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Monday, June 25, 2012
News

Technip Awarded SURF Contract at Alma and Galia Development in UK North Sea

Technip was awarded by EnQuest Britain Limited a contract for the development of the Alma and Galia fields, located 310 kilometers Southeast of Aberdeen,

June 25, 2012
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Friday, June 22, 2012
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Offshore

Aging Jack-Up Rig Fleet in Need of 200 Newbuilds

At the 25th annual Marine Money conference in New York this week, Andreas Stubsrud, Head of Research at Pareto Securities, predicted a need for 200 new jack up

June 22, 2012
Total Views: 124

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Engineering News

Technip Wins Topsides Contract for Ichthys FPSO

Technip announced today they have been awarded a services contract for the Ichthys floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.  This contract

June 22, 2012
Total Views: 313

Thursday, June 21, 2012
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News

Interview with Pankaj Khanna, Chief Marketing Officer at Ocean Rig UDW

I met up with Pankaj Khanna, Chief Marketing Officer at Ocean Rig UDW at Marine Money in New York this week.   Ocean Rig (ORIG:NASDAQ) owns 9 offshore

June 21, 2012
Total Views: 155

Polarcus Adira
Engineering News

Ulstein Verft Delivers the Polarcus Adira, an Ice-Ready Seismic Survey Ship

Polarcus Limited (OSE: PLCS), a marine geophysical company headquartered in the UAE, announced today they had taken delivery of the Polarcus Adira, the eighth

June 21, 2012
Total Views: 149

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Engineering News

STX OSV Delivers First Lean Burn Gas Powered Supply Vessel to Island Offshore

Island Offshore took delivery today of the MV Island Crusader from STX OSV, Brevik.  This is the first of two Rolls-Royce designed gas powered vessels ordered

June 21, 2012
Total Views: 133

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Back in Business: First Central GoM Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Raises Record Figure
Offshore

Back in Business: First Central GoM Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Raises Record Figure

HOUSTON–U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that the first lease sale in the central U.S. Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon oil

June 20, 2012
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Textbook Frontier Play: Chevron Joins Kosmos to Find Oil Offshore Suriname
Offshore

Textbook Frontier Play: Chevron Joins Kosmos to Find Oil Offshore Suriname

Chevron Corp. (CVX) said it would join with Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) to explore for oil off the coast of Suriname, as the oil giant seeks an entry into

June 20, 2012
Total Views: 53

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Engineering News

Cylindrical FPSO vs. Ship-Shaped, in a 100 Year Storm [VIDEO]

In 2001, Sevan Marine established itself in Norway and began the research and development of cylindrically-shaped FPSO designs. It was a revolutionary new

June 20, 2012
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News

Rosetti Marino Awards Rolls-Royce £18 Million Anchor Handler Contract

Rolls-Royce announced today the signing of an £18 million contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino S.p.A for the design and delivery of an integrated

June 20, 2012
Total Views: 113

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News

Marathon Awards Technip €300 Million EPIC Contract at Bøyla

Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge AS an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract, worth above €300 million, for the

June 20, 2012
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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Engineering News

13 Thrusters on One Ship, Rolls Royce Scores Massive Order from Allseas

Just when we had almost forgotten about the ongoing construction of the world’s largest ship (by dimensions), Rolls-Royce, announced today they won the

June 19, 2012
Total Views: 169

Friday, June 15, 2012
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News

Shell Awards LOI to SBM Offshore for Fram FPSO Project in UK North Sea

SBM Offshore announced today that they have received a letter of interim award (LOIA) from Shell for the supply, lease and operation of a FPSO for the Fram

June 15, 2012
Total Views: 218

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News

Eidesvik LNG-Powered Supply Vessels Win Contracts from Leiv Eiriksson Consortium

The Leiv Eiriksson Consortium, a Norwegian continental shelf consortium managed by Rig Management Norway, has today awarded Eidesvik two contracts for their

June 15, 2012
Total Views: 38

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Transocean Gains $2.5 Billion in Backlog Since May, Dayrates Rise Significantly
News

Transocean Gains $2.5 Billion in Backlog Since May, Dayrates Rise Significantly

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN), the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, announced their monthly fleet update summary today with a

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 102

French guyana
News

France Blocks Offshore Exploration in French Guyana, Royal Dutch Shell and Partners Standing By

(Dow Jones) Citing environmental concerns, France Wednesday suspended offshore oil exploration drilling permits in its overseas district of Guyana, a move that

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 202

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News

Ocean Installer and Solstad Order New Hi Spec Subsea Construction Vessel from STX OSV

STX OSV announced today that they have secured a contract for the design and construction of a large, advanced Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV)

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 236

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News

Farstad Shipping Wins $234 Million in Charter Contracts

Farstad Shipping announced today the winning of charter contracts for 9 of their vessels, including two newbuild PSVs for Statoil.  Excluding options, the

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Petrobras’ Ultra-Deepwater Chinook Field Leaks Hydraulic Oil into Gulf of Mexico
Incidents

Petrobras’ Ultra-Deepwater Chinook Field Leaks Hydraulic Oil into Gulf of Mexico

(Dow Jones) RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA(PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Wednesday a “small

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 85

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News

With 180 Ships in 30 Countries, SMIT Lamnalco Focuses on the Most Challenging Areas [CEO INTERVIEW]

My interview with SMIT Lamnalco’s Chief Executive Officer, Daan Koornneef, at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. When I

June 13, 2012
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