Offshore

Press Release – Castrol Offshore is a specialist arm within the lubricants business of BP Plc., one of the world’s leading Energy Companies.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–The Brazilian Navy confirmed Thursday that an oil slick has been spotted off the coast of Espirito Santo state, with a team

ABB said today that it has been chosen to supply Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering with energy efficient propulsion and electrical power systems for

French oil major Total, announced that their well intervention efforts at the North Sea Elgin complex were successful in finally halting the flow of gas from

Singapore-based Otto Marine Ltd announced today that it has secured USD $16.6 million in ship chartering contracts from an undisclosed client for two AHTS

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch  (AAIB) released an interim Service Bulletin this morning regarding the investigation into the controlled

Seadrill Ltd.’s (SDRL, SDRL.OS) first-quarter earnings slumped 53% over a year-earlier period, boosted by the sale of its Seawell subsidiary, masking

The ULSTEIN designed platform supply vessel ‘CBO Pacifico’ left the Estaleiro Alianca yard on May, 10 2012 and went straight into contract for

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (1101.HK) has secured orders to construct offshore rigs for an overseas company,

In response to a letter sent by Dockwise on Wednesday, Fairstar’s CEO Philip Adkins sends back a heated response… Dockwise FAO: Mr P Wit and FAO:

Ocean Rig’s ultra deepwater drillship OCEAN RIG OLYMPIA Nicosia, Cyprus – Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) a global deepwater drilling contractor,

PARIS (Dow Jones)–Total SA (TOT) Friday said it has everything ready to “kill” a leaking gas well in the North Sea. “We could carry

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.’s main offshore workers’ union has called for all helicopters operated by Bond Aviation to be grounded pending an

(Dow Jones) McDermott International Inc.’s (MDR) first-quarter profit slid 11% due to lower activity in the Asia Pacific region, though cost controls

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) said Thursday that it has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for construction of

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China National Offshore Oil Corp. has begun exploring deepwater oil blocks without the help of foreign partners, partly due to the

I met up with Andre Goedee, CEO of Dockwise, at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston last week.  Here’s what he had to say… What’s

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Singapore-listed Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Tuesday its unit has secured a rig building contract worth US$208 million from

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Swire Pacific Ltd. (SWRAY, 0019.HK) said it will spend HK$11 billion ($1.4 billion) over the next two years on building energy

SAN RAMON – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that the Pacific Santa Ana, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron’s specifications, has