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Keppel FELS to Build ENSCO Rig

Keppel FELS to Build ENSCO Rig

Aug 13, 2008

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has won the contract to build the seventh ENSCO 8500 Series deepwater semisubmersible (semi) worth $560m. This sum includes equipment specified by the owner.

Veripos Wins Major Offshore Contract

Veripos Wins Major Offshore Contract

Aug 06, 2008

Veripos’ Houston-based Americas Region has been awarded major offshore positioning contracts by DOF Subsea, LSP, Tidewater and WesternGeco for vessels operating in Brazilian,

StatoilHydro Awards Seismic Contracts

StatoilHydro Awards Seismic Contracts

Aug 05, 2008

StatoilHydro has recently awarded contracts for towed multi-streamer surveys for 2009, totalling NOK 1200 million.   The contracts, covering surveys on the Norwegian Continental Shelf,

Daewoo Wins $755m Order

Daewoo Wins $755m Order

Aug 01, 2008

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. reportedly won a $755 million deal to build a drill ship, according to Yonhap. The deal from an U.S. customer calls

Louisiana Touts its Offshore Oil Drilling

Louisiana Touts its Offshore Oil Drilling

Jul 30, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — Flying in National Guard Black Hawk helicopters 500 feet above the bayous and marshes along the Mississippi River delta last week, Louisiana

McCain Urges for More Offshore Drilling

McCain Urges for More Offshore Drilling

Jul 29, 2008

The Wall Street Journal reported that John McCain again issued a plea for more offshore oil drilling, suggesting it would not take long for consumers to see the benefits.

Petrobras Finds Oil, Gas in Espirito Santo Basin

Petrobras Finds Oil, Gas in Espirito Santo Basin

Jul 23, 2008

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, found traces of oil and gas in an offshore well in the Espirito Santo Basin. Petrobras, as the Rio de Janeiro-based company is known,

Golar and Bluewater Partner in Bid for Offshore FSRU Project

Golar and Bluewater Partner in Bid for Offshore FSRU Project

Jul 16, 2008

Golar LNG announced that it has agreed to partner with Bluewater Energy Services B.V in bidding for an offshore LNG FSRU opportunity with South Africa's national oil company, PetroSA.

Nippon Steel to Move into Offshore Business

Nippon Steel to Move into Offshore Business

Jul 16, 2008

  Nippon Steel Engineering Co. is bolstering its operating structure in a bid to win contracts spanning everything from design to construction of crude oil

RIL, ONGC Ops May Face Shut Down

RIL, ONGC Ops May Face Shut Down

Jul 16, 2008

Reliance Industries and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may face an imminent shut down of offshore oil and gas operations after the Shipping Ministry issued new

Gas Discovery in the Barents Sea

Gas Discovery in the Barents Sea

Jul 07, 2008

During the drilling of exploration well 7226/2-1 in the Barents Sea StatoilHydro, the operator of the licence, has struck gas in a prospect named Ververis. The

Keppel to build Scorpion Semisub

Keppel to build Scorpion Semisub

Jul 07, 2008

Keppel FELS Limited was contracted to build its proprietary DSS 38 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) rig for Scorpion Offshore Ltd (Scorpion). The contract with

Aker Solutions Wins Brazil Deepwater Deal

Aker Solutions Wins Brazil Deepwater Deal

Jul 03, 2008

After the inauguration of the new drilling riser manufacturing facility in Rio das Ostras, Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.

Transocean Announces Contract for Transocean Marianas

Transocean Announces Contract for Transocean Marianas

Jul 02, 2008

Transocean Inc. announced that its deepwater moored semisubmersible Transocean Marianas, capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,000 feet, has been awarded

Perdido Truss Spar Delivered

Perdido Truss Spar Delivered

Jul 02, 2008

Dockwise Ltd. said that the Perdido Truss Spar was safely delivered by the semi-submersible vessel Mighty Servant 1 on Friday 27 June 2008. The Spar was skidded

India Awards Drilling Rights

India Awards Drilling Rights

Jul 01, 2008

India will award drilling rights to domestic and overseas explorers for a record 57 oil and gas areas as it seeks to boost crude production and lower dependence on imported fuel.

Norwegian Oil Industry:  Open More Offshore

Norwegian Oil Industry: Open More Offshore

Jun 25, 2008

Norway's oil industry called on the new Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Riis-Johansen to open up quickly more area for offshore oil and gas exploration. With

Oseberg Fields Production Resumes

Oseberg Fields Production Resumes

Jun 24, 2008

Production on the Oseberg field center, Oseberg South, Oseberg East and Tune has resumed after the small fire in a switchboard room on the Field Centre on June 15.

Keppel Shipyard to Deliver FPSO

Keppel Shipyard to Deliver FPSO

Jun 24, 2008

Keppel Shipyard is on track to delivering FPSO Lewek Arunothai to EOC Limited (EOC) for a South East Asian client. The 725,000 bbls storage FPSO was named at a ceremony on June 21.

Shell Deepwater Platform Attacked

Shell Deepwater Platform Attacked

Jun 23, 2008

An attack by armed separatists in speedboats has forced Royal Dutch Shell to shut down its biggest offshore oil production unit in Nigeria, removing a tenth of the Opec state's output.

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