News for the Oil and Gas Industry
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Rigs & Vessels | The US Coast Guard confirmed Thursday, 2 September 2010 that it was responding to a fire at a Mariner Energy-operated production platform in Vermilion block 380 off the coast of Louisiana ... |  Read More | |
| An oil rig has exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana, with 12 people overboard and one missing, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning ... | Read More | Published: 9/2/2010
Posted in: North America, Rigs & Vessels, Digest |
| Pride International, Inc. has reached agreement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. (BP) to amend the contract for the Deep Ocean Ascension to provide for a special standby dayrate ... | | Read More | |
| Dockwise subsidiary Dockwise Shipping has lined up a dozen shorter-term contracts that will boost its backlog well into 2011, the company announced 1 September 2010 ... | | Read More | |
| Polarcus has taken delivery of the Polarcus Asima, the third and largest 3D seismic vessel to join the company's fleet, Polarcus said Tuesday, 31 August 2010 ... | | Read More | |
| Keppel AmFELS is set to deliver the second of four EXL jackup rigs for Rowan Drilling Companies this week, the Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary announced 30 August 2010 ... | | Read More | |
| Ensco plc is now in possession of ENSCO 69, a jackup drilling rig that was reclassified as discontinued operations in second quarter 2009 ... | | Read More | Published: 8/27/2010
Posted in: Rigs & Vessels, Digest, Latin America |
| Pride International, Inc. announced the dedication of the second of its four new deepwater drillships under construction by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, the Deep Ocean Clarion ... | | Read More | Published: 8/25/2010
Posted in: North America, Rigs & Vessels, Digest |
| OE ’s analysis of current rig market data is updated monthly using statistics provided by Rigzone.com . . . | | Read More | |
| Over the weekend, national incident commander Adm. Thad Allen authorized BP to begin an open water fishing operation to pull out drillpipe from the Macondo blow out preventer ... | | Read More | Published: 8/23/2010
Posted in: North America, Rigs & Vessels, Features |
| Petrobras is moving forward with developing its pre-salt fields, most recently via the signing of a letter of intent with Modec and Schahin Group for an FPSO for the Guara deepwater field offshore Brazil ... | | Read More | Published: 8/23/2010
Posted in: Rigs & Vessels, Features, Latin America |
| Maersk Oil Qatar has signed a three-year contract for the FSO Africa for work at the Al Shaheen field in the Persian Gulf, vessel operator Euronav announced 20 August 2010 ... | Read More | |
| Technip and Malaysian national oil company Petronas have agreed to establish a long-term strategic collaboration, Technip announced 20 August 2010 ... | | Read More | |
| Keppel Shipyard secured a $37 million contract to modify the FPSO OSX-1, owned by OSX 1 Leasing | | Read More | |
| Seadrill subsidiary Scorpion Offshore has won contracts worth a total of $84 million for four jackups, including two newbuilds, the company announced 13 August 2010 ... | Read More | |
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