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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
News

BP CEO: Still Planning On $60-$90 A Barrel Of Oil For Long Term

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Oil giant BP PLC (BP.LN, BP) continues to use an oil-price range between $60 and $90 a barrel in its long-term planning despite rising

March 9, 2011
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Oil Spill Co-Chair Praises Industry’s Response, Asks For Safety Organization
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Oil Spill Co-Chair Praises Industry’s Response, Asks For Safety Organization

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–William Reilly, co-chair of the presidential panel tasked with investigating causes of the BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) oil spill, on Tuesday

March 9, 2011
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Engineering News

Keppel to build new jackup worth US$195 million for Mexico

Keppel AmFELS LLC, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from Mexico’s Perforadora

March 8, 2011
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London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed
Engineering News

London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed

LONDON (Dow Jones)–DONG Energy, E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Masdar said Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the U.K.’s

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 33

Pemex CEO: Gulf Of Mexico 1st Round Tenders Expected Late ’11, Early ’12
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Pemex CEO: Gulf Of Mexico 1st Round Tenders Expected Late ’11, Early ’12

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, expects to have a first round of tenders on some areas of the

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 89

Monday, March 7, 2011
Defense

Two Rescued From Burning, Non-Producing Oil Platform In US Gulf

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from a burning Gulf of Mexico oil platform on Sunday. The platform, owned by Houston-based Arena

March 7, 2011
Total Views: 2

Saturday, March 5, 2011
BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform
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BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. investigators said Friday that problems with engineering documents on a BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) production platform in the Gulf of

March 5, 2011
Total Views: 42

Friday, March 4, 2011
News

SBM Sees Oil Majors Trying to Push Risks to Sub-Contractors

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Major oil companies are increasingly trying to push liabilities of offshore oil projects onto sub-contractors as risk awareness has

March 4, 2011
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Teekay sells remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore
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Teekay sells remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore

Hamilton, Bermuda – Teekay Corporation (Teekay) announced today that it has agreed to sell its remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore Operating

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 2

Noble Corporation Exercises Option to Construct New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
News

Noble Corporation Exercises Option to Construct New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that a subsidiary has exercised its first option with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (“HHI”) for

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 44

News

WSJ: Spill Panel Co-Chair Says Offshore Regulatory System ‘Not One We Can Rely On’

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The co-chairman of the presidential panel that investigated last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Thursday the

March 4, 2011
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steven newman transocean
News

Transocean CEO Newman Paid $6.3M In First Year At Driller’s Helm

HOUSTON — Transocean Ltd. (RIG) Chief Executive Steve Newman received compensation valued at $6.3 million in his first year at the helm of the

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 52

News

BP is largest stakeholder in Gulf’s first issued deep-water drilling permit since Horizon disaster

While Noble Energy (NBL) made headlines as the first operator to receive a deep-water drilling permit in the US Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 3

Thursday, March 3, 2011
Ulstein Verft delivers PSV “Rem Hrist”
Engineering News

Ulstein Verft delivers PSV “Rem Hrist”

Ulstein Verft today delivered the new PSV ‘Rem Hrist’ to Remøy Shipping.  ‘Rem Hrist’ is Remøy Shipping´s first vessel from

March 3, 2011
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
News

McDermott Wins Contracts Totaling More Than $700 Million

HOUSTON — McDermott International, Inc., announced today that certain of its subsidiaries in the Middle East and Caspian region were recently awarded a

March 2, 2011
Total Views: 17

US Interior Dept Will Act On Offshore Oil Permits By March Deadline
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US Interior Dept Will Act On Offshore Oil Permits By March Deadline

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–A U.S. official said Wednesday the Interior Department will meet a court-imposed deadline to act on five deepwater drilling permit

March 2, 2011
Total Views: 10

News

Gulf Drilling Restart Could Trigger Shortages

(Dow Jones) If Noble Energy’s (NBL) deepwater-drilling permit is indeed the first of several to come for the Gulf of Mexico–as US regulators

March 2, 2011
Total Views: 2

Blog

POLL: Flag State Changes to Dynamically Positioned Drilling Vessels…

As of recently, deepwater self-propelled drilling vessels were considered “MODUs”, or mobile offshore drilling units.  Recent changes to flag

March 2, 2011
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
News

DNV to issue new offshore technical guidance on offshore gas terminals

Rising demand for floating offshore gas terminals has resulted in the development of new technologies and specialised units, leading to a number of innovative

March 1, 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011
News

Noble Receives First Deepwater Drilling Permit Since BP Oil Spill

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. officials have approved the first permit for deepwater drilling since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, granting Noble Energy

February 28, 2011
Total Views: 46
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