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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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News

Talisman Energy Extends North Sea Contract for Viking Supply PSV

Talisman Energy (UK) Limited announced today that they have extended an existing one-year contract with Viking Supply Ships for six months for the use of the

July 4, 2012
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News

Statoil Hires Harsh Environment Jack-Up Rig from Maersk Drilling

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones) –Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO) said Wednesday its oil and gas drilling services arm Maersk

July 4, 2012
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Engineering News

Russia Asks for Badass Arctic Supply Boats, Helsinki Shipyard Delivers

The hull assembly of arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was started at the Keel Laying Ceremony at Helsinki Shipyard 3 July 2012. The ship is the sister vessel of

July 3, 2012
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Industri Energi
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Statoil Losing $34 Million Per Day, Norwegian Offshore Workers Continue Strike

STOCKHOLM–Offshore workers in Norway, western Europe’s largest oil producer and exporter, Tuesday decided not to step up a strike that has already

July 3, 2012
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Monday, July 2, 2012
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Arctic Dynamic Positioning R&D Project Gets $3.2 Million Go Ahead

The final piece of a CAD $8.5 million research project to improve DP operations in ice fell into place on May 23, 2012 when the Government of Canada announced

July 2, 2012
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FPSO Petróleo Nautipa
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FPSO Petróleo Nautipa Receives Contract Extension Offshore Gabon

BW Offshore and Fred Olsen Production have signed a contract with Vaalco Energy for a five year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Petróleo

July 2, 2012
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Destined for the North Sea Market. STX OSV Delivers the Far Scotsman

Originally ordered in November 2010, the STX OSV Langstan-built Far Scotsman (STX PSV08 CD) was delivered today to Farstad Shipping Limited and is slated to

July 2, 2012
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Brazil’s Batista Does The Senior Management Shuffle
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Brazil’s Batista Does The Senior Management Shuffle

SAO PAULO–Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista on Thursday reshuffled the senior management at his oil and ship-building companies, which have seen their

June 29, 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
U.S. Finalizes Five Year Oil and Gas Leasing Plan
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U.S. Finalizes Five Year Oil and Gas Leasing Plan

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Interior Department Thursday finalized plans to lease new tracts in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Alaska coast for offshore oil and

June 28, 2012
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Shell Receives Approval For French Guiana Drilling Program
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Shell Receives Approval For French Guiana Drilling Program

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it can start drilling appraisal wells off the coast of French Guiana after it received the necessary government

June 28, 2012
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Keppel Corp. Lands Contracts in U.S., Elsewhere
Engineering News

Keppel Corp. Lands Contracts in U.S., Elsewhere

Keppel Offshore & Marine’s yards have secured two contracts worth a total of about US$70 million for work in the company’s U.S. and Azerbaijan

June 28, 2012
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Ship Photo of The Day – Shell’s Arctic Rigs Leave Seattle Shipyard
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Ship Photo of The Day – Shell’s Arctic Rigs Leave Seattle Shipyard

As gCaptain report yesterday, Shell’s Kulluk and Noble Discoverer rigs set sail for the Arctic on Wednesday from Vigor Industrial’s Seattle

June 28, 2012
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Atlantic Offshore Wins Four Year Deal for New Emergency Response Vessel
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Atlantic Offshore Wins Four Year Deal for New Emergency Response Vessel

Norway’s Atlantic Offshore said Wednesday that it has been awarded a four-year service contract with French energy major Total for the use of a new

June 27, 2012
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Shell’s Arctic Assets Set Sail for Alaska
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Shell’s Arctic Assets Set Sail for Alaska

Two oil rigs and a flotilla of support vessels slated to commence exploratory drilling off Alaska’s North Slope have departed on their trip up north from

June 27, 2012
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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News

Flagship Management Releases Global Maritime Salary Synopsis

– by Flagship Management During the course of our daily business activities we are exposed to salary and compensation data from both the employer and

June 26, 2012
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Oseberg Field Centre
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Statoil Closes Another 4 Offshore Platforms, Revenue Losses Hit $25 Million Per Day

(Dow Jones) Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO.OS) Tuesday said it was closing another four oil platforms due a strike by offshore workers that started

June 26, 2012
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After Recent Big Discoveries, Norway Looks to Award Offshore Exploration Licenses in Arctic Oil Patch

TRONDHEIM, Norway–Norway Tuesday pushed ahead with plans to award oil and gas drilling licenses mainly in the vital Arctic area, in a bid to open up new

June 26, 2012
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Saipem’s Ancient Scarabeo 3 Keeps on Truckin’ with New Contract Extension, Day Rates Increase

MILAN– Saipem announced today that they have been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately $500 million. In the Adriatic

June 26, 2012
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Petrobras / Chevron-Oil-Spill
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Chevron Oil Spill Hits Petrobras’ Bottom Line

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said Monday it will produce 2.02 million barrels of oil

June 25, 2012
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Nova Scotia Offshore Blocks Drawing “Considerable Interest”
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Nova Scotia Offshore Blocks Drawing “Considerable Interest”

OTTAWA–Nova Scotia is drawing “considerable interest” for 11 offshore energy exploration parcels that are up for bidding, after Royal Dutch

June 25, 2012
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