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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Vantage Drilling Drillship Cancelled at DSME
Offshore

Vantage Drilling Drillship Cancelled at DSME

  Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s number two shipbuilder, says it has cancelled a 703.4 billion won ($595 million)

August 19, 2015
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Ensco Deep-Ocean-Clarion
Maritime News

Samsung Heavy Wins $1.2 Billion Oceania Drillship Order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it won a $1.27 billion (1.34 trillion won) order to build two drillships for an unnamed

April 10, 2014
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Ocean Rig Orders Ninth Drillship from Samsung Heavy
News

Ocean Rig Orders Ninth Drillship from Samsung Heavy

International deepwater drilling contractor Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG) on Tuesday announced that it has signed a contract to construct a ninth ultra

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 148

Monday, June 24, 2013
Atwood Oceanics Orders Fourth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
News

Atwood Oceanics Orders Fourth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Houston-based drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE:ATW) said Monday that it has entered into a turnkey construction contract with DSME for a fourth

June 24, 2013
Total Views: 18

Monday, June 10, 2013
Ensco Returns to SHI for New $625 Million Drillship
Offshore

Ensco Returns to SHI for New $625 Million Drillship

Ensco said Monday that it has placed an order Samsung Heavy Industries for its eighth advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship for approximately $625

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Pacific Drilling Pulls Trigger on Eighth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Pacific Drilling Pulls Trigger on Eighth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Drilling contractor Pacific Drilling (NYSE: PACD) is kicking off 2013 by continuing on an aggressive ultra-deepwater drillship expansion program, announcing

January 22, 2013
Total Views: 36

Friday, November 30, 2012
Sete Brasil’s Drillship Order a “Pleasant Surprise”
Shipbuilding

Sete Brasil’s Drillship Order a “Pleasant Surprise”

[Dow Jones] SembMarine’s (S51.SG) new drillship order from Sete Brasil for US$806 million was a pleasant surprise, Barclays says. “The seventh

November 30, 2012
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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Vantage Drilling Invests in Drillship Joint Venture [UPDATE]

Vantage Drilling (NYSE: VTG) said Tuesday that the company has invested $31 million in a new joint venture established for the purpose of constructing a new,

November 20, 2012
Total Views: 38

Monday, October 15, 2012
Wärtsilä Supplying Engines and Thrusters For Six Brazilian Drillships
Engines

Wärtsilä Supplying Engines and Thrusters For Six Brazilian Drillships

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, said Monday it has been awarded a contract from Sembcorp Marine’s

October 15, 2012
Total Views: 4

Thursday, September 27, 2012
Atwood Oceanics Orders Third Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Atwood Oceanics Orders Third Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Just hours after announcing a 3-year contract with Noble for its newbuild Atwood Advantage drillship, Houston-based Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) says that

September 27, 2012
Total Views: 61

Monday, September 10, 2012
Press Releases

Rowan Orders Fourth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Rowan Companies plc (NYSE: RDC) announced today that it has exercised its option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with

September 10, 2012
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Ensco Exercises Option for Seventh DP3 Drillship

Ensco Exercises Option for Seventh DP3 Drillship

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) said Monday it has exercised one of it’s two options for a DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship, citing rising customer demand and

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 72

Thursday, May 17, 2012
ABS to Class New Ensco DS-8 Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

ABS to Class New Ensco DS-8 Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

ABS says it has been selected by Ensco as the class society for a new advanced-capability, ultra deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy

May 17, 2012
Total Views: 105

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Diamond Orders Ultra-Deepwater Drillship from HHI for $655 million
Offshore

Diamond Orders Ultra-Deepwater Drillship from HHI for $655 million

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

May 10, 2012
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Houston-based Firm Revealed In DSME Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Order
Offshore

Houston-based Firm Revealed In DSME Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Order

Houston-based drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics revealed Tuesday that one of its subsidiaries is the mystery buyer in an ultra-deepwater drillship

October 18, 2011
Total Views: 15

Monday, October 17, 2011
Fred Olsen Extends Drillship Option With Hyundai Heavy
Offshore

Fred Olsen Extends Drillship Option With Hyundai Heavy

Fred Olsen today said it has reached an agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries to extend its option for a second newbuild drillship originally set to expire

October 17, 2011
Total Views: 2

Thursday, September 22, 2011
Hyundai Heavy Clinches 10th Drillship Order This Year
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy Clinches 10th Drillship Order This Year

Hyundai Heavy Industries said today that its Korean shipyard has clinched a $530 million order from Noble Corporation for the construction of a new deepwater

September 22, 2011
Total Views: 4

Friday, June 24, 2011
UPDATE: Dryships excersises option for seventh ultra-deepwater drillship
Engineering News

UPDATE: Dryships excersises option for seventh ultra-deepwater drillship

Ocean Rig’s ultra deepwater drillship OCEAN RIG OLYMPIA DryShips Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., has exercised its third

June 24, 2011
Total Views: 8

Thursday, May 19, 2011
Diamond Exercises Option For Third Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Engineering News

Diamond Exercises Option For Third Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

On the heals of announcing a $1.8 billion deal with Andarko for the future use of two of their newbuild drillships, Diamond Offshore has issued the following

May 19, 2011
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Vantage Places Order For Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Engineering News

Vantage Places Order For Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Vantage Drilling has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd to construct an ultra-deepwater

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 93
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