEMEX

Singapore's Keppel Corporation Ltd, the world's biggest offshore jackup drilling rig builder, said it plans to build its first yard in Mexico jointly with its

October 4, 2013
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Evacuations Ordered As Tropical Storm Karen Nears Gulf Coast
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Evacuations Ordered As Tropical Storm Karen Nears Gulf Coast

Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for low-lying areas south of New Orleans on Friday as a weakened Tropical Storm Karen closed in on the Louisiana

October 4, 2013
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
WATCH: OSV Crew in Africa Performs Toto’s “Africa” in Viral Video
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WATCH: OSV Crew in Africa Performs Toto’s “Africa” in Viral Video

You know what they say... When in Africa, create a mimed rendition music video of the 1983 smash hit "Africa" by Toto and post it on

October 3, 2013
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Tropical Storm Karen Takes Aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
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Tropical Storm Karen Takes Aim at U.S. Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Karen formed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and could become a hurricane before hitting the U.S. coast between Louisiana and the

October 3, 2013
Total Views: 38

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BP’s Well Control Exec Says He Was Unprepared For U.S. Gulf Blowout

By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Oct 2 (Reuters) – BP’s manager in charge of controlling the Macondo blowout in 2010 was never trained to permanently

October 3, 2013
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Six Lessons From Blowing $30 Billion in Brazil
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Six Lessons From Blowing $30 Billion in Brazil

If OGX goes under, its largest U.S. creditors stand to lose millions in Latin America’s largest corporate default. Batista’s salesmanship and

October 2, 2013
Total Views: 85

Russian Authorities Charge Greenpeace Activists with Piracy
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Russian Authorities Charge Greenpeace Activists with Piracy

The piracy charges, which Greenpeace said were absurd, are punishable by up to 15 years in

October 2, 2013
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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Vallianz Gets Planted into Middle East Market with $334 Million in Orders

Vallianz Holdings Ltd, a Singapore-based offshore services provider has joined forces with Rawabi Holdings to create a new Saudi Arabian-based subsidiary

October 1, 2013
Total Views: 44

Monday, September 30, 2013
BP Fights to Shrink Gulf Oil Spill Estimate
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BP Fights to Shrink Gulf Oil Spill Estimate

BP Plc, seeking to reduce potential water-pollution fines of as much as $18 billion, is trying to convince a judge that less oil spilled in the 2010 Gulf of

September 30, 2013
Total Views: 72

Friday, September 27, 2013
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A Violation of Human Rights

Freedom of the press is something that I as an American, and many other countries, are extremely fortunate to enjoy.  This freedom has held our government and

September 27, 2013
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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Russia’s Imprisonment of Greenpeace Freelance Photographer Crosses the Line

It’s clear that the entire spectrum of opinions is covered when it comes to the arrest of the Greenpeace activists on September 19th. Some people are

September 26, 2013
Total Views: 48

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Finance

Prosafe Climbs as Fondsfinans Expects Share Rebound

Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Prosafe SE, a supplier of floating accommodation units for the offshore oil and gas industry, rose the most on the Oslo stock

September 26, 2013
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Floatel Awarded Contract at Ichthys LNG

Floatel International announced today they have been awarded a contract for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for the

September 26, 2013
Total Views: 144

Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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ABB Azipods Ordered for New Russian Icebreakers

Russia’s State Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (SMRCC) has two new rescue and salvage icebreakers under construction at Nordic Yards GmbH in Germany.

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 279

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DSME Wins Jack-Up Newbuild Order, First Since 1983

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today a 572.8 billion KRW (USD $534 million) jack-up rig newbuild order from Maersk Drilling. The

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 63

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Putin: Greenpeace Activists Are Not Pirates

SALEKHARD, Russia, Sept 25 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Greenpeace activists arrested for staging a protest at Russia’s

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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Offshore

Noble to Split Offshore Drilling Business

Switzerland-based Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) announced today that it will be splitting up its drilling business into two distinct offshore drilling

September 24, 2013
Total Views: 53