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Thursday, December 29, 2011
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News

Aker Solutions Awarded Subsea Production System Job on Norwegian Continental Shelf

29 December 2011 – Aker Solutions has been awarded a job by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for

December 29, 2011
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Pieter Schelte, Offshore Supercat – The World’s Largest Catamaran
Engineering News

Pieter Schelte, Offshore Supercat – The World’s Largest Catamaran

In 2011, Allseas announced that they had awarded Daewoo Shipbuilding a 1.3Bn Euro contract for the construction of a massive catamaran designed for

December 29, 2011
Total Views: 671

Sunday, December 25, 2011
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Incidents

Shell Nigeria Receives “Support and Understanding” From Local Communities After Huge Oil Spill

IBADAN, Nigeria (Dow Jones)–Shell Petroleum Production Co., or SNEPCo, on Sunday said the oil leak from its Bongo facility off the Nigerian coast has

December 25, 2011
Total Views: 63

Friday, December 23, 2011
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News

Hercules 185 Jackup Repaired, Heads Back to Work Off West Africa

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO) to transport the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 185 from

December 23, 2011
Total Views: 175

Thursday, December 22, 2011
U.S. Conducts First Unannounced Oil Spill Drill Since MMS Reorganization
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U.S. Conducts First Unannounced Oil Spill Drill Since MMS Reorganization

The recently formed Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), one of two federal agency’s that resulted from the reorganization of the

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 64

Christmas Comes Early for Keppel
Engineering News

Christmas Comes Early for Keppel

Keppel Corporation’s offshore and marine division announced today that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a semisubmersible rig

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 57

Brazil Police Seek to Indict Chevron, Transocean Staff
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Brazil Police Seek to Indict Chevron, Transocean Staff

By John Lyons And Daniel Gilbert SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Federal Police are asking a federal prosecutor to indict as many as 17 Chevron Corp. and

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 76

Wärtsilä Lands Design Contract for State-of-the-Art PLV’s for Brazil Market
Engineering News

Wärtsilä Lands Design Contract for State-of-the-Art PLV’s for Brazil Market

Wärtsilä announced today that it has won a key contract in Brazil to supply the design and propulsion and positioning systems for a series of two new

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 80

Shell Scrambles To Clean Nigeria Oil Spill
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Shell Scrambles To Clean Nigeria Oil Spill

LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) is sending ships and planes loaded with chemical dispersants in an effort to clean up as much as 40,000 barrels of

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Incidents

The Gulf of Guinea is Now Even More Filthy, 40k Barrels of Oil Leak from Bongo FPSO

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) Wednesday said it has halted production from the 200,000-barrel-a-day Bonga deepwater oil field, offshore

December 21, 2011
Total Views: 181

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Pacific Santa Ana drillship
News

Dual Gradient Technology – A Game-Changer for Offshore Drilling

Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE:PACD) (NOTC:PDSA) announced today that it has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Santa Ana.

December 20, 2011
Total Views: 234

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Incidents

Shell Spills Oily Drilling Mud into the Gulf of Mexico

A Shell-contracted deepwater drilling rig accidently spilled 319 barrels of oily mud into the sea yesterday while operating in in the Gulf of Mexico’s

December 20, 2011
Total Views: 113

Monday, December 19, 2011
Fred Olsen Passes on Drillship Option
Offshore

Fred Olsen Passes on Drillship Option

Fred Olsen said today that its drilling subsidiary, Dolphin Drilling, will NOT be exercising its option with Hyundai Heavy Industries for a second newbuild

December 19, 2011
Total Views: 74

Sunday, December 18, 2011
Russian Rig Sinks – 4 Confirmed Dead
Offshore

Russian Rig Sinks – 4 Confirmed Dead

A Russian oil rig with a crew of 67 people capsized and sank early Sunday morning amid heavy seas off Russia’s east coast. The rig, a jack-up that is

December 18, 2011
Total Views: 135

Friday, December 16, 2011
$250 Million and Call It a Day – BP Indemnifies Cameron in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
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$250 Million and Call It a Day – BP Indemnifies Cameron in Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) said today that they have reached an agreement with BP to settle all claims between the two companies relating to

December 16, 2011
Total Views: 96

Damen PSV 3300 CD platform supply vessel
News

Norwegian Shipowner Places Order for New Damen-built Platform Supply Vessels

Newly founded shipowner, World Wide Supply (WWS), has ordered four platform supply vessels with Damen Shipyards. The PSV 3300 CD, built according to

December 16, 2011
Total Views: 279

Thursday, December 15, 2011
News

Maersk Supply Service orders two vessels in Chile

Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Chilean shipyard Asenav for two innovative new offshore vessels with an option for – up to – four

December 15, 2011
Total Views: 81

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
prosafe accommodation rig
News

Looking for a Place to Sleep at Sea? Try a Prosafe Accommodation Rig, Built by Jurong.

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$291.6 million contract to build an accommodation semi-submersible rig with options for

December 14, 2011
Total Views: 478

Return to The Gulf: Oil Companies Scramble for Leases
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Return to The Gulf: Oil Companies Scramble for Leases

NEW ORLEANS (Dow Jones)–The U.S. oil-and-gas industry took another step out from the shadows of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Wednesday when federal

December 14, 2011
Total Views: 61

Conoco Offers Highest Bid In Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
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Conoco Offers Highest Bid In Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale

  HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–ConocoPhillips’s (COP) $103.2 million offer for the Keathley Canyon Block 95 was the highest bid in the first U.S. Gulf

December 14, 2011
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