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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Offshore

Keppel Charters ‘Legacy’ Jack-Up Rigs as Market Conditions Improve

Singaporean rigbuilder Keppel O&M has announced bareboat charter contracts for two “legacy” jack-up rigs that it had built for another customer

May 10, 2022
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Nine Airlifted From Burning Jack-up in Dramatic Sabine Pass Rescue
Offshore

Nine Airlifted From Burning Jack-up in Dramatic Sabine Pass Rescue

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued nine people Thursday from a burning jack-up drilling rig near Sabine Pass, Texas. Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders

February 24, 2022
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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Accidents

ConocoPhillips-Chartered Jack-Up Drilling Rigs Sinks Off Malaysia

A jack-up drilling rig has sunk after one or more of its legs penetrated the seabed off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia on Monday, Malaysia-based drilling

May 4, 2021
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Monday, June 25, 2018
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News

Jack-Up Specialist Shelf Drilling Falls in Oslo Debut, But Optimistic on Rising Rig Rates

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 25 (Reuters) – A fall in equities and oil markets knocked shares in Shelf Drilling on their Oslo market debut on Monday,

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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News

Borr Drilling Sells Fourteen Older Jack-Up Rigs Tied to Paragon Offshore Acquisition

Norwegian drilling contractor Borr Drilling has sold 14 old jack-up rigs tied to its acquisition of Paragon Offshore. The rigs will be sold to non-drilling

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 262

Thursday, February 22, 2018
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Offshore

Borr Drilling to Acquire Paragon Offshore in Push to Consolidate Jack-Up Rig Market

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Offshore rig firm Borr Drilling , controlled by Norwegian investor Tor Olav Troeim, is proposing to

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 47

Monday, March 20, 2017
Borr Drilling to Buy Transocean’s Jack-Up Fleet for $1.4 Billion
News

Borr Drilling to Buy Transocean’s Jack-Up Fleet for $1.4 Billion

Newly established Borr Drilling has announced plans to scoop up Transocean’s entire fleet of high specification jack-up rigs in a deal worth nearly $1.4

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 99

Friday, January 6, 2017
Maersk Drilling Takes Delivery of Final XLE Jack-Up, Maersk Invincible
News

Maersk Drilling Takes Delivery of Final XLE Jack-Up, Maersk Invincible

Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its fourth XLE jack-up rig, the Maersk Invincible, from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.

January 6, 2017
Total Views: 60

Friday, October 14, 2016
Maersk Drilling Names World’s Biggest Jack-Up, Maersk Invincible
News

Maersk Drilling Names World’s Biggest Jack-Up, Maersk Invincible

Maersk Drilling on Friday named one of the world’s largest jack-up rig, Maersk Invincible, at the DSME shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. The rig is the last

October 14, 2016
Total Views: 1382

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
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Maritime News

Wärtsilä to Design New Offshore Maintenance Jack-Up

Helsinki-headquartered Wärtsilä says it has been awarded a contract to design a new series of jack-up vessels to serve maintenance vessels in the offshore

April 5, 2016
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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Maritime News

Jack-Up Barge Grounds Off Denmark

A offshore wind farm jack-up barge has grounded in the North Sea off Denmark after its tow line parted in heavy weather. Offshore wind market service provider

January 27, 2016
Total Views: 121

Monday, August 31, 2015
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Maritime News

Keppel Acquires Cameron’s Jack-Up Rig Business

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine, the world’s largest rig builder, says it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Maersk Drilling to Scrap Oldest Rig
News

Maersk Drilling to Scrap Oldest Rig

  Maersk Drilling has decided to decommission its jack-up rig Maersk Endurer amid the current over-supply of drilling rigs in the offshore market. Maersk

July 14, 2015
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Jack-Up Collapses at Maersk-Operated Al Shaheen Field Off Qatar
Interesting

Jack-Up Collapses at Maersk-Operated Al Shaheen Field Off Qatar

  A jack-up barge was badly damaged this week after it collapsed offshore Qatar at the Maersk Oil-operated Al Shaheen field in the Persian Gulf. Gulf

July 7, 2015
Total Views: 760

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Maersk Drilling Names Third XLE-Type Jack-Up
News

Maersk Drilling Names Third XLE-Type Jack-Up

Maersk Drilling has announced that its third and final XL Enhanced ultra harsh environment jack-up has been delivered ahead of schedule by Keppel FELS shipyard

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 198

Monday, April 28, 2014
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News

Keppel FELS and Workfox Discuss Plans for New Jack-Up Rig Design

As shallow-water fields around the world are reaching the end of their production lives, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea, the need for the

April 28, 2014
Total Views: 69

Thursday, April 24, 2014
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News

SPOTD: Towing the COSL Seeker

Captain Serge Prakhov from the Terasea Eagle, a 2013-built, 203 ton bollard pull tugboat operating in the Java Sea, sends us the following image today: His

April 24, 2014
Total Views: 46

Friday, March 21, 2014
Maersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up
Interesting

Maersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up

Maersk Drilling this week officially named the jack-up formerly known as B331 during a star-studded ceremony at the Keppel FELS shipyard in

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 236

Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Keppel FELS to Build Monstrous $500 Million Jack-Up
News

Keppel FELS to Build Monstrous $500 Million Jack-Up

It’ll be quite a sight when Keppel FELS eventually conducts the jack-up test for TS Offshore’s new KFELS N Plus jack-up rig with it’s main

March 4, 2014
Total Views: 125

Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Seadrill Secures PEMEX Drilling Contracts With New Joint Venture
Offshore

Seadrill Secures PEMEX Drilling Contracts With New Joint Venture

Leading offshore drilling company Seadrill announced Tuesday that it has secured drilling contracts with Mexico's PEMEX for the operation of five jack-up rigs

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 109
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