Offshore

Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has secured a new three year contract with DOF ASA, a Norwegian based operator of offshore

Petrobras’ board of directors approved the bidding process for the construction, in Brazil, of the first seven of a total of 28 offshore drilling rigs

St. John’s, NL, Canada: Canadian based Rutter Technologies, a division of Rutter Inc. (TSX: RUT), has entered into an agreement MSRC to provide its Oil

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Oil giant Chevron Corp. (CVX) said this week it expects the federal government to start issuing permits for deepwater drilling in the

Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, yesterday

State-of-the-art Integrated Automation and DP system supports unique HiLoad concept The 27th January 2011 was a milestone in the development of the unique

ZUG, SWITZERLAND — Transocean Ltd. today issued a monthly fleet update summary covering only newly signed contracts, significant changes to existing

ULSTEIN has signed a contract for delivering an offshore IMR/ construction vessel of the ULSTEIN SX148 design to Eidesvik Offshore. Working closely with

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) said Thursday it is planning to return to exploratory drilling in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico later

WASHINGTON–Gas prices in the U.S. could rise to an average of $3.30 per gallon in 2012, the top official at the U.S. Energy Information Administration

Oil-drilling activity in the U.S. has accelerated to a pace not seen in a generation as energy companies, oilfield contractors and landowners rush to exploit

Innovative KFELS Super A Class design gains traction in high-specification rig market Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a contract to build two

HOUSTON-(Dow Jones)- London drilling company Ensco PLC (ESV) is buying rival Pride International Inc. (PDE) rather than ordering its own new drilling rigs in

Shares of offshore drillers Atwood Oceanics Inc. (ATW) and Rowan Cos Inc. (RDC), among others, jumped as Ensco PLC’s (ESV) $7.3 billion deal for Pride

LONDON & HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) and Pride International, Inc. (NYSE: PDE) jointly announced today that they have

ABB has awarded Aker Solutions’ wholly-owned subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors the contract to install its subsea power cable for the Goliat field in

HOUSTON, Feb. 2, 2011 – Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today a $5.267 billion capital, investment and exploration budget for 2011,

Incat Crowther has announce that they are designing a second 28m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat to support offshore oil and gas operations. Incat Crowther

HOUSTON – BP announced today that it has joined Chevron, ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil and Shell as a member of the Marine Well Containment Company LLC

The latest word from gCaptain sources is that all the expats from Statoil and Transocean’s offices in Egypt have left, or are in the process of leaving