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Friday, April 22, 2011
Breaking News – USCG Releases Deepwater Horizon Investigation Report
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Breaking News – USCG Releases Deepwater Horizon Investigation Report

The United States Coast Guard just published to the Joint Investigation website its findings into the Deepwater Horizon tragedy last year. You can find the

April 22, 2011
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf’s Deep Waters
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Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf’s Deep Waters

HOUSTON—When the staggering costs of BP PLC’s deep-water Gulf of Mexico oil spill became clear, investors feared that small, independent oil and

April 21, 2011
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BP Agrees To Provide $1B For Gulf Restoration Projects
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BP Agrees To Provide $1B For Gulf Restoration Projects

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–BP Plc has agreed to provide $1 billion to help restore wildlife and habitats in the Gulf of Mexico as part of an agreement with

April 21, 2011
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Transocean Files Cross-Claims Against BP, Others Related To Gulf Spill
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Transocean Files Cross-Claims Against BP, Others Related To Gulf Spill

Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said it filed cross-claims against BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) and other entities involved in last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill,

April 21, 2011
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
BP Sues Transocean For $40 Billion On Anniversary Of DWH Incident
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BP Sues Transocean For $40 Billion On Anniversary Of DWH Incident

On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) explosion, BP PLC (BP, BP.LN), the owner of the blown well, filed suit against two of its contractors,

April 20, 2011
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President Obama issues statement on anniversary of DWH tragedy
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President Obama issues statement on anniversary of DWH tragedy

The following is a statement byPresident Obama posted to WhiteHouse.gov with regards to the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: One

April 20, 2011
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Bob Dudley Op-Ed: 1 Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster
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Bob Dudley Op-Ed: 1 Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

By Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP p.l.c. A year ago [Wednesday, April 20], the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 men and causing the

April 20, 2011
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
SEAFOX 5 offshore wind turbine installation vessel lands first job
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SEAFOX 5 offshore wind turbine installation vessel lands first job

Keppel FELS has announced Tuesday that its new multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP), SEAFOX 5, has secured its first job in offshore wind market in a

April 19, 2011
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Cape Wind Project receives approval to begin construction
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Cape Wind Project receives approval to begin construction

WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)

April 19, 2011
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Macondo Ties Not Hampering Halliburton Gulf Return
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Macondo Ties Not Hampering Halliburton Gulf Return

Halliburton (HAL), which provided services to BP on its doomed Macondo well, hasn’t had any trouble getting back to work in the Gulf of Mexico’s

April 19, 2011
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Monday, April 18, 2011
MWCC Capping Stack – New Containment Device Is Ready For Deepwater Spills
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MWCC Capping Stack – New Containment Device Is Ready For Deepwater Spills

The high-tech marvel that’s enabling oil companies to return to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico sits in a sun-baked industrial lot in the outskirts

April 18, 2011
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Shell US President Expects To Drill In Alaska’s Arctic In 2012
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Shell US President Expects To Drill In Alaska’s Arctic In 2012

Image: Arctic sea ice credit NOAA HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSB) expects to start drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters in the

April 18, 2011
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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
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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
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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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