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Saturday, August 24, 2013
Batista’s OSX-3 FPSO Arrives in Brazil
Offshore

Batista’s OSX-3 FPSO Arrives in Brazil

OSX Brazil said on Friday that its OSX-3 vessel arrived in Brazilian waters and would be delivered to sister oil producer OGX Petroleo e Gas

August 24, 2013
Total Views: 88

RNLI Crews Recover Helicopter Wreckage Off Shetland [VIDEO]
Offshore

RNLI Crews Recover Helicopter Wreckage Off Shetland [VIDEO]

New video shows RNLI crews recovering the oilfield services Super Puma helicopter that crashed in the North Sea Friday

August 24, 2013
Total Views: 55

Friday, August 23, 2013
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News

Technip Wins Ultra-Deepwater Installation Contract at Stones

On May 8th, Shell announced their plans to develop the Stones field located approximately 200 miles south of New Orleans in Walker Ridge.  This 100%-owned

August 23, 2013
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News

Seadrill’s Bid for Sevan Marine Falls Short

After spending NOK 461 million for a 50.1 percent majority stake in deepwater drilling contractor Sevan Drilling, Seadrill was required by the Norwegian

August 23, 2013
Total Views: 56

Thursday, August 22, 2013
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News

Höegh Awarded Asian FLNG FEED Study

Höegh LNG announced today they have signed a contract with an unnamed Asian national oil company to conduct a Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) study for a

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 43

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Finance

CNOOC Said to Seek $3 Billion in Loans

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — China National Offshore Oil Corp., parent of the nation’s biggest offshore energy explorer Cnooc Ltd., is seeking to raise $3

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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News

Farstad Orders New Subsea IMR Vessel from VARD

Farstad Shipping has announced today the signing of a NOK 825 million newbuild contract with VARD for a Subsea IMR vessel. Farstad notes the hull will be built

August 21, 2013
Total Views: 117

Palmer: Massive Gas Field Discovered off Papua New Guinea, 28 TCF Recoverable
News

Palmer: Massive Gas Field Discovered off Papua New Guinea, 28 TCF Recoverable

SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Australian mining mogul Clive Palmer says his oil and gas business has identified what could be one of the world’s

August 21, 2013
Total Views: 92

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News

COSL Buys Pair of GustoMSC CJ46 Jack-Up Rigs

China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) has announced the purchase of two GustoMSC CJ46 jack-up drilling rigs which are currently under construction at China

August 21, 2013
Total Views: 248

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Floatel Orders Fifth Semi-submersible Accommodation Vessel from Keppel
News

Floatel Orders Fifth Semi-submersible Accommodation Vessel from Keppel

Floatel International announced today the signing of their fifth semi-submersible accommodation newbuild contract with Keppel FELSs. The order adds USD $280

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 211

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Finance

KKR Enters Maritime Finance

KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, created a unit to lend to the maritime industry, including assets such as drilling

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 120

shell prelude flng
News

Woodside to Recommend Shell FLNG Solution at Browse

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-biggest oil producer, will recommend using Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s floating

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 43

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Engineering News

Can a Wärtsilä Vasa 32 Diesel Really Self-Destruct?

The following question was posted today in the gCaptain Forum: One of the suggested ignition sources for the Deepwater Horizon explosion was that the No. 3

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 436

Monday, August 19, 2013
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Engineering News

Ross Sees Cargo Rebound on China Shipbuilding Limits

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor in struggling industries, says Chinese limits on shipbuilding will help the cargo market

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 10

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News

Statoil Divests $2.65 Billion in North Sea Assets to OMV

By Balazs Koranyi and Michael Shields OSLO/VIENNA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil sold stakes in North Sea oil fields to Austria’s OMV

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 97

Thursday, August 15, 2013
NTSB: Engine Failure Caused 2012 Collision Between Tanker and Jackup
Offshore

NTSB: Engine Failure Caused 2012 Collision Between Tanker and Jackup

NTSB releases Marine Accident Brief on Collision of Oil Tanker FR8 Pride with MODU Rowan EXL

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 269

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News

Subsea 7 Shares Rise over 10 Percent on Record Backlog

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Subsea 7 SA, an offshore oil services provider, rose to the highest level in more than seven weeks in Oslo as improving margins are

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 68

sea tiger deep sea supply psv
Offshore

Deep Sea Supply Considers Order for 10 New PSVs

Deep Sea Supply, a Cyprus-based offshore supply vessel operator, announced in an exchange filing today plans to potentially order up to 10 new platform supply

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 197

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News

Seadrill Seeks Partner In North Atlantic Drilling

OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest gas and oil rig company by market capitalisation, is to sell part of its North Atlantic

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Petrobras-Contracted OSV Sinks Off Brazil
Interesting

Petrobras-Contracted OSV Sinks Off Brazil

Petrobas has confirmed that a 68-meter OSV providing support to one of its rigs caught fire and sank last week off the coast of

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 82