Offshore Events

Class society ABS announces the release of its enhanced Guide for the Classification of Drilling Systems which provides a comprehensive approach to classing

CGGVeritas announced today a new joint venture with the Norwegian ship-owner Eidesvik Offshore to manage ten high-capacity 3D vessels in the CGGVeritas fleet,

Since last Friday’s release of the USCG report into the Deepwater Horizon disaster, gCaptain staff has been looking over the report to see what the Coast

The first of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) of the PX106 type design was successfully launched from Alianca shipyard in Brazil mid-April. The vessel is the

Partial collapse of the platform Flotel Jupiter – April 12, 2011 Name: JUPITER 1 Flag: Mexico Rig Type: semi-submersible platform IMO No.: 8757283 Owner

Seadrill has been having a good week.  Yesterday, the company announced it has exercised an option to build a new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at

Offshore wind farming has picked up steam during the last decade, with more & more countries installing these gigantic turbines in their coastal waters.

Dependeth the might of the chain. Who knows when thou may’st be tested? So live that thou bearest the strain! Brazilian oil giant Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5KQMlwV3Lg This video shows the actual installation of the bouyancy cans currently supporting the Free Standing Hybrid Risers

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management reported on Friday that they had approved a deepwater drilling permit for Norwegian oil company Statoil.  This is the

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, expects to have a first round of tenders on some areas of the

Helix Energy Solutions Group recently unveiled its Helix Fast Response System (HFRS), a unique Gulf of Mexico oil spill response and containment package

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Major oil companies are increasingly trying to push liabilities of offshore oil projects onto sub-contractors as risk awareness has

Hamilton, Bermuda – Teekay Corporation (Teekay) announced today that it has agreed to sell its remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore Operating

(Dow Jones) If Noble Energy’s (NBL) deepwater-drilling permit is indeed the first of several to come for the Gulf of Mexico–as US regulators

As of recently, deepwater self-propelled drilling vessels were considered “MODUs”, or mobile offshore drilling units.  Recent changes to flag

Rising demand for floating offshore gas terminals has resulted in the development of new technologies and specialised units, leading to a number of innovative

Fire On The Horizon – the new book by gCaptain – hits bookstore shelves nationwide this TUESDAY! The reviews have been amazing, hundreds of

MIDLAND, Texas (Dow Jones)–Chevron Corp. (CVX), the second-largest U.S. oil company, expects to be able to resume its ambitious drilling program in the

Introduce Resolution Calling for Adequate Guidance for Shallow and Deep Water Operators WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators,