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Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Songa Wins $2.66 Billion Offshore Drilling Contract with Statoil

OSLO -(Dow Jones)- Norwegian offshore drilling operator Songa Offshore SE (SONG.OS) Friday said it has been awarded a rig contract from Statoil ASA (STO) worth

February 25, 2012
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Statoil, ExxonMobil Say Natural Gas Find Off Tanzania is Significant
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Statoil, ExxonMobil Say Natural Gas Find Off Tanzania is Significant

Statoil and ExxonMobil announced today that the recent discovery of natural gas off the coast of Tanzania has proven to be a rather significant find, further

February 24, 2012
Total Views: 80

Thursday, February 23, 2012
SEACOR Marine Aquires Liftboats from Superior Energy
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SEACOR Marine Aquires Liftboats from Superior Energy

SEACOR Marine announced today intentions to purchase 18 liftboats from Superior Energy Services.  The company said in a press statement that it will be

February 23, 2012
Total Views: 479

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Strong Demand for Offshore Supply Vessels, Norwegian Operator Doubles Profit in 4th Quarter

(Dow Jones) Norwegian supply vessel operator Siem Offshore Inc. (SIOFF.OS) said Thursday that a relatively strong market for supply vessels in the North Sea as

February 23, 2012
Total Views: 292

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Engineering News

Sembcorp Shipbuilding: “Fundamentals for the Offshore O&G Industry Remain Intact”

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd.’s (S51.SG) fourth-quarter net profit fell 4.3% mainly because of lower operating profit from rig

February 23, 2012
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Technip Awarded Marine Operations Contract for Norwegian Ã…sgard Subsea Compression Project

Technip was awarded by Statoil a contract, valued above €150million, for the major Åsgard Subsea Compression project located in the Norwegian Sea, 40

February 22, 2012
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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BP’s Survival Was at Risk – Chairman

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- The survival of BP PLC (BP) was at risk after the company was essentially shut out of lending markets following the Gulf of Mexico oil

February 21, 2012
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OSD Inks Design Contracts for Ten New PSV Orders
Engineering News

OSD Inks Design Contracts for Ten New PSV Orders

The Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers, or OSD, said Tuesday it has sealed a deal with two offshore operators to provide the ship design for 10 large

February 21, 2012
Total Views: 58

US and Mexico Reach Agreement on Gulf of Mexico Oil
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US and Mexico Reach Agreement on Gulf of Mexico Oil

LOS CABOS — The United States and Mexico agreed Monday to work together on oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico, paving the way to end a

February 21, 2012
Total Views: 31

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Multimedia

Huisman Delivers 600MT Crane to Offshore Windfarm Jack-Up “Neptune” [VIDEO]

Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully delivered the 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2

February 21, 2012
Total Views: 290

Monday, February 20, 2012
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Technip Wins Hess SURF Contract for Tubular Bells

Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Hess Corporation for the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf

February 20, 2012
Total Views: 198

Sunday, February 19, 2012
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What has the Marine Well Containment Company Been up to? [INFOGRAPHIC]

An update from the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) About the MWCC: The MWCC is a not-for-profit, independent company with headquarters in Houston, that

February 19, 2012
Total Views: 173

Saturday, February 18, 2012
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News

Transocean’s Baltic Rig Spuds Relief Well Offshore Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria, February 17, 2012 – Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has begun the process of drilling a relief well to seal the Funiwa 1A natural gas well. The

February 18, 2012
Total Views: 91

Friday, February 17, 2012
U.S. Approves Shell’s Arctic Oil Spill Response Plan
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U.S. Approves Shell’s Arctic Oil Spill Response Plan

  WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. officials have approved an oil-spill plan for Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) as the company looks to begin

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 25

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Blog

Life on Board the Maersk Developer – An OIM’s Perspective

A rig like the MAERSK DEVELOPER has a reputation of being a place mostly for tough guys, working 24 hours a day. However, Offshore Installation Manager (OIM),

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 334

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Pacific class 400 sembcorp ppl shipyard
Engineering News

Safin Gulf Contracts Sembcorp’s PPL Shipyard for New Pacific Class 400 Jack-Up

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a US$213 million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jack-up drilling rig. The Pacific Class 400

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 156

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Falkland Islands 2.0 – London Promises To Share In Offshore Windfall

The United Kingdom has stated they will share in a large discovery of oil off the coast of the once disputed Falkland Islands.  With royalties from the

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 51

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Harassed In Shipyard – Maine Maritime Alumnus Sues Second Largest Driller

The United States Merchant Marine is an industry which attracts the country’s most dedicated and hardy workers. But even a few of the most rugged of high

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 163

Troll A platform statoil
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Aker Solutions to Deliver 6 More Trees to Statoil’s Giant Troll

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil to deliver six subsea trees and a tool package for Troll on the Norwegian continental shelf. Estimated

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 168

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Hoegh LNG and Perushaan Gas Negara to Provide FSRU to Northern Sumatra

Hoegh LNG and Perushaan Gas Negara (PGN) signed a final agreement on 25 January 2012 to provide PGN with an FSRU and mooring system offshore Belawan, near the

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 262