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Friday, February 13, 2015
News

Seadrill Erases $1.1 Billion Worth of Brazilian Offshore Drilling Work

Seadrill reports today contract extensions with Petrobras for their ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs West Taurus and West Eminence will likely

February 13, 2015
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
News

Seadrill Executes Buy Option for the West Polaris

Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL) announced today it has exercised a purchase option for the West Polaris, a 6th generation Ultra-Deepwater drillship, from Ship Finance

December 30, 2014
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Finance

Fredriksen Boosts Seadrill Stake After Shares Slump

Billionaire John Fredriksen bought shares in Seadrill Ltd. for $33.5 million, boosting his stake in the offshore driller to 23.9 percent as the stock fell

December 8, 2014
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Finance

Seadrill Shares Tumble as Dividend is Cut

"Having a dividend cut is a concrete sign that things are as bad as people fear ... it's another confirmation to how hard it is out there to be an offshore

November 26, 2014
Total Views: 23

Monday, September 22, 2014
News

Fredriksen’s Breakup With Adviser Troeim Hits Shares

Rig company Seadrill Ltd. and salmon farmer Marine Harvest ASA slumped in Oslo trading amid a fallout between their main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen,

September 22, 2014
Total Views: 29

Friday, September 19, 2014
News

Fredriksen Reaffirms Seadrill Commitment After Top Exec Quits

Shipping billionaire John Fredriksen reaffirmed on Friday its commitment to Seadrill, the world's largest rig company by market capitalisation, whose shares

September 19, 2014
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Drilling Comes to a Halt on Seadrill’s West Alpha as Russian Sanctions Take Hold

Exxon Mobil Corp. and OAO Rosneft halted drilling on an offshore oil well intended as the first step in unlocking billions of barrels of crude in Russia’s

September 19, 2014
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
News

Statoil Stacks High Spec Rig as Drilling Contractors Continue to Sweat

Due to overcapacity in their rig portfolio, Statoil announced today they will be laying up the COSL Pioneer in the fourth quarter of 2014. The COSL Pioneer

September 17, 2014
Total Views: 48

Monday, September 15, 2014
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Seadrill Continues to Sink as Doubt Hangs Over Fredriksen’s Bet on Russia

Seadrill Ltd. suffered its longest losing streak in Oslo trading as the rig company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen risks seeing its bet on Russia

September 15, 2014
Total Views: 21

Friday, August 8, 2014
News

ExxonMobil Snatches up Seadrill Newbuild

Seadrill breathed a sign of relief today as another one of their drilling rigs under construction at Samsung Heavy gained a charter contract. As gCaptain

August 8, 2014
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News

ExxonMobil’s Drilling Campaign in Russian Arctic Shows Sanctions Lack Bite

Sanctions, what

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, July 30, 2014
News

Rosneft Moves to Thwart EU Sanctions With Norwegian Rigs

A Norwegian drill rig owner is supplying Russian oil giant OAO Rosneft and Exxon Mobil Corp. with the kind of high technology that will be barred under U.S.

July 30, 2014
Total Views: 42

Monday, July 21, 2014
News

ExxonMobil-Contracted Rig Enters Uncharted Waters of Russian Political Storm

An ordinary, long-scheduled journey of an oil drilling rig into Arctic waters is turning into a major political exercise, attracting international scrutiny and

July 21, 2014
Total Views: 63

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Finance

Seadrill Cancels $1 Billion Debt Issue After Shares Fall Precipitously

Oslo-listed Seadrill scrapped plans for a billion-dollar convertible bond issue after a fall in its share price and said its liquidity remained

July 9, 2014
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Monday, June 2, 2014
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Seadrill Breathes Sigh of Relief After Winning $1.1 Billion Charter Deal

Seadrill’s West Jupiter, the second of eight 6th generation drilling rigs being built for Seadrill over the next two years has just signed a $1.1

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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Seadrill Outlook Turns Gloomy As Oil Firms Cut Spending

OSLO, May 28 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest offshore rig firm by market capitalisation, has turned gloomy about prospects for the global

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 10

Monday, May 26, 2014
News

North Atlantic Drilling Receives Major Equity Investment from Rosneft

Seadrill has announced today a historic cooperation agreement that will result in a significant equity investment by Russian oil supermajor Rosneft into North

May 26, 2014
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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Rosneft May Take Controlling Stake in Seadrill [UPDATE]

ST PETERSBURG, Russia/OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Rosneft could buy a controlling stake in the world’s largest offshore driller,

May 25, 2014
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Monday, April 14, 2014
News

Powerful Tug Drags Giant Cylinder for 11,500 Miles

After an 11,500 nautical mile tow from Singapore to Curaçao, via the Cape of Good Hope, the Fairmount Sherpa’s job is done. This 75-meter, 16,320

April 14, 2014
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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Seadrill Plans up to $305M Selldown in Malaysia’s SapuraKencana

HONG KONG, April 9 (Reuters) – SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd’s second largest shareholder plans to sell up to $305 million worth of shares in the

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 28
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