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Monday, May 13, 2013
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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
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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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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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: 367

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Shell to Develop World’s Deepest Offshore Oil and Gas Production Project in GoM
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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: 113

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Subsea 7 Signs Newbuild Order with HHI for Heavy Construction Vessel

Subsea 7 announced today that it has ordered a new DP3 heavy construction and flexible pipelay vessel from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Powered by six main

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 126

Monday, May 6, 2013
Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy
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Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy

Technip officially named its new state-of-the-art pipelay vessel during a ceremony on Friday at the Westcon Yard in Florø,

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 1346

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“The Sky is the Limit” for Harvey Gulf, 14 Vessels to Be Added to Fleet

Harvy Gulf International Marine has signed fleet expansion deals totaling $540 million.

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 102

Friday, May 3, 2013
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EMAS AMC Awarded $75 Million Subsea EPC Contract at Smørbukk South Extension

Offshore contractor EMAS AMC announced this week that it has been awarded a USD $75 million contract from Statoil to provide subsea engineering, procurement

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 40

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Positive Results May Revive Drilling Off Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, Investors Skeptical

(Bloomberg) — HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA is expecting results this week from a well off Namibia’s Skeleton Coast that may revive interest in

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 67

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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1 Year-Old VLCC Bought for $74 Million, Heads Back to Yard for Conversion

In 2010, Teekay and their JV partner paid just under $100 million to order a newbuild VLCC, but since then quite a bit has changed in the crude tanker

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 275

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GDF Suez Charters China’s First Floating Storage and Regas Unit

In October 2011, GDF SUEZ and CNOOC signed a cooperation agreement to work on a China-based LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit project.  The basis of

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 78

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Shell CEO Peter Voser to Retire

By Andrew Callus LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s 54-year old chief executive Peter Voser is to retire next year in a surprise early

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 122

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Shell to Name New Arctic Head – Source
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Shell to Name New Arctic Head – Source

Shell to name Ann Pickard as head of its Arctic operations, moving her from the helm of the company's Australian

April 30, 2013
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Cheaper and Faster: Woodside Signs Initial Plans for Floating LNG at Browse

(Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-largest oil producer, signed an initial accord with Royal Dutch Shell Plc to enable the

April 30, 2013
Total Views: 40

Monday, April 29, 2013
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PSV Far Supporter Awarded 3-Year Contract with Petrobras

Petrobras has awarded a 3 years firm contract to PSV Far Supporter (1996, UT 750, 4,680 DWT). The contract is in direct continuation of the existing contract.

April 29, 2013
Total Views: 102

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Kuma Shipping Orders Pair of Ulstein Workboats

Hong Kong-based Kuma Shipping announced today the order two new platform supply vessels from Ulstein.   The vessels will be built at an undisclosed shipyard

April 29, 2013
Total Views: 95

Friday, April 26, 2013
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Highest-Paid Workforce Drives Floating LNG Offshore Australia

(Bloomberg) — Escalating costs to build liquefied natural gas plants on land in Australia, where energy workers earn the highest salaries in the world,

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 667

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Hercules Profits on Shallow Water Rig Shortage in U.S. Gulf
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Hercules Profits on Shallow Water Rig Shortage in U.S. Gulf

A growing shortage of shallow-water rigs in the Gulf of Mexico is providing an unexpected profit boost for Hercules Offshore Inc. and Ensco Plc as customers

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 135

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Seadrill Announces New Board Members

Hamilton, Bermuda – Seadrill Limited announced today that Bert Bekker and Paul Leand Jr. have been appointed to its board of directors to fill vacancies

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 44

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Sembcorp Marine Secures £7 Million Contract at Nexen’s Golden Eagle Project

Sembmarine SLP Limited (SLP), a subsidiary of Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine announced that it has secured a contract worth approximately £7 million to

April 25, 2013
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