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Saturday, April 16, 2011
SBM Offshore Gets Letter Of Intent For FPSO From Eni
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SBM Offshore Gets Letter Of Intent For FPSO From Eni

AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AE) said Friday that on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol it has received a Letter of Intent

April 16, 2011
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Need a job? BOEMRE is hiring
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Need a job? BOEMRE is hiring

Let me start by saying this is not your typical gCaptain job listing but hey, you never know. Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and

April 15, 2011
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Where do drillship crews come from? [MAPPED]
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Where do drillship crews come from? [MAPPED]

  Ever wonder where drillship crew workers come from?  Either way, a former shipmate on the Transocean’s drillship Discoverer Americas mapped

April 14, 2011
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Incident Photos – Pemex’s Flotel Jupiter platform partially sinks in Gulf of Mexico
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Incident Photos – Pemex’s Flotel Jupiter platform partially sinks in Gulf of Mexico

Partial collapse of the platform Flotel Jupiter – April 12, 2011 Name: JUPITER 1 Flag: Mexico Rig Type: semi-submersible platform IMO No.: 8757283 Owner

April 14, 2011
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
US Interior Secretary Says Impressed With Offshore Oil Industry Safety
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US Interior Secretary Says Impressed With Offshore Oil Industry Safety

OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO (Dow Jones)–During a trip to a floating drilling rig in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said

April 13, 2011
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ATP Resumes Drilling In US Gulf Deep-Water
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ATP Resumes Drilling In US Gulf Deep-Water

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Offshore explorer ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (ATPG) has resumed drilling at its Telemark field in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the first

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 99

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
US Interior Secretary Salazar: ‘Not Done’ Responding To Deepwater Horizon
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US Interior Secretary Salazar: ‘Not Done’ Responding To Deepwater Horizon

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–After a year in which the Obama administration revamped rules for oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters, the administration is

April 12, 2011
Total Views: 38

Seadrill continues big week: A new contract in Malaysia and a new tender rig
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Seadrill continues big week: A new contract in Malaysia and a new tender rig

Seadrill has been having a good week.  Yesterday, the company announced it has exercised an option to build a new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at

April 12, 2011
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Transocean sets world water-depth drilling record in 10,194 ft of water
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Transocean sets world water-depth drilling record in 10,194 ft of water

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) said Monday that its ultra-deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 has set what it believes to be a world record

April 11, 2011
Total Views: 210

Statoil latest to recieve U.S. approval for GoM drilling operations
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Statoil latest to recieve U.S. approval for GoM drilling operations

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has approved Statoil to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The approved permit

April 11, 2011
Total Views: 26

Review Finds Faults In Coast Guard’s Ability To Respond To Crisis
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Review Finds Faults In Coast Guard’s Ability To Respond To Crisis

Photo: An overflight of relief well operations by an Air Station New Orleans HH-65 Dolphin helicopter manned by a Coast Guard HITRON crew from Jacksonville,

April 11, 2011
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Seadrill orders another dual activity drillship from Samsung
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Seadrill orders another dual activity drillship from Samsung

Hamilton, Bermuda, April 11, 2011 – Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) has exercised an option to build a new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at the Samsung

April 11, 2011
Total Views: 71

Friday, April 8, 2011
Murphy receives BOEMRE approval for drilling in Green Canyon Block 338
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Murphy receives BOEMRE approval for drilling in Green Canyon Block 338

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has approved a deepwater permit for the drilling of a ninth well in the U.S. Gulf of

April 8, 2011
Total Views: 50

Seadrill confirms ultra-deepwater contract in Mexico
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Seadrill confirms ultra-deepwater contract in Mexico

Seadrill, through its affiliate Sea Dragon de Mexico, has settled the final agreement with Pemex for the provision of the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible

April 8, 2011
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Pride extends option with Samsung for 6th drillship
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Pride extends option with Samsung for 6th drillship

Pride International, Inc. said today that it has reached and agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. to extend Pride’s option for the construction

April 7, 2011
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Magnitude 7.4 quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued (Update)
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Magnitude 7.4 quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued (Update)

Japan’s Meterological Agency reports a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan this morning at 23:32 JST. According to estimates, the

April 7, 2011
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Colorado State Forcasts Above-Average 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season
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Colorado State Forcasts Above-Average 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Photo: Hurricanes Karl, Igor and Julia (from left to right on Sept. 16, 2010) were part of the onslaught of Atlantic storms during the 2010 season. Credit:

April 6, 2011
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US Republicans Target May For Vote On Bills Requiring Oil And Gas Leases
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US Republicans Target May For Vote On Bills Requiring Oil And Gas Leases

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–House Republicans are targeting next month for a preliminary vote on a set of bills that would direct federal regulators to lease

April 6, 2011
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Maersk places US $1.3 billion drillship order with Samsung
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Maersk places US $1.3 billion drillship order with Samsung

Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships, the company said in

April 6, 2011
Total Views: 37

Top Transocean exec’s to donate ‘safety bonuses’
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Top Transocean exec’s to donate ‘safety bonuses’

Transocean’s senior management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Steven Newman, announced today that they are voluntarily donating the safety bonuses

April 6, 2011
Total Views: 75