Fredriksen Group
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Flex LNG: Flexible by nature
Norwegian LNG shipping specialist Flex LNG is eyeing a new round of expansion, taking advantage of the promising outlook of…
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Seadrill seals drillship contract with Equinor in Brazil
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has secured a contract with Equinor for the utilisation of the 2014-built West Saturn drillship on the…
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Avance Gas adds two VLGCs at DSME
Norwegian VLGC pure-play owner Avance Gas has increased its newbuilding program at South Korea’s DSME from four to six 91,000…
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Flex LNG charters four LNG carriers to Cheniere
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG has entered into agreements to charter four LNG carriers to Cheniere Marketing International, with an option…
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Seadrill eyes $4.8bn debt write-off
John Fredriksen’s offshore drilling firm Seadrill has put forward a plan to write-off just over $4.8bn of debt, according to…
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Golden Ocean buys 18 bulkers from Fredriksen
John Fredriksen’s listed dry bulk arm Golden Ocean Group has entered into a deal with Fredriksen’s family company Hemen Holding…
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Seadrill files for chapter 11
Less than three years after it emerged from a restructuring under chapter 11, John Fredriksen’s offshore drilling company Seadrill has…
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Chapter 11 filing for Asia Offshore Drilling
Chapter 11 cases have been filed in the Southern District of Texas for Seadrill’s wholly-owned subsidiaries under the Asia Offshore…
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Seadrill’s forbearance agreements with creditors expire
Forbearance agreements inked between creditors and John Fredriksen’s Seadrill expired yesterday, leaving the drilling firm exposed to legal battles if…
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Seadrill Partners files for chapter 11
Seadrill Partners, the limited liability company formed by John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited has filed for chapter 11 after negotiations with…
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Robert Macleod steps down as CEO at Frontline
Robert Hvide Macleod, one of the best known names in the tanker business, is stepping down as CEO at John…
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CFO promoted at Seadrill
John Fredriksen-controlled Seadrill has promoted from within for its new CEO. The company’s CFO, Stuart Jackson, replaces Anton Dibowitz from…
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John Fredriksen increases stake in Avance Gas
John Fredriksen continues to increase his stake in pure-play VLGC shipowner Avance Gas with the acquisition of a substantial number…
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OSM takes over management of 51 Fredriksen vessels
John Fredriksen has struck a deal to farm out management of many of his bulk carriers and tankers to one…
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Seadrill buys out Mermaid Maritime to take full control of Asia Offshore Drilling
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has agreed a deal to buy out Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime to take full control of Asia Offshore…
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John Fredriksen appoints new Seatankers CEO
John Fredriksen has appointed Tor Andre Svelland as the CEO of his family holding company Seatankers. Svelland, 53, heads UK-based…
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Seadrill to axe more than 30% of its staff
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has implemented a large cost-cutting exercise as it faces up to the prospect of another prolonged downturn…
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Seadrill to delist from NYSE
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In March, the company received written notice…
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Fredriksen’s SFL seals newbuild VLCC deal with Landbridge
John Fredriksen’s SFL Corporation has acquired a newbuild 308,000 dwt VLCC from China’s Landbridge Group, and bareboat chartered it back…
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Seadrill drillship suffers early termination
Seadrill Partners has announced that it has received a notice of termination for the contract for which will see it…
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