transocean


Sunday, January 30, 2011
Statoil and Transocean pull out of Egypt
Blog

Statoil and Transocean pull out of Egypt

The latest word from gCaptain sources is that all the expats from Statoil and Transocean’s offices in Egypt have left, or are in the process of leaving

January 30, 2011
Total Views: 97

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
National Commission releases final report on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Defense

National Commission releases final report on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Today, The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling release its final report on its investigation into the Deepwater

January 11, 2011
Total Views: 319

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
Total Views: 136

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Transocean Executives Discuss 3rd Quarter Results
Offshore

Transocean Executives Discuss 3rd Quarter Results

Transocean’s CEO Steven Newman; Ricardo Rosa, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Ihab Toma, Senior Vice President of Marketing and

November 6, 2010
Total Views: 25

Friday, September 10, 2010
Blog

The Failed Negative Pressure Test – a BP Investigation Report Analysis

In Section 4 of BP’s Investigation report on the Horizon disaster, they discuss the negative pressure test as a possible missed indication of a

September 10, 2010
Total Views: 9752

Tuesday, August 17, 2010
After Another Close Call, Transocean Changed Rules – New York Times
gCaptain

After Another Close Call, Transocean Changed Rules – New York Times

This morning the New York Times published an article entitled After Another Close Call, Transocean Changed Rules that points to Transocean’s critical

August 17, 2010
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Salvage of the Deepwater Horizon
Marine Salvage

Salvage of the Deepwater Horizon

While many engineers are focusing on ways to plug the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, some are still focussing on raising critical parts of the sunken Deepwater

June 9, 2010
Total Views: 509

Saturday, March 29, 2008
bourbon dolphin
Lifesaving Incidents

Bourbon Dolphin Report

Incidents always have a human factor. Fathers are lost at sea leaving friends, family, wives and sometimes young children behind. Media reports and incident

March 29, 2008
Total Views: 854

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
dd1
Photo

Development Driller III (aka DD3) – ship model of the week

Maybe it’s just because we have fans aboard the DD1,2&3 but more likely just because this is an amazing model. It shows the Global SantaFe’s

October 16, 2007
Total Views: 210