Offshore
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Vard lands 15 vessel order from Topaz Energy and Marine
Norwegian offshore shipbuilder Vard has secured a contract from Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine for the design and construction of…
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Polarcus secures Repsol contract
Dubai-based seismic operator Polarcus has announced that it has received a letter of intent from the Spanish oil company Repsol.…
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Oilopps.com: Understanding offshore recruitment
What makes Simon Kendrick different to others involved in offshore recruitment is that, by his own admission, he knows what…
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Noble Corporation reaches $540m agreement over drillship cancellations
Noble Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas have come to an agreement over the cancellation of contracts for drillships Noble…
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EMAS Offshore secures new contracts worth $32m
Singapore’s EMAS Offshore has announced that it has secured new awards and letter of intents for charters amounting to approximately…
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Brazil to open up access to Subsalt Polygon blocks
Brazilian authorities are planning to change the rules to allow companies other than troubled state oil firm Petrobras to operate…
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Shell gives up almost all its offshore Alaska drilling leases
Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday formally gave up all but one of its leases to drill in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea,…
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MOL fixes FSRU in Uruguay
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), via subsidiary Lakler, has agreed to conclude a charter contract, with an eye toward reaching a…
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DOF Australia scores Schlumberger contracts
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has announced that its Australian subsidiary, DOF Management Australia, has signed two contracts with Schlumberger Asia…
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Another 40 jobs to go at Maersk Oil
Maersk Oil has said that it will reduce its Growth division, leading to the loss of 40 jobs, as part…
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Cosco Shipping to establish joint venture with Geosea
Cosco Shipping, the specialised vessel unit of China Cosco Shipping Group, is forming a joint venture with Belgian offshore wind…
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GR Engineering Services secures FPSO contract
GR Engineering Services has announced that its wholly owned oil and gas services business, Upstream Production Solutions, has entered into…
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Petrobras wants to bring forward $1bn loan from Exim Bank of China
Petrobras is moving to seal a $1bn loan from a Chinese bank sooner than first planned, according to Bloomberg. The…
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Entek Energy sells its offshore interests in the US Gulf of Mexico
Australian firm Entek Energy is pulling out of its offshore interests in the US Gulf of Mexico, selling them all…
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Bibby Offshore wins North Sea contract
Bibby Offshore is to begin a new “multimillion-pound” contract in the North Sea later this year, in which it will perform…
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Vard hit again as another customer goes bust
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard Holdings is assessing its options in regards to a diving support and construction vessel under construction at…
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Icon Offshore awarded ExxonMobil vessel contracts
Icon Offshore has announced that it has been awarded contracts to provide two straight supply vessels for offshore production platforms…
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Vallianz secures $63m Middle East charter contract
Vallianz Holdings has been awarded a time charter contract valued at up to $63m for the supply of two offshore…
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Reach Subsea secures scientific research contract
Reach Subsea has announced that it has entered into a firm contract with NTNU for the MarMine Project to complete…
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Boaty McBoatface will live on as an ROV, polar research vessel’s official name revealed
Despite a landslide online vote in favour of naming the ship Boaty McBoatface, the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) says its…
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