Offshore
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Bourbon signs up to automated offshore vessel project
French OSV operator Bourbon has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Automated Ships Ltd to support the building of…
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Bibby SOV wins Total accommodation contract
Bibby Marine Services has signed a contract with Total E&P Nederland to charter the , a service operations vessel with…
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Statoil and Husky come up dry off Newfoundland
Norway’s Statoil and its partner Canada’s Husky Energy have come up empty in a two-well drilling campaign offshore Newfoundland, according…
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PDVSA moves to reassure foreign partners that their investments are safe from nationalization
Venezuela’s state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) said it is guaranteeing the legal security of foreign investors in…
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Wood Group secures offshore contract from Maersk
UK offshore engineering firm Wood Group has been awarded a new contract by Maersk to deliver mechanical and management services…
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AlixPartners: 2017 toughest year for OSV operators
2017 could be one of the toughest years in decades for offshore supply vessel operators according to a study of…
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Petrobras takes SolstadFarstad anchor handler
Petrobras has taken an anchor handling tug supply vessel from Norway’s SolstadFarstad for a period of one year, with an…
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AusGroup appoints new CEO
SGX-listed Australian oil & gas construction, maintenance and fabrication firm AusGroup has appointed Shane Kimpton as executive director and chief…
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BOEM cuts royalty rate for shallow-water leases in Gulf of Mexico sale
The US Bureau of Ocean energy management (BOEM), part of the Department of the Interior (DOI), on Thursday said it…
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Petrobras and Chevron look to sell their stakes in Maromba field offshore Brazil
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras revealed on Thursday it intends to sell its stake in the Maromba oil field in…
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Christian Berg appointed CEO of GC Rieber Shipping
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has appointed Christian Berg as its new chief executive officer commencing mid-August 2017. Berg fills the role…
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Ocean Installer awarded Statoil contract
Offshore engineering contractor Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract by Statoil for subsea installations and tie-in operations on Johan…
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Total details delays resulting from tragic Samsung Heavy crane accident
Two significant projects underway for Total at Samsung Heavy Industries are facing delays in the wake of the tragic crane…
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SolstadFarstad finds work for CSV pair, extends AHTS with Statoil
Norway’s SolstadFarstad has announced new contracts for two construction support vessels and an extension for one of its anchor handling…
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Cantium buys shallow-water Gulf of Mexico assets from Chevron
Recently-formed oil and gas independent Cantium has bought a number of Gulf of Mexico assets from Chevron. The package includes…
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Swiber seeks to extend period of judicial management
Swiber Holdings has sought to extend its period under judicial management, Singapore’s version of bankruptcy protection. The offshore firm, and…
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Reach Subsea extends charter of Østensjø Rederi survey vessel
Norwegian OSV operator Reach Subsea has renegotiated and extended the charter party agreement with Østensjø Rederi for survey vessel .…
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Volstad thrashes out deal with creditors
Norwegian offshore support company Volstad Maritime has managed to thrash out a deal with creditors to ensure its survival. In…
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Odfjell Drilling awarded contract by Total E&P
Norwegian offshore driller Odfjell Drilling has been awarded a contract by Total E&P South Africa for drilling works offshore South…
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Petrobras awards Fugro two-year IRM contract extension
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro on Tuesday announced it has earned a two-year contract extension from Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras for work…
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