Offshore
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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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Polarcus awarded survey project by Eni
Dubai-based offshore seismic player Polarcus has been awarded a contract by Eni for 3D seismic data acquisition services in Asia…
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K Line targets more FPSO business with Yinson and Sumitomo
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is joining compatriot Sumitomo Corporation and Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings, taking a 10% stake in an…
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SinoOcean and ICBC Leasing partner up to manage idle offshore assets
SinoOcean, an idle offshore assets management platform set up by major Chinese offshore builders, has entered into an agreement with…
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Odfjell Drilling semi-submersible selected for second phase of Johan Sverdrup
Equinor has awarded a letter of intent to Odfjell Drilling for the drilling and completion of Sverdrup Phase 2 utilising…
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CGG acquires stake in autonomous robot startup
French offshore survey service provider CGG has announced its seismic equipment unit Sercel has acquired a 34% shareholding in AMBPR,…
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North Star Shipping appoints new CEO
Aberdeen-based emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) operator North Star Shipping has appointed Matthew Gordon as the new CEO of the company, replacing Callum…
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Saipem seals Búzios subsea contract
Italy’s Saipem has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve…
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Icon Offshore moves to expand offshore business with rig acquisition
Malaysian offshore vessel operator Icon Offshore is looking to acquire a subsidiary of Perisai Petroleum that owns the jackup rig…
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