Offshore
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Offshore support vessel attacked by pirates off Mexico
The 1982-built offshore support vessel was attacked by pirates off the coast of Mexico yesterday. Maritime safety consultancy Dryad Global…
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Schlumberger to lay off 21,000 employees
Schlumberger, one of the largest oilfield service providers in the world, has announced a plan to slash more than 21,000…
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Kim Heng’s Bridgewater Offshore buys two more Posh Terasea anchor handlers
Singapore’s Kim Heng Offshore & Marine continues to grow its offshore fleet at pace, returning to snap up two more…
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Havila Shipping secures long-term bareboat charter contract with OceanPact
Norwegian OSV operator Havila Shipping has entered into a bareboat contract with OceanPact Netherlands for the deployment of subsea vessel in…
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SinoOcean forms strategic partnership with CNOOC for idle offshore assets
SinoOcean, an idle offshore assets management platform set up by major Chinese offshore builders, has entered into an agreement with oil…
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TAS Offshore terminates newbuild contracts for 16 OSVs in China
Malaysian OSV operator TAS Offshore has entered into agreements with Chinese shipbuilder Hangtong Shipbuilding to terminate contracts to construct 16…
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Two former Sainty Marine OSVs to be auctioned
The administrators of the bankrupt Sainty Marine has listed two offshore support vessels for auction via online platform Taobao. One…
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BW Offshore FPSO extension option taken by VAALCO
BW Offshore has been awarded a contract extension by VAALCO Energy for 1975-built FPSO . The extension is an option that…
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Seadrill Partners defers interest payments with lenders
Offshore driller Seadrill Partners has announced that it has entered into a 30-day grace period with its lenders to defer…
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Chevron acquires Noble Energy in $5bn deal
US energy giant Chevron Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5bn.…
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Vroon secures contract with Total for three ERRVs
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Aberdeen has secured contracts with Total E&P UK for three emergency response and rescue vessels. VOS…
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Maersk Drilling awarded jackup contract by Aker BP
Maersk Drilling has secured an additional one-well contract from Aker BP, acting as operator of the Tambar license, for the…
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COSL charters abandoned AHTS from SinoOcean
COSL, the offshore service unit of CNOOC, has fixed a bareboat charter contract with SinoOcean for a newbuild AHTS vessel…
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Saipem seals new Scarabeo 8 deal with Vår Energi
Saipem’s 2012-built semi-submersible rig will restart in Norwegian waters after Saipem and Vår Energi have reached an agreement for the execution of 4…
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UN warns risk of Yemen FSO breaking up poses an environmental threat ‘four times worse than Exxon Valdez’
Inger Andersen, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, has told the UN security council that a deteriorating,…
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Offshore drillers Valaris and Noble Corporation stop making interest payments
Under pressure offshore drillers Valaris and Noble Corporation have both stopped making interest payments. Valaris disclosed after-hours yesterday that it…
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Hurricane Energy terminates Transocean semi-submersible rig contract
Hurricane Energy has terminated its contract with Transocean for the 1987-built semi-submersible rig . According to Transocean, the company was…
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Paddy Rodgers joins Foresight board
Ravi Mehrotra’s UK-based Foresight Group, an integrated shipping and offshore drilling company, has appointed Paddy Rodgers, former CEO of Euronav,…
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Noble Corporation secures a series of new contracts
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has secured a series of new contracts and extensions according to the company’s latest fleet status…
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Transocean to lay off 110 workers as contracts dry up
Offshore driller Transocean is planning to lay off up to 110 workers as it is unable to secure a new…
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