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Friday, December 29, 2017
Billionaire John Fredriksen’s Battle at Sea
Offshore

Billionaire John Fredriksen’s Battle at Sea

by Chris Hughes (Bloomberg) Shipping billionaire John Fredriksen struck a deal to save his Seadrill Ltd oil services company from collapse in 2017. Next year,

December 29, 2017
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
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Offshore

Offshore Oil Exploration Ramps Up – Just Not In Asia

by Henning Gloystein (Reuters) – Surveying the ocean floor for oil and natural gas reserves is gradually emerging from a multi-year slump,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Canada’s Offshore Oil Interest Grows as Pipeline Woes Sink Alberta Prices
Offshore

Canada’s Offshore Oil Interest Grows as Pipeline Woes Sink Alberta Prices

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Canada’s offshore oil industry, a sliver of the country’s crude sector, is drawing

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 161

Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi
Offshore

Eni, Shell to Face Trial in Italy in $1 Billion Bribery Case

By Chiara Albanese, Sergio Di Pasquale and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Eni SpA, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and senior executives will face trial over a $1.1

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 105

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Dense Fog Halts Shipping Across Houston Area
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Dense Fog Halts Shipping Across Houston Area

HOUSTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Dense fog halted vessel traffic along the Houston Ship Channel, idling at least 50 vessels in or near the 53-mile (85-km)

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 63

scarabeo 9
Offshore

This Sanction-Proof Rig Beats U.S. Policy From Cuba to Russia

By Jack Farchy and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) — The oil rig was built mostly in China and drilled its first well in Cuba. Now it’s

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 232

Monday, December 18, 2017
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Press Releases

Icebreaking Cruise Vessel for Ponant

PONANT has developed an innovative and environmentally friendly luxury cruise vessel in close cooperation with Aker Arctic and Stirling Design International

December 18, 2017
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Saturday, December 16, 2017
eni zohr field
Offshore

Egypt Says Eni’s Giant Zohr Gas Field Starts First Production

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Egypt’s Eni SpA-operated Zohr natural gas field has started production, bringing the country closer to its

December 16, 2017
Total Views: 119

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Statoil Greenlights Key $6 Billion Norway Arctic Oil Project
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Statoil Greenlights Key $6 Billion Norway Arctic Oil Project

  By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA gave the final go-ahead to a flagship Arctic oil project after slashing costs by half. While

December 5, 2017
Total Views: 143

Monday, December 4, 2017
Offshore Oil Platform
Offshore

Exxon Eyes Egypt’s Offshore Oil

by Ron Bousso (Reuters) Exxon Mobil is considering a foray into Egypt offshore oil and gas, seeking to replicate rivals’ success in the country and

December 4, 2017
Total Views: 118

Thursday, November 30, 2017
royal dutch shell logo
Offshore

Shell Reveals 22% Gender Pay Gap in UK

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Female employees of Royal Dutch Shell in Britain earned on average 22 percent less than male colleagues, the oil

November 30, 2017
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SBM Offshore to Pay $238 Million in Bribery Case Spanning Five Countries
Offshore

SBM Offshore to Pay $238 Million in Bribery Case Spanning Five Countries

Netherlands-based offshore company SBM Offshore and its U.S. subsidiary SBM Offshore USA have reached an agreement to pay a criminal penalty of $238 million to

November 30, 2017
Total Views: 104

Sunday, November 26, 2017
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Last Chance – gCaptain Black Friday Sale Ends Tonight!

Black Friday Event Starts Starts Now   Free USA Shipping On Every Item In The Store ($5 Off International Shipping) 33% Off All Shirts with

November 26, 2017
Total Views: 66

Thursday, November 16, 2017
Offshore

Highland’s Ocean Rig Bet: Fail in Caymans? Try Marshall Islands

By Tiffany Kary (Bloomberg) — A battle of so-called bankruptcy tourists is erupting in New York court. On Thursday, New York bankruptcy Judge Martin

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 253

offshore rig
Offshore

Norway’s $1 Trillion Fund Wants Out of Oil and Gas Stocks

By Sveinung Sleire (Bloomberg) — The $1 trillion fund that Norway has amassed pumping oil and gas over two decades wants out of energy stocks. Norway,

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Ocean Troll ERRV
Offshore

Atlantic Offshore Secures Two-Year Charter for ERRV Ocean Troll in UK North Sea

Offshore shipping company Atlantic Offshore has secured a two-year charter with Maersk Oil in the UK for the use of the Emergency Response and Rescue (ERRV)

November 15, 2017
Total Views: 252

Monday, November 13, 2017
Offshore

Pacific Drilling Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York

Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling announced on Sunday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the

November 13, 2017
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jera-energy-gordon-project-lng-terminal
Offshore

Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG Exports First LNG Cargo To Japan

(Reuters) – Japan’s JERA Co, the fuel-buying joint venture of Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, said it received the first liquefied

November 13, 2017
Total Views: 221

Thursday, November 9, 2017
valemon control room
Offshore

Statoil Opens Norway’s First Remotely-Operated Offshore Platform

Norway’s first offshore oil platform to be remotely operated from land has now come online with the opening of the land-based control room in Bergen,

November 9, 2017
Total Views: 252

Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
Offshore

Peak Oil? Majors Aren’t Buying Into Threat from Renewables

By Ernest Scheyder and Ron Bousso HOUSTON/LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Two decades ago, BP set out to transcend oil, adopting a sunburst logo to convey its

November 9, 2017
Total Views: 127