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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Offshore

Senators Support Oil and Gas Exploration Offshore Virginia

“Virginia is well positioned to be a national leader in offshore energy exploration,” noted Virginia Senator Tim Kaine in a press statement

May 23, 2013
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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News

Teekay Offshore to Provide Converted FSO At Statoil’s Gina Krog

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE:TOO) announced an agreement with Statoil to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) unit for the Gina Krog oil and

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 67

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News

Qatar’s Investment Offshore Congo, Perhaps More Strategic than Tactical

Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Total announced a landmark partnership agreement with Total E&P Congo today representing QPI’s first

May 22, 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Offshore

Hercules Offshores Sells Majority of Inland Fleet

HOUSTON – Hercules Offshore (Nasdaq: HERO) on Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of eleven inland barge rigs, which

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 60

EU Tightens Offshore Oil Regulation
Offshore

EU Tightens Offshore Oil Regulation

The European Union tightened safety rules for offshore oil and natural-gas exploration to curb the risk of a major accident after BP Plc’s 2010 spill in

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 36

Monday, May 20, 2013
Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard
News

Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard

11-tanker order cancelled as OSX scales back construction of its shipyard at the Açu port

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 39

Friday, May 17, 2013
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News

Transocean Investors Reject Icahn Dividend, 32 Year-Old Merksamer Voted to Board

Transocean Ltd. shareholders voted in favor of one of billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s three board nominees, while rejecting his proposal for a

May 17, 2013
Total Views: 37

Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Engineering News

Cargotec Wins EUR 22 Million Order for 900-tonne MacGregor AHC Subsea Crane

(Press Release) Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 22 million order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 26

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Finance

Optimism Abounds at Songa Offshore, Shares Gain over 5.5%

Investors in Songa Offshore (SONG:OSLO) reacted positively today to comments made by interim CEO and Chairman of the Board, Jens A Wilhelmsen.  Share prices

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 42

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Offshore

Subsea 7 Sees Offshore Sector Hampered By Delays, Costs

Offshore oil services firm Subsea 7 provided more evidence on Thursday of difficulties this industry faces from project delays, cost pressures and skill

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Incidents

Transocean’s Sedco Express Coordinates Rescue of 13 from Ablaze Tanker

Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), coordinated an at-sea firefighting rescue of the crew of a bunkering tanker

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 211

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News

Zhejiang Delivers 2nd of 12 Ulstein PSVs to Seatankers [UPDATED]

Zhejiang shipyard has delivered the PSV Sea Flyer, the first of 12 Ulstein PX105 PSVs ordered by Seatankers

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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News

Allseas’ Pieter Schelte Seen From Space

Allseas' monstrosity, the Pieter Schelte, is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo,

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 56

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News

$5 Billion of Brazilian Seafloor Up for Auction, Offshore Drillers Flock to Brazil

For the first time in five years, more than 60 oil companies are set to bid on exploration permits offshore Brazil, taking on risks of drilling in virgin

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 58

Monday, May 13, 2013
Petrobras Raises $11 Billion in Record Bond Sale
Offshore

Petrobras Raises $11 Billion in Record Bond Sale

Petrobas sold $11 billion of bonds abroad on Monday, the most ever for an emerging- market issuer, as it seeks to develop the biggest offshore oil find in the

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 28

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News

Experts Push for Improved Rescue Services in Arctic Regions

Arctic nations must urgently improve rescue services in the resource-rich region that is opening up fast to shipping, energy and mining companies, experts

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 44

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News

Transocean Chairman Throws in the Towel Amid Fight with Icahn

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced today that Chairman of the Board and former CEO J. Michael Talbert has announced his intentions to

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 94

Friday, May 10, 2013
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News

MODEC’s LiBro FLNG Looks Promising, and Safe

As you’ve likely noticed over the past few months, the concept of producing, processing, liquefying, storing, and transferring LNG via an offshore

May 10, 2013
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
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News

Aker Arctic’s ARC100HD – A Powerful, and Unusual Icebreaker

At first glance, very little about this new icebreaker looks right.  The port side shares almost nothing in common with the starboard side and even the bridge

May 9, 2013
Total Views: 354

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Shell to Develop World’s Deepest Offshore Oil and Gas Production Project in GoM
Offshore

Shell to Develop World’s Deepest Offshore Oil and Gas Production Project in GoM

Shell's 100 percent-owned Stones field was discovered in 2005, some 200 miles southwest of New Orleans in 9,500 feet of

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 105