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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Incidents

CNOOC Willing To Set Up Marine Environmental Fund With ConocoPhillips

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CEO), also known as CNOOC, said Tuesday that it is willing to establish a marine environmental

September 6, 2011
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Top 10 Risks and Opportunites for Oil and Gas Industry [REPORT]
Offshore

Top 10 Risks and Opportunites for Oil and Gas Industry [REPORT]

Access to reserves is currently the biggest risk for oil and gas companies, said Ernst & Young in its annual report on the top 10 risks for the global

September 5, 2011
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Multimedia

Noble Bully departs for the Gulf of Mexico featuring unique drilling package

Just got an update from our Forum that the recently commissioned Noble Bully I left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore the other day bound for the Gulf of Mexico.

September 5, 2011
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Tropical Storm Lee Sunday Update
Offshore

Tropical Storm Lee Sunday Update

JEAN LAFITTE, Louisiana—The center of Tropical Storm Lee stretched across the central Gulf Coast early Sunday, dumping torrential rains that threatened

September 4, 2011
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News

5 Billion Barrels of Undiscovered Oil: US delegates head to Cuba to discuss deepwater ambitions

Liberian-flagged and DNV-classed, Scarabeo 9 is a semi-submersible drilling vessel recently built by Yantai Raffles.  It will be on contract by Repsol YPF for

September 4, 2011
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Halliburton: BP Hid Gulf Disaster Details
Offshore

Halliburton: BP Hid Gulf Disaster Details

BP PLC’s effort to save money while drilling the Deepwater Horizon oil well led it to withhold critical information from contractor Halliburton Co. in

September 3, 2011
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Halliburton Sues BP Over False Information, Defamation
Offshore

Halliburton Sues BP Over False Information, Defamation

Halliburton Co. (HAL) yesterday filed a lawsuit against BP PLC in Texas state court claiming negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation

September 2, 2011
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News

Japan makes a big move into offshore wind; closes $324M deal with DONG Energy

Image by Ghene Snowdon TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Looking to expand its presence in the renewable energy field, Marubeni Corp. (8002.TO) said Friday it has

September 2, 2011
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Noble orders its fourth ultra-deepwater drillship this year
Offshore

Noble orders its fourth ultra-deepwater drillship this year

Noble Corporation said today that it has exercised its option with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of an additional ultra-deepwater drillship,

September 1, 2011
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News

Arctic Riches Lure Explorers — Exxon, Rosneft, Shell Set to Pour Billions Into Potentially Huge, Risky Prospects

By Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal, above image courtesy GAZPROM ExxonMobil Corp.’s blockbuster $2.2 billion deal to drill for oil in the frigid

September 1, 2011
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
GulfMark orders three PSV’s for North Sea market
Engineering News

GulfMark orders three PSV’s for North Sea market

Houston based GulfMark Offshore says it will be building at least three new PSV’s as part of a vessel construction program initiated today.  The program

August 31, 2011
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Finance

DryShips Swings to 2Q Loss; Stock down 42% this year

Image courtesy Samsung Heavy Industries (Dow Jones) DryShips Inc.’s (DRYS) swung to a sharp loss in its fiscal second-quarter as write-downs from the

August 31, 2011
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sorry BP:  ExxonMobil scores multibillion-dollar Arctic oil deal with Russia
Offshore

Sorry BP: ExxonMobil scores multibillion-dollar Arctic oil deal with Russia

ExxonMobil Corp. and OAO Rosneft, the state-controlled Russian oil giant, reached a sweeping strategic alliance Tuesday that will give the U.S. titan access to

August 30, 2011
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Friday, August 26, 2011
GAO: Coast Guard, FBI must beef up security plans for maritime energy supply
Offshore

GAO: Coast Guard, FBI must beef up security plans for maritime energy supply

Photo courtesy OneEighteen via Flickr HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation must develop a joint national plan

August 26, 2011
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Offshore industry contractor orders world’s largest hammer
Offshore

Offshore industry contractor orders world’s largest hammer

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has a reputation for going big, and today, the company is living up to that hype, announcing an order for the world’s

August 25, 2011
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NOAA Joins Forces With Big Oil To Share Ocean Data
Defense

NOAA Joins Forces With Big Oil To Share Ocean Data

NOAA, Shell , ConocoPhillips, and Statoil today signed an agreement to collaborate on scientific ocean, coastal and climate data for the Arctic. The agreement

August 25, 2011
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Blog

Shipyard Magic – One Crane Lifting a 10 Story Steel Block

Click on the image for the Hi-Resolution version 12,481 employees, 64 wheel powered hydraulic jack transporters, 1000 foot floating drydocks plus assorted

August 25, 2011
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Aker Solutions adding 500 new jobs in UK
Offshore

Aker Solutions adding 500 new jobs in UK

International oil services company Aker Solutions says it is will be creating up to 500 new jobs in the UK over the next year as the company looks to

August 24, 2011
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Engineering News

Commercial exploitation of Greenland and the Arctic region… Denmark says, “We are not nervous”

By Flemming Emil Hansen, Dow Jones & Co, Image by Jeff Shea/NY Times COPENHAGEN—Denmark this week launched its first formal strategy for the Arctic

August 23, 2011
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Rescuers Find Fourth Body In Petrobras Helicopter Crash, Search Ends
Incidents

Rescuers Find Fourth Body In Petrobras Helicopter Crash, Search Ends

Photo: Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras,

August 21, 2011
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