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Saturday, October 16, 2021
THE RIG
Interesting

“THE RIG.”, Your Family’s Next Vacation Destination?

Riyadh, KSA-The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced today the launch of “THE RIG.”, a new tourism project. Inspired by offshore oil platforms, “THE

October 16, 2021
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Monday, August 31, 2015
keppel shipyard shipbuilding singapore
Shipping 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
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
UPDATE – Keppel Signs Rig-Building Pact With Sete Brasil Potentially Worth US $4.12 Bln
Offshore

UPDATE – Keppel Signs Rig-Building Pact With Sete Brasil Potentially Worth US $4.12 Bln

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) has signed a letter of intent with Sete Brasil Participacoes SA to design and build five additional

April 12, 2012
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Maersk places $1.2b jack-up order with Keppel
Engineering News

Maersk places $1.2b jack-up order with Keppel

Maersk Drilling, an entity within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, has signed a contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore for the construction of two

February 15, 2011
Total Views: 91

Friday, February 11, 2011
Petrobras approves order for 7 deepwater rigs for $4.64B
News

Petrobras approves order for 7 deepwater rigs for $4.64B

Petrobras’ board of directors approved the bidding process for the construction, in Brazil, of the first seven of a total of 28 offshore drilling rigs

February 11, 2011
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Engineering News

Keppel wins US$440 million twin jackup rig contract from Ensco

Innovative KFELS Super A Class design gains traction in high-specification rig market Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a contract to build two

February 10, 2011
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Offshore

Transocean Agrees to Purchase High-Specification Jackup from PPL Shipyard

As their 3rd Quarter conference call seemed to allude to, Transocean has just signed an agreement with PPL Shipyard in Singapore to purchase a Pacific-class

November 15, 2010
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Interesting

FPSO Delivery Photos – Heavy Lift Transport

FPSO delivery photos from the gCaptain archives… enjoy! Ever wonder how a huge FPSO is delivered to it’s destination? Shipspotting forum points us

August 10, 2010
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Uncategorized

Close Call On Rig – Explosion Danger When Welding Tank

An alert rig site senior mechanic spotted a welder carrying out a job that could have led to an explosion. It is a reminder to check thoroughly what’s

April 23, 2010
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Ship Fires

gCaptain Tip Line – PEMEX Oil Rig Fire

gCaptain received the above photo via our gCaptain Tip Line. Here is the official news on the incident from PEMEX; MEXICO:  PEMEX confirmed that a fire

November 19, 2007
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