Sal to transport drilling templates for offshore exploration

SAL was awarded a contract for the transport, loading and discharging of eight drilling templates for the Goliat offshore exploration project in Hammerfest, Norway.In March 2011, SAL’s new building of type 183, MV "Svenja", loaded the first lot of four drilling...

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Dockwise sales mv Explorer

Dockwise Ltd. announces the sale of type IV vessel MV Explorer to optimize the composition of the company's fleet with an increasing focus on value add cargoes. MV Explorer has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, who previously bought MV Enterprise as well. MV...

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Subsea 7 S.A. awarded contract in the North Sea

Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $70 million from Statoil on the Tordis Area in the North Sea.This contract is for the engineering, procurement and installation of two 10” 12 km oil production pipelines, together...

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LUNDIN PETROLEUM AWARDED BARENTS SEA ACREAGE

Lundin Petroleum AB ("Lundin Petroleum") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has been awarded a new exploration license interest in the 21st Norwegian Licensing Round. The awarded license, PL609 is located in...

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CNOOC Limited Announces Wang Yilin as New Chairman

The Board of Directors ("the Board") of CNOOC Limited (the "Company", NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883) announced today that, Mr. Fu Chengyu has resigned as Chairman of the Board and non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Wang Yilin has been appointed as new Chairman...

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Nido to Drill Commitment Well in SC63

Highlights: - Nido Board approves the Company’s entry into the next Sub-Phase of its SC 63 exploration program. - This Sub-Phase includes the drilling of a commitment well with Joint Venture partner, PNOC Exploration Corporation. Nido Petroleum Limited (ASX:...

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SBM OFFSHORE SIGNS LOI WITH ENI FOR NEW LEASE CONTRACT FOR FPSO

SBM Offshore pleased to announce that on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for twelve year lease and operate contracts from ENI Angola SpA for the block 15/06 development, offshore Angola.The development...

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Leading Global Energy Player Picks EMAS AMC

EMAS, leading integrated support and marine services provider in the offshore oil and gas (O&G) sector and operating brand for Ezra Holdings Limited, has secured new subsea and offshore services contracts. The project from Noble Energy is estimated at approximately US$88 million. Under this contract,...

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Statoil: New opportunities in the Barents Sea

Holdings in 11 new production licences have been awarded to Statoil in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which was announced by the government today, 15 April. The Polar Pioneer drilling rig at Skrugard in the Barents Sea. (Photo:...

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West Maritime have become a part of the Design & Solutions business area

The engineers at West Maritime have become a part of the Design & Solutions business area at ULSTEIN, in connection with a strategic effort to strengthen the engineering area. “Engineering is an important focus for Design & Solutions, as it ties together...

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GE Capital is Co-Agent on $145 Million Cash Flow Credit Facility for Vigor

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Capital, Corporate Finance today announced it is co-administrative agent on a $145 million cash flow-based credit facility for Vigor Industrial LLC, a ship building and repair company. The loan is being used to support the acquisition...

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GE Shipping sells its 3 VLCC's under construction

In March 2010, The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) had signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd, (HHI) South Korea for the construction ofthree Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) of 318,000 dwt each. These vessels were scheduled to be delivered between January and April...

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HHI RECEIVES ORDER OF A NEW ULTRA-DEEPWATER DRILLSHIP

A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the building of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with scheduled  delivery in 3rd quarter 2013. Total project cost is estimated...

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EMAS to take delivery of one of Vietnam’s largest FPSOs from Keppel Shipyard

EMAS Production is set to take delivery of one of Vietnam's largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels from Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), on behalf of owner PV Keez Pte. Ltd (PV Keez). To be managed and operated by EMAS Production,...

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MHI Receives Order from PGS of Norway for 2 Ramform Vessels

Tokyo, April 15, 2011 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for two vessels capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration from Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS), a leading company in marine...

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