Offshore
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North Sea crash helicopter required maintenance just days prior to accident
The helicopter involved in Friday’s tragic accident that killed 12 people working for Statoil off the west coast of Norway…
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DOF Subsea lands Petrobras extension
Petrobras has extended the contract for multipurpose research and supply vessel , owned by Norway’s DOF Subsea. The contract has…
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DSME close to sealing Iranian jack-ups
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has revealed it is close to sealing an order from Iran for jack-up rigs.…
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Halliburton and Baker Hughes call off merger
Oilfield services provider Halliburton and smaller rival Baker Hughes announced the termination of their $28bn merger deal on Sunday after…
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TGS outlines next seismic data exploration
TGS has outlined plans to acquire more than 36,000 km of 2D seismic data, in partnership with PGS, utilising two…
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Chevron to lay off 1,000 more workers
Chevron is increasing its planned job cuts to 8,000 as the oil-price slump continues to hurt, according to the Houston…
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At least 11 dead in Statoil helicopter accident
At least 11 people were killed today when a Statoil helicopter crashed off the west coast of Norway and was destroyed on impact…
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Seadrill refinances and recapitalises with loan adjustments
Seadrill has adjusted several of its loan agreements with lenders in order to refinance its business and insulate itself from…
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Edmiston: Selling luxury PSVs
London: Amid the depressed OSV scene there have been some very creative ideas to get ships employed. Readers might recall…
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V.Ships Offshore awarded ship management contract by CMM Offshore
V.Group has announced that V.Ships Offshore has been awarded a ship management contract by Compagnie Maritime Monegasque Offshore (CMM) to…
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Samsung Heavy dealt another blow as Shell cans triple FLNG order
Samsung Heavy Industries has suffered another huge blow to its dwindling orderbook with Royal Dutch Shell cancelling plans for three…
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Mendes Junior Engenharia barred from government tenders for two years
Brazil’s comptroller general on Thursday barred an engineering company implicated in the Petrobras corruption scandal from seeking government tenders for…
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Wood Group wins $500m contract from BP in Azerbaijan
Wood Group PSN has won a five-year contract worth $500m in which it will provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM)…
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Aqualis Offshore: Renewables bring some relief
Asker: Renewable energy projects are providing some solace for Norwegian offshore consultants Aqualis Offshore in what has been a tricky…
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DryShips on the brink as creditors circle
DryShips has admitted some its debts have been declared in default and has hinted it might struggle to keep operating…
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Subsea 7 stacks two more vessels
UK-headquartered subsea specialist Subsea 7 has revealed that it has stacked an additional two vessels and let go of a…
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Seadrill ditches remaining stake in SapuraKencana Petroleum
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill announced the sale of its remaining stake of approximately 490m shares in Malaysia’s SapuraKencana for approximately $195m,…
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Awilco Drilling and Apache at odds over yard stay
Awilco Drilling have claimed that Apache North Sea is preventing their drilling rig from resuming work. The WilPhoenix is currently…
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Ocean Rig’s latest drillship acquisition sets new low price benchmark
Ocean Rig UDW’s recently announced acquisition of a sixth generation drillship at less than 10% of its newbuild cost provides…
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API calls for maximum US offshore drilling
The American Petroleum Institute (API) – a national trade associate in for the oil and gas industry in the US…
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