Keppel to build repeat accommodation semi worth US$315 million for Floatel

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with returning customer, Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), to build a new generation harsh environment accommodation semisubmersible (semi) worth US$315 million for delivery in...

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Rolls-Royce to provide innovative fish transporter vessel

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish. Norwegian ship owner Sølvtrans AS, the world’s largest transporter of live fish, is the first customer for this advanced,...

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Saipem awarded new drilling contracts worth $300 million

Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately $300 million. In offshore drilling, Saipem has been awarded by Eni an extension of its contract for the charter of the semisubmersible drilling rig Scarabeo 7, for drilling...

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A gas leak occurred on the Elgin field

TOTAL E&P UK confirms that the gas leak at the Elgin Well Head Platform remains ongoing, although the situation is currently stable.  TOTAL continue to take possible measures to try to identify the source and cause of the leak and to bring it under...

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BP Agrees Sale of Southern Gas Assets to Perenco

BP announced today that it has agreed to sell its interests in its southern gas assets (SGA) in the UK North Sea to Perenco UK Ltd for $400 million in cash.As it continues the active management of its business portfolios around the world, focusing on core activities and future growth, BP expects to...

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