Offshore
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Borr Drilling seals new deals in West Africa
Norwegian jackup rig owner Borr Drilling has secured a letter of award and one letter of intent from undisclosed operators…
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Pemex restores production after platform fire
Mexican oil giant Pemex has resumed production of 421,000 barrels of oil per day from the E-Ku-A2 platform at its…
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Hurricane Ida shuts more than 95% of US Gulf oil production facilities
Hurricane Ida crashed into the Louisiana coastline on Sunday afternoon as a Category 4 storm near Port Fourchon forcing several…
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Prosafe loses Westcon court battle over rig conversion
Offshore accommodation vessel specialist Prosafe has been unsuccessful in its appeal to the Norwegian Supreme Court over NOK465m ($53.5m) bill…
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Shell production platform off Malaysia to run on solar and wind power
Shell subsidiary Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) has announced plans to develop its Timi gas project off the coast of Sarawak,…
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CGX takes option on Maersk Drilling semisub in Guyana
CGX Resources, operator and joint venture partner with Frontera Energy Guyana, has exercised an option for the 2009-built semisub to…
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Pemex use of nitrogen to restore output at Ku-Maloob-Zaap could prove problematic
After a fire on August 22 that knocked out production at its E-Ku-A2 offshore platform, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is reportedly…
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Gulf of Mexico oil firms shut in 91% of oil, 85% of gas ahead of Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida – upgraded from Tropical Storm Ida since Friday – became a Category 4 storm on Sunday morning, with…
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Study finds offshore drilling rigs open to cyber attacks
An increase in remote monitoring and autonomous control, the internet of things and digitalisation has made offshore drilling rigs much…
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Brazil eyes more rigs as utilisation hits 92%
Competitive rig utilisation for Brazil-based rigs has increased by 9% in six months, reaching 92% in June. Based on the…
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Noble to sell four jackups to ADES for $292m
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has struck a deal to sell four jackups to UAE-based offshore rig operator ADES International for…
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Tropical Storm Ida expected to hit Gulf of Mexico, offshore platforms being evacuated
A tropical depression that formed in the Caribbean has strengthened and been upgraded to Tropical Storm Ida as it moves…
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Dominion Energy to create offshore wind development at Port of Virginia
The Port of Virginia will lease 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy to use as a…
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Transocean wins $252m contract for newbuild drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has landed a $252m firm deal with Beacon Offshore Energy for its newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater…
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John Fredriksen further reduces stake in Seadrill
John Fredriksen continues to divest his stake in the financially troubled offshore driller Seadrill, reducing ownership to just under 20%.…
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Fire on offshore platform likely caused by gas leak: Pemex CEO
The fire on Sunday that killed at least five workers on an offshore platform operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) may…
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Vaalco Energy seals Gabon FSO deal with World Carrier
Houston-based Vaalco Energy has signed a binding agreement with World Carrier Offshore Services to provide and operate a floating storage…
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Santos awards Dorado platform contract to Sapura Energy
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy has been awarded a contract by Australia’s Santos to design, construct and install the wellhead platform for…
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Crowley, MMA partner to train offshore wind labour force
Crowley Maritime Corporation and Massachusetts Maritime Academy have joined forces to create a labour force training and development program for…
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GE and PKN Orlen sign offshore wind deal in Poland
GE Renewable Energy and Polish oil refiner and petrol retailer PKN Orlen have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore…
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