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Friday, November 7, 2014
Statoil Completes Barents Sea Drilling Campaign with Dry Well
News

Statoil Completes Barents Sea Drilling Campaign with Dry Well

210 kilometers north of Hammerfest, the Transocean Spitsbergen found nothing of consequence after drilling the last of Statoil’s wildcat wells in the

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 42

Thursday, November 6, 2014
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News

Statoil Suspends Two More Rigs Offshore Norway

For the Transocean Spitsbergen and the Songa Trym, 2014 will end mid-November. Due to overcapacity in Statoil’s rig portfolio, the company has decided

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Discoverer Americas Drillship Makes Big Gas Discovery Offshore Tanzania
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Discoverer Americas Drillship Makes Big Gas Discovery Offshore Tanzania

Transocean’s 6th generation drillship Discoverer Americas drilled into a huge gas reservoir offshore Tanzania recently according to a statement today by

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 250

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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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: 85

Thursday, September 4, 2014
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News

Transocean Cleared from Deepwater Horizon Blowout Liability

Steven Newman, Chief Executive of deepwater drilling firm Transocean scored a big victory today, both for his company and most certainly on a personal level as

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 268

Monday, August 18, 2014
Drilling Derrick Removal In Progress on Transocean’s DD2
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Drilling Derrick Removal In Progress on Transocean’s DD2

Transocean’s Development Driller II (DD2) is having its derrick removed at Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy in preparation for its mobilization to

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 301

Friday, July 11, 2014
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Offshore

Hat Trick for Transocean Arctic Offshore Norway, More Drilling Planned

Transocean Arctic, a harsh environment semi-submersible on contract to VNG Norge AS via Rig Management Norway has discovered more oil while drilling on the

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 79

Friday, June 20, 2014
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Offshore

Greenpeace Cheers as Statoil Comes Up Dry in the Northern Barents

By Mikael Holter June 20 (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA failed to find oil in the northernmost site ever drilled off Norway’s Arctic tip. The Apollo well,

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 32

Friday, June 13, 2014
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Interesting

Transocean Drilling Rig Drops Traveling Block During GoM Well Operations [UPDATE]

The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to a significant equipment failure on board an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible

June 13, 2014
Total Views: 1165

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
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Finance

North Sea Tax Change To End Offshore Drillers’ 20-Year Tax Holiday [UPDATE]

By Tom Bergin LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – A planned change in the way Britain taxes North Sea drillers exposes the loophole in a system that allowed an

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
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Offshore

Transocean Orders $1.2 Billion in New Drillships

Transocean, the Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor which has seen its share price dragging along the bottom of its 52-week low recently, has just

February 26, 2014
Total Views: 361

Friday, December 6, 2013
GSF Grand Banks Back Under Control After Towline Snaps
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GSF Grand Banks Back Under Control After Towline Snaps

We received a tip from a gCaptain source that the semi-submersible drilling rig, GSF Grand Banks broke from her tow yesterday south of Newfoundland. MarInt, a

December 6, 2013
Total Views: 142

Monday, November 11, 2013
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Finance

Transocean Reaches $1.1 Billion Dividend Accord With Icahn

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, will boost its dividend and cut costs as part of an agreement

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Keppel Lands $1.1 Billion Rig Order from Transocean
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Keppel Lands $1.1 Billion Rig Order from Transocean

Singapore's Keppel Corp. said Wednesday it has secured a repeat order from Transocean to build 5 KFELS Super B Class jackup rigs for US$1.1

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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News

Chevron Awards Transocean $1.1 Billion Drillship Charter Contract

Chevron has awarded a 5-year, $1.1 billion contract to Transocean today for the charter of a new drillship that will be build over the next few years at Daewoo

October 15, 2013
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Transocean Posts Quarterly Profit as Rigs Run More Efficiently
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Transocean Posts Quarterly Profit as Rigs Run More Efficiently

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, posted a second-quarter profit after running its vessels more

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, July 16, 2013
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News

Transocean Arctic Spuds-In North of Hammerfest

Lundin Petroleum announced today that they have spudded in at the Gohta Prospect located approximately 150 km northwest of the northern tip of Norway in the

July 16, 2013
Total Views: 77

Friday, May 17, 2013
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News

Transocean Investors Reject Icahn Dividend, 32 Year-Old Merksamer Voted to Board

Transocean Ltd. shareholders voted in favor of one of billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s three board nominees, while rejecting his proposal for a

May 17, 2013
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Incidents

Transocean’s Sedco Express Coordinates Rescue of 13 from Ablaze Tanker

Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), coordinated an at-sea firefighting rescue of the crew of a bunkering tanker

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 231

Monday, May 13, 2013
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News

Transocean Chairman Throws in the Towel Amid Fight with Icahn

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced today that Chairman of the Board and former CEO J. Michael Talbert has announced his intentions to

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 100