Fredriksen Group
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Seadrill drillship gets Gabon work
Seadrill Partners has secured a one-well contract for 2008-built drillship from PC Gabon Upstream. The one-well contract is for drilling…
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Frontline offloading naphtha from damaged Front Altair
Frontline has deployed the LR2 Front Vega to complete a ship-to-ship transfer (STS) of the naphtha cargo onboard the damaged…
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Frontline splashes out $186m on VLCC resale and LR2 newbuild pair
John Fredriksen’s Frontline has added three vessels to its fleet moving in on a Korean-built VLCC resale and ordering a…
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Seadrill Partners’ semi-submersible awarded contact by Kosmos
Seadrill Partners has secured a one-well contract with Kosmos Energy Gulf for 2011-built semi-submersible rig in the US Gulf of…
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Fredriksen tipped to be behind LNG pair at Samsung Heavy
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG has been tipped by brokers to be behind orders for another pair of LNG carriers worth…
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Fredriksen’s Flex LNG to list on NYSE next month
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG will proceed with a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) next month, having…
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John Fredriksen initiates tanker newbuild spree in China
Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has started a new round of tanker fleet expansion with a newbuilding program in China…
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Flex LNG listing in New York moves a step closer
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG has moved a step closer to listing on the New York Stock Exchange, having publicly filed…
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Fredriksen takes $66m suezmax resale
Brokers Intermodal report in their latest weekly report that John Fredriksen’s Frontline has been in resales mode, bagging a Korean…
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Northern Drilling exercises drillship option at DSME
John Fredriksen’s rig investment company Northern Drilling has exercised its option for newbuild drillship from South Korean yard DSME. Northern…
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Flex LNG seals sale and charterback with Hyundai Glovis for LNG carrier pair
John Fredirksen’s Flex LNG has sold 2018-built LNG carrier pair Flex Endeavour and Flex Enterprise to Hyundai Glovis for $420m.…
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Flex LNG tunes in to the Spotify route to Wall Street
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG has tuned in to the Spotify route to Wall Street, pushing ahead with a direct listing…
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Northern Drilling newbuild semi-submersible finds work with Lundin
Offshore driller Northern Drilling, part of John Fredriksen’s Seadrill, has secured a contract for newbuild semi-submersible rig West Bollsta. The…
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Incident on Seadrill rig being investigated by Norwegian authorities
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) said it is investigating a well control incident which occurred last week on Seadrill’s…
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Seadrill semi-tender rig wins six-well deal in Cote d’Ivoire
Seadrill’s limited liability company Seadrill Partners has secured a six-well contract for 2009-built semi-submersible tender rig offshore Cote d’Ivoire. Commencement…
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Ship Finance International snaps up 19,400 teu boxship pair
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International has finished off 2018 with the acquisition of two containerships, its fourth deal in the…
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Ship Finance International seals $270m sale and leaseback for boxship trio
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International (SFI) has entered into a $270m lease financing agreements with an Asian-based institution, which sees…
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Northern Drilling appoints new CEO
John Fredriksen’s rig investment company Northern Drilling has appointed Scott McReaken as chief executive officer, effective today. McReaken steps up…
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Seadrill drillship awarded Petronas contract
Norway’s Seadrill Partners has secured contract in Malaysia with Petronas Carigali for 2008-built drillship . The contract is for one…
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Ship Finance International offloads VLCC
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International (SFI) says it has agreed to sell 2002-built VLCC tanker to an unrelated third party.…
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