Offshore

Heavy lift transport firm Dockwise reports quite a bit of positive news today. Their Board of Directors reached an agreement today with executives from

In fact, Shell is sending both Alaskan rigs to Asia for repairs By Brian Swint (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc sent two of its drill rigs in Alaska

French offshore contractor Technip named their latest offshore construction vessel today in a ceremony held at Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo,

Seadrill and SapuraKencana announced today they have entered into a US$2.9 billion sale and purchase agreement whereby SapuraKencana will acquire all of the

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The high seas that cover almost half the Earth’s surface are a treasure trove

(Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. and federal prosecutors urged a judge to accept the oil driller’s agreement to plead guilty to a criminal charge over

(Bloomberg) — Deep-water oil exploration has been disrupted from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil by the discovery of faulty bolts used in safety equipment

SINGAPORE – SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, announced today they have secured a contract worth about S$900 million from Det norske

Swedish broadband satellite provider Ancylus AB and Net1 have announced a strategic partnership to offer the Scandinavian and the Nordic maritime market a

UAE-based shipyard Lamprell announced today that it has been awarded a newbuild contract from Dev Drilling for the construction and delivery of a completely

(Bloomberg) — Fred Olsen Energy ASA, a Norwegian offshore drilling company, dropped to a three-week low in Oslo as higher-than-expected cost increases in

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Canada’s offshore petroleum boards are not equipped to cope with a major spill, the country’s

5 February Update: Ahmad Ghalehbani, Managing Director of the Iranian National Oil Company said in a translated statement that recovering the sunken jacket of

An intense hurricane force storm is forecast to move from south of Iceland towards the coast of Norway on Monday with a large area of winds forces 10-12 (50-70

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Plans by Arctic nations to start cooperating over oil spills are vague and fail to

(Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd., controlled by Norway’s John Fredriksen, dropped the most in two months in Oslo after downtime for its deepwater rigs

Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group unveiled today the AHTS 200, the latest vessel within their “Offshore Series” of designs.  A powerful,

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AMSTERDAM–Dutch dredging company Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE) said Thursday it has closed the debt financing for the intended takeover

LONDON–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) Chief Executive Peter Voser said Thursday that both its Alaska drilling rigs need more work before they