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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: 25

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Transocean’s $1 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Approved
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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: 5

Thursday, February 14, 2013
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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: 4

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: 96

Saturday, February 9, 2013
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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: 6

Saturday, January 26, 2013
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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: 17

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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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: 3

Monday, January 14, 2013
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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: 5

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: 10

Thursday, January 3, 2013
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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: 10

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: 139

Monday, November 5, 2012
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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: 6

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: 2

Monday, October 1, 2012
Petrobras Sees Transocean Ban Lifted, Proving Who Really Wears the Pants in Brazil
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Petrobras Sees Transocean Ban Lifted, Proving Who Really Wears the Pants in Brazil

(Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s biggest offshore driller, can keep renting equipment to Petroleo Brasileiro SA after Brazil’s top

October 1, 2012
Total Views: 3

Sunday, September 30, 2012
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News

Brazilian Superior Court Suspends Injunction Against Transocean

With Petrobras, and thus Brazil, standing to lose $3 billion or more in lost revenues due to missed oil and gas production targets,  the head of

September 30, 2012
Total Views: 1

Saturday, September 29, 2012
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News

Support from Transocean Customers is “Unprecedented” Following Brazilian Injunction

(Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the world’s biggest oil producer in deep waters, asked Brazilian courts and regulators to override a ruling

September 29, 2012
Total Views: 2

Friday, September 28, 2012
Petrobas: Transocean Ban is SUPER Inconvenient
Offshore

Petrobas: Transocean Ban is SUPER Inconvenient

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR) said Friday it was taking legal action to lift an injunction barring

September 28, 2012
Total Views: 3

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Engineering News

Shell Gives Transocean a Huge Shot in the Arm with 40 Years of Drilling Contracts on Four New Drillships

Following dismal news from the Brazilian Federal Court yesterday, offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) received an

September 28, 2012
Total Views: 165

Thursday, September 27, 2012
Brazilian Federal Court Tells Transocean it has 30 Days to Cease Operations
News

Brazilian Federal Court Tells Transocean it has 30 Days to Cease Operations

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced today that at approximately noon Rio De Janeiro time (11 a.m., ET), the federal court in Rio de Janeiro

September 27, 2012
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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Finance

Transocean Gains $1.7 Billion in New Contracts, Day Rates on the Rise

Vernier, Switzerland-based drilling contractor Transocean (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) issued their monthly fleet update summary today with a fair bit of good

September 18, 2012
Total Views: 19
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