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Thursday, June 29, 2017
offshore platform caspian sea
Offshore

Five Injured as Seismic Research Vessel Crashes Into Platform in Caspian Sea

Five people were injured Wednesday when a seismic research vessel crashed into an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s state oil company

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 209

Sunday, June 25, 2017
Trump to Call for U.S. Oil ‘Dominance’
Offshore

Trump to Call for U.S. Oil ‘Dominance’

Donald Trump will tout surging U.S. exports of oil and natural gas during a week of events aimed at highlighting the country’s growing energy dominance.

June 25, 2017
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Eighty-Six Fishermen Missing in Bangladesh After Cyclone
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Eighty-Six Fishermen Missing in Bangladesh After Cyclone

DHAKA, June 13 (Reuters) – Three bodies were recovered on Tuesday from the Bay of Bengal, where 86 fishermen remain missing after a cyclonic storm in the

June 13, 2017
Total Views: 20

Monday, June 5, 2017
stena rig cancelled
Offshore

Stena Drilling Cancels Order for Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig

Aberdeen-based Stena Drilling says it has canceled a newbuilding contract for a semi-submersible drilling rig it had on order at South Korea’s Samsung

June 5, 2017
Total Views: 129

Thursday, June 1, 2017
statoil oil rig norway
Offshore

Norway Union Reaches Wage Deal with Offshore Drilling Firms, Averting Strike

OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) – Norway’s biggest oil workers’ union reached a wage deal with offshore rig owners on Thursday, averting the risk of a

June 1, 2017
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
hyundai heavy shipyard
Offshore

Hyundai Heavy’s $11 Billion Breakup Paves Way for More Deals

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The world’s second-largest shipbuilder has split itself into four companies, a move that would

May 10, 2017
Total Views: 111

Friday, May 5, 2017
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Offshore

Natural Gas Exports Can Solve U.S. Energy Glut

By Shelley Goldberg (Bloomberg Prophets) — The slogan “Made in the U.S.A.” resonates with Americans, except when there’s too much of a given

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 121

Friday, April 28, 2017
auger tension leg platform
Offshore

Trump to Expand Offshore Drilling, Review Post-Deepwater Horizon Rules

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to expand offshore oil drilling and to reconsider rules that

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 45

Saturday, April 22, 2017
Offshore

Denmark To Build Offshore Wind Turbine Higher Than Eiffel Tower

by Jess Shankleman (Bloomberg) Offshore wind turbines are about to become higher than the Eiffel Tower, allowing the industry to supply subsidy-free clean

April 22, 2017
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Bell Helicopter FCX-001 chopper
Offshore

Inside The Sleekest Offshore Crew Helicopter That Will Never Fly

by Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) At the helicopter industry’s largest trade show last week, dozens of aircraft were parked over 7 acres of Dallas convention

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 390

Offshore

Wärtsilä to optimise performance and uptime of four Songa Offshore drilling rigs

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore for four Cat-D type semi-submersible

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 38

Monday, March 13, 2017
Billionaire Fredriksen Buys ‘West Mira’ Rig, Ending Hyundai Dispute
Offshore

Billionaire Fredriksen Buys ‘West Mira’ Rig, Ending Hyundai Dispute

OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor John Fredriksen has agreed to buy an oil drilling vessel from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 303

Friday, March 10, 2017
ABS issues Approval in Principle for LNG-fueled design concept
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ABS issues Approval in Principle for LNG-fueled design concept

  ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for the

March 10, 2017
Total Views: 79

Monday, January 16, 2017
offshore oil rig Statoil
Offshore

Oil’s Painful Cost-Squeeze Brings Output Dividend for Norway

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Cost cuts are painful, but for Norway’s oil industry making every penny count has also yielded a surprising

January 16, 2017
Total Views: 33

Thursday, January 5, 2017
offshore oil rig Statoil
Offshore

Statoil Boosts Exploration Amid Cheapest Drilling in Years

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, one of many international oil companies to slash spending during crude’s collapse, is increasing

January 5, 2017
Total Views: 42

Thursday, December 15, 2016
Caspian Sea Platform Collapses in High Winds; 1 Dead, 9 Missing
Offshore

Caspian Sea Platform Collapses in High Winds; 1 Dead, 9 Missing

One person has died and a search and rescue is underway for 9 others missing after a part of an oil installation collapsed in strong winds in the Caspian

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 75

Wednesday, November 23, 2016
offshore oil rig Statoil
Offshore

Norway Oil Producers Deepen Record Spending Cuts Amid Rout

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Oil and gas companies in Norway cut spending forecasts for 2017, deepening what was already a record reduction in offshore

November 23, 2016
Total Views: 70

Friday, November 18, 2016
maersk deliverer
Offshore

Oil Wildcatters Flee African Deep Water to Weather Rout

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — Drillers burned by a two-year slump in crude prices are slowing exploration of deep-water prospects off the coast of

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 55

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Sales Drop for China Offshore Producer Cnooc
Offshore

Sales Drop for China Offshore Producer Cnooc

By Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — Cnooc Ltd., China’s biggest offshore oil and gas producer, posted a 15 percent fall in third-quarter sales as output

October 26, 2016
Total Views: 36

Monday, October 24, 2016
Maersk Drilling to Cut 70 Head Office Jobs
Offshore

Maersk Drilling to Cut 70 Head Office Jobs

Maersk Drilling has announced that it is reducing its headcount at its main office in Copenhagen by about 70 positions. “This is a response to the

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 45