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Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Secures Foothold in Brazil With New Drillship Order

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Monday said it has secured a US$792.5 million drillship design and construction order, a

February 5, 2012
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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News

Pacific Scirocco Drillship Commences Operations Off Nigeria

Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Scirocco commenced operations

February 1, 2012
Total Views: 56

Sunday, January 1, 2012
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Finance

To Build or Not to Build: A Financial Analysis of Building a Ship

Executives of publicly traded shipping and offshore drilling companies have a legal duty to act in the interest of the shareholders of their respective

January 1, 2012
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Pacific Santa Ana drillship
News

Dual Gradient Technology – A Game-Changer for Offshore Drilling

Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE:PACD) (NOTC:PDSA) announced today that it has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Santa Ana.

December 20, 2011
Total Views: 145

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Deep Sea Metro Takes Delivery of Second Drillship
Offshore

Deep Sea Metro Takes Delivery of Second Drillship

Deep Sea Metro has taken delivery of the newbuild drillship Deepsea Metro II from Hyundai Heaby Industries, according to a statment released by the company. 

November 29, 2011
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Milwaukee Company Lands Korean Drillship Contract
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Milwaukee Company Lands Korean Drillship Contract

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. said last week that it has a won a contract with Korean-shipbuilding giant DSME to provide emergency shutdown, fire

November 22, 2011
Total Views: 13

Monday, November 21, 2011
Fred Olsen Wins Contract for Belford Dolphin and Newbuild Drillship
Offshore

Fred Olsen Wins Contract for Belford Dolphin and Newbuild Drillship

Fred Olsen Energy’s drilling unit, Dolphin Drilling, says it has entered into contracts with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) for the provision of

November 21, 2011
Total Views: 67

Friday, November 4, 2011
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Blog

Transocean’s Discoverer Americas Gets it Done for Statoil in the Gulf of Mexico

It’s about a two and a half hour helicopter flight from Louisiana to get to this lonely patch of ocean far out in the Gulf of Mexico, but the

November 4, 2011
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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Blog

Damaged by the Tsunami, A Drillship Fights Back

Reaching from Chile up to the Bering Sea, then down again to New Zealand, the fault lines circling the Pacific Ocean are named The Pacific Ring of Fire and

November 2, 2011
Total Views: 227

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: 18

Monday, September 5, 2011
Noble Bully drilling rig
Multimedia

Noble Bully departs for the Gulf of Mexico featuring unique drilling package

Just got an update from our Forum that the recently commissioned Noble Bully I left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore the other day bound for the Gulf of Mexico.

September 5, 2011
Total Views: 107

Thursday, September 1, 2011
Noble orders its fourth ultra-deepwater drillship this year
Offshore

Noble orders its fourth ultra-deepwater drillship this year

Noble Corporation said today that it has exercised its option with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of an additional ultra-deepwater drillship,

September 1, 2011
Total Views: 21

Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Blog

Shipyard Magic – One Crane Lifting a 10 Story Steel Block

Click on the image for the Hi-Resolution version 12,481 employees, 64 wheel powered hydraulic jack transporters, 1000 foot floating drydocks plus assorted

August 25, 2011
Total Views: 558

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
“We’ll take all of it” – Siem Offshore grabs full ownership of drillship from Transocean
Offshore

“We’ll take all of it” – Siem Offshore grabs full ownership of drillship from Transocean

Siem Offshore has taken over the remaining 50% ownership interest in Overseas Drilling Ltd (ODL) from a subsidiary of Transocean, including full management of

August 3, 2011
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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Incidents

Transocean Marianas Oil Rig In Danger Of Sinking [BREAKING NEWS REPORT]

  The world’s most storied deepwater oil rig, the Transocean Marianas, has developed a critical list after an anchor punctured her poontoon and is

July 6, 2011
Total Views: 813

Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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News

Maersk places $1.3B drillship order from Samsung Heavy Industries

Maersk Drilling, a business unit within the A.P. Moller- Maersk group, has declared its option to build two ultra deepwater drillships at Samsung Heavy

July 5, 2011
Total Views: 85

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Drillships, LNG help Hyundai Heavy bounce back in 2011
Engineering News

Drillships, LNG help Hyundai Heavy bounce back in 2011

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by orders, expects its new ship orders to exceed $7.47

June 22, 2011
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Pacific Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra-Deepwater Drillship ‘Pacific Mistral’
Offshore

Pacific Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra-Deepwater Drillship ‘Pacific Mistral’

LUXEMBOURG – Pacific Drilling S.A. (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that it has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Mistral.  The Pacific

June 6, 2011
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Andarko Locks Down Two Diamond Newbuild Drillships in $1.8 Billion Contract
Offshore

Andarko Locks Down Two Diamond Newbuild Drillships in $1.8 Billion Contract

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) signed two drilling contracts with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) that are expected to generate up to $1.8 billion in

May 17, 2011
Total Views: 17

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: 134
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