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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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US To Regulate Offshore Drilling Contractors In ‘Select’ Cases

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. officials are pursuing a relatively narrow approach to regulating offshore drilling contractors and service providers, such

July 19, 2011
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Incidents

Damaged FPSO May Cost Maersk Oil 5.3M BOE UK Production [REPORT]

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish oil and gas company Maersk Oil stands to lose production of up to 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent due to extensive

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 163

Monday, July 18, 2011
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Subsea 7 Gets $80M Subsea Umbilicals Pact Offshore Australia

Norwegian seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor Subsea 7 S.A. (SUBC.OS) announced Monday the award of a $80 million contract from Chevron

July 18, 2011
Total Views: 9

Sunday, July 17, 2011
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Brazil Petrobras June Total Gas, Oil Output At 2.641 Million BOE/Day

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said late Friday that total crude oil and

July 17, 2011
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Piper Alpha Disaster – Anniversary Of Tragedy In The North Sea
Fire Incidents

Piper Alpha Disaster – Anniversary Of Tragedy In The North Sea

This week marks the 23th anniversary of the worst offshore oil disaster in history. The Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by

July 14, 2011
Total Views: 883

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SBM Offshore Signs Contract For FPSO Cidade de Paraty

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AE) said Thursday that contracts for the twenty year charter and operation of FPSO Cidade de

July 14, 2011
Total Views: 96

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Sembcorp Marine: Unit Secures Contract Worth Close To S$600M

  SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Thursday its unit, SMOE Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract close to S$600 million to

July 14, 2011
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Fire Incidents

UPDATE: BP’s Valhall Platform Still Shut Down Following Fire

Image by Kjetil Alsvik –Average production of 60,000 barrels equivalent a day to be lost as result of shutdown –Accident to be investigated by

July 14, 2011
Total Views: 23

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
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Falkland Islands Revisited – Deepwater Well Found Dry
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Falkland Islands Revisited – Deepwater Well Found Dry

Argentina’s largest oil and gas producer, YPF SA, said Tuesday that a deep-water well it drilled off Argentina’s coast came up dry. YPF invested

July 5, 2011
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Songa Wins $2.5 Billion Rig Pact

Norwegian oil-rig operator Songa Offshore SE said Tuesday it has been awarded a $2.5 billion contract to charter two new semisubmersible drilling rigs to

July 5, 2011
Total Views: 9

Sunday, July 3, 2011
Keppel secures third jackup order from Asia Offshore Drilling, YTD orders hit S$7.4 billion
Engineering News

Keppel secures third jackup order from Asia Offshore Drilling, YTD orders hit S$7.4 billion

Keppel Offshore & Marine’s new orders for the year-to-date reaches S$7.4 billion Keppel FELS Limited’s (“Keppel FELS”) repeat

July 3, 2011
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
INTERVIEW: Ezra Moving FPSO To Vietnam As Company Eyes Deep Water
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INTERVIEW: Ezra Moving FPSO To Vietnam As Company Eyes Deep Water

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Singapore-listed Ezra Holdings Ltd. (5DN.SG) is due to ship a large offshore floating oil production unit to Vietnam this week,

June 29, 2011
Total Views: 83

Sunday, June 26, 2011
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Blog

gCaptain Interview with BILLY PUGH CEO Paul Liberato

In the world of gCaptain coverage we tend to favor cutting edge technology over quality products that mariners have relied on for decades. But why?

June 26, 2011
Total Views: 213

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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Alstom leaps into the ocean energy market

Alstom has taken a 40% equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy, representing Alstom’s entry to the wave energy market. Alstom

June 22, 2011
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
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Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon Insurers Seek Court Opinion On Paying BP

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Transocean Ltd. (RIG) said Friday that insurers of its sunken Deepwater Horizon drilling rig have asked a federal judge to decide if

June 18, 2011
Total Views: 54

Monday, June 13, 2011
Saipem secures E&C Offshore contracts worth in excess of $1 billion
Offshore

Saipem secures E&C Offshore contracts worth in excess of $1 billion

Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Egypt, in the North Sea and in Russia, worth in excess of $1 billion. In Egypt, Burullus Gas Company

June 13, 2011
Total Views: 11

Thursday, May 5, 2011
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Exclusive Interview With Deepwater Horizon Survivor Yancy Keplinger

On April 20th 2011, the one year anniversary of the BP rig explosion, gCaptain was honored to conduct video interviews with many survivors of the Deepwater

May 5, 2011
Total Views: 292

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Cummins Annouces New Houston Oil And Gas Center
Offshore

Cummins Annouces New Houston Oil And Gas Center

HOUSTON – Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced the Cummins Oil and Gas Center of Excellence, a business launched to serve the needs of its growing oil and

May 3, 2011
Total Views: 9

Monday, May 2, 2011
Michael Bromwich: US Govt Has Authority To Regulate Contractors
Offshore

Michael Bromwich: US Govt Has Authority To Regulate Contractors

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The head of the U.S. agency that oversees offshore oil production said Monday that it would seek to pursue regulatory actions against

May 2, 2011
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