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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Engineering News

Technip’s Q1 Profit Rises Amid Big Offshore O&G Project Orders

(Bloomberg) — Technip SA, Europe’s second-largest oilfield-services provider, increased first-quarter profit and hit a new record for orders as

April 25, 2013
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News

PGS Exercises Option for More Seismic Ships from Mitsubishi Heavy

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) exercised their option today for two more “Ramform Titan-class” 3D seismic exploration vessels from Mitsubishi

April 25, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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News

Total Gabon Executes 5-Year Contract for Smit Lamnalco Tugs

The Damen Shipyards Galati-built tugs, SL Gabon and SL Libreville, were welcomed to the SMIT Lamnalco fleet at a ceremony at Port-Gentil, Gabon last week.  

April 23, 2013
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News

Fugro Extends Subsea Vessel Charters with Havila Shipping

Havila Shipping ASA announced today they have agreed with Fugro TSM in Perth, Australia to extend the firm contract period for the 2005/2007-built subsea

April 23, 2013
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News

MWCC Chooses Technip’s Alabama Shorebase to Store Deepwater Blowout Response Equipment

Houston, TX, April 23, 2013 – Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that Mobile, Ala. has been selected as the shorebase location to

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 143

Monday, April 22, 2013
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News

Going Big with Floating LNG

In front of one of the most packed audiences of last week’s LNG 17 conference in Houston, Texas, ExxonMobil’s Chief Offshore Engineer, Ro Lokken,

April 22, 2013
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Keppel Forms Seabed Mineral Mining JV
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Keppel Forms Seabed Mineral Mining JV

New joint venture intends to search and recover polymetallic nodules found several kilometers beneath the ocean's

April 22, 2013
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
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News

Norway’s Ruling Party Backs Drilling Off Picturesque Lofoten Islands

OSLO, April 21 (Reuters) – Norway took a major step towards opening up an environmentally sensitive Arctic area to oil and gas exploration when the

April 21, 2013
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Friday, April 19, 2013
BP Faces Uncertainty on Third Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Offshore

BP Faces Uncertainty on Third Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster

BP Plc faces the third anniversary of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow with no sure knowledge of how much more it will have to

April 19, 2013
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
U.S. Offshore Drilling Safer Post DWH, Panel Says
Offshore

U.S. Offshore Drilling Safer Post DWH, Panel Says

Offshore drilling is safer than prior to the BP Plc spill in 2010 even though the U.S. Congress has failed to pass legislation tightening

April 17, 2013
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Monday, April 15, 2013
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News

Transocean’s Cajun Express is Heading to Africa

Since May 2010, Transocean’s Cajun Express has been drilling offshore Brazil for Petrobras at a healthy day-rate of $517k per day. UK-based energy firm

April 15, 2013
Total Views: 155

Saturday, April 13, 2013
Tidewater Orders New Platform Supply Vessels
Offshore

Tidewater Orders New Platform Supply Vessels

LEEVAC Shipyards has announced a contract with Tidewater Marine to build two LEEVAC Design Services (LDS) Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), with options for two

April 13, 2013
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Friday, April 12, 2013
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News

Woodside Scraps Browse Project, Considers Floating LNG Instead

Located about 425 km off Western Australia’s northern coast, the Browse Basin was expected to be one of Australia’s next major LNG production

April 12, 2013
Total Views: 143

Thursday, April 11, 2013
ConocoPhillips Halts Chukchi Plans as U.S. Reviews Arctic Drilling
Offshore

ConocoPhillips Halts Chukchi Plans as U.S. Reviews Arctic Drilling

By Edward Klump (Bloomberg) — ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer, put its plans to explore in Alaska’s

April 11, 2013
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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Offshore

Keppel Lands $225 Million Repeat Jackup Order

Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, said Tuesday it has secured repeat order from Ensco plc to construct a KFELS B Class

April 9, 2013
Total Views: 197

Subsea 7 Awarded 5-Year Contract from Petrobas for Kommandor 3000
Offshore

Subsea 7 Awarded 5-Year Contract from Petrobas for Kommandor 3000

Subsea 7 S.A. (SUBC.OS) has just announced the award of a 5-year contract worth over $350 million from Petrobras for the operation of the Pipe Lay Support

April 9, 2013
Total Views: 89

Monday, April 8, 2013
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News

ABS Releases Comprehensive Guide for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Installations to provide the most

April 8, 2013
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News

Vantage Drilling Sues BP

(Bloomberg) — Vantage Drilling Co. sued a BP Plc unit over what it claims was a $265.5 million increase in financing costs stemming from the 2010 Gulf of

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 99

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Offshore

PSV Far Strider Awarded 4+4 Year Contract with Petrobras

PSV Far Strider (1999, VS 483, DWT 4,709) has been awarded a four year contract with a four year option in Brazil by Petrobras. Far Strider is currently

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 67

chevron frade fpso
News

Frade FPSO Finally Given Green Light for Restart by Brazilian Authorities

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Reuters) – Brazil’s oil regulator, the ANP, said on Monday that it authorized Chevron Corp to restart output

April 8, 2013
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