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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Deepwater Horizon In Transit
Offshore

BP Spill Judge Rejects Request to Halt Some Payments

Bloomberg – On Friday the judge presiding over the BP Plc (BP/) spill trial aimed at determining liability for the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S.

April 7, 2013
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Transocean Exec Refutes Claims Deepwater Horizon Was Improperly Maintained
News

Transocean Exec Refutes Claims Deepwater Horizon Was Improperly Maintained

March 26 (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. properly maintained its Deepwater Horizon rig before the April 2010 blowout of a BP Plc well that set off the

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 111

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Transocean CEO: Deepwater Horizon Crew “Should Have Done More”
Offshore

Transocean CEO: Deepwater Horizon Crew “Should Have Done More”

By Allen Johnson Jr. and Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. crew on the Deepwater Horizon “should have done more” to prevent

March 19, 2013
Total Views: 184

Friday, March 15, 2013
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News

Statoil Contracts the Stena Carron to Drill off Angola, Sends the Discoverer Americas to Mozambique

Statoil announced today that they have signed a three year contract with Stena Drilling to contract their drillship, Stena Carron, for exploration drilling in

March 15, 2013
Total Views: 116

Thursday, March 7, 2013
transocean
Finance

Icahn Hopes to Shake Things up at Transocean, Proposes 3 New Board Members

(Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn proposed three new Transocean Ltd. board candidates and said he’d push for a higher dividend after

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 20

Monday, March 4, 2013
transocean
Finance

Icahn Applies Pressure to Transocean Board, Dividend Reinstated

(Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded while drilling in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in 2010, reinstated

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 27

Monday, February 25, 2013
deepwater horizon fire
Offshore

Gulf Oil Spill Trial Begins With Billions of Dollars at Stake

By Jef Feeley and Allen Johnson Jr. (Bloomberg) — BP Plc, Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co. are seeking to avoid billions of dollars in damages by

February 25, 2013
Total Views: 56

Thursday, February 21, 2013
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News

Chevron, Transocean Say Brazil Has Dropped Criminal Charges From Frade Oil Spill

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge dropped criminal charges against Chevron Corp, Transocean Ltd and 17 of their

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Transocean’s $1 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Approved
Offshore

Transocean’s $1 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Approved

By Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. won court approval of its $1 billion settlement with the U.S. of pollution claims stemming from the

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 20

Thursday, February 14, 2013
transocean
News

Transocean Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Investors React Positively

Transocean Ltd. and federal prosecutors won approval of the oil driller’s agreement to plead guilty to violating the U.S. Clean Water Act for its role in

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 28

Sunday, February 10, 2013
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News

New Commission Created to Protect “Vast Areas” of World’s Oceans Neglected by UNCLOS 1982

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The high seas that cover almost half the Earth’s surface are a treasure trove

February 10, 2013
Total Views: 156

Saturday, February 9, 2013
transocean deepwater horizon disaster bp
News

Transocean Urges U.S. District Judge to Accept Guilty Plea

(Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. and federal prosecutors urged a judge to accept the oil driller’s agreement to plead guilty to a criminal charge over

February 9, 2013
Total Views: 20

Saturday, January 26, 2013
transocean offshore
Finance

Transocean Shares Jump Almost 3 Percent After Icahn Suggests $4 Dividend

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn called on Transocean Ltd. to issue a $4-a-share dividend and said he will propose the dividend at

January 26, 2013
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
transocean
Finance

Icahn’s Transocean Buy Pushes Offshore Driller Toward Partnership

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Carl Icahn’s new stake in Transocean Ltd. may raise pressure on the world’s largest offshore driller to split off some

January 15, 2013
Total Views: 23

Monday, January 14, 2013
transocean
Finance

Icahn Could be a Game-Changer for Transocean

Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig operator, climbed to the highest in 10 months after billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he’s

January 14, 2013
Total Views: 16

Sunday, January 13, 2013
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News

“The Icahn Lift,” Is Transocean Poised for Another Big Jump?

Deep water drilling firm Transocean (NYSE:RIG) reported this evening that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has notified them that he is seeking approval to

January 13, 2013
Total Views: 42

Thursday, January 3, 2013
deepwater horizon disaster
News

RIG Stock Rebounds as Transocean Reaches Settlement in Deepwater Horizon Disaster [UPDATE]

*UPDATE* ZUG, SWITZERLAND-Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to

January 3, 2013
Total Views: 45

Friday, November 16, 2012
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News

Transocean Wins Dual Activity Lawsuit Against Maersk

(Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, won an appeals court ruling that reinstates a $15 million jury verdict

November 16, 2012
Total Views: 197

Monday, November 5, 2012
transocean
Finance

Macondo Tragedy Still Plagues Transocean Even as Revenue Jumps 23%

Transocean Ltd.’s (RIG, RIGN.VX) third-quarter loss widened as asset impairment and other items masked the offshore-drilling company’s revenue

November 5, 2012
Total Views: 53

Friday, October 12, 2012
New Oil Slick Shakes Up BP Liability Talks
Offshore

New Oil Slick Shakes Up BP Liability Talks

HOUSTON–As U.S. officials and BP PLC negotiate to resolve the company’s liability for the Deepwater Horizon spill, some local and state officials

October 12, 2012
Total Views: 15