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Oilfield engineer goes with windSep 8, 2009Yet another offshore engineering company — in this case Norway-based AF Gruppen — has crossed over into the “renewable” sector with a ...
Songa, Pride rig gigs more preciousSep 3, 2009Songa Offshore has agreed a drilling assignment with Woodside Energy Ltd. that'll see the semi-submersible Songa Mercur bore as many as ...
Petrolia Drilling calm after “revolt”Aug 27, 2009The complex world of rig-ownership was again laid bare on Wednesday, as Norwegian rig-owning interests in Petrolia Drilling declared a $44.5 million loss ... By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
Out-of-control Montara leak not from rig: SeadrillAug 25, 2009The second-largest offshore drilling contractor in the world, Seadrill, said Tuesday that a leak from a well at the Montara platform off Australia might require ...
Chevron asks AGR to manage ultra-deep techAug 21, 2009Offshore oilfield engineering outfit AGR Subsea Inc. has earned a contract with Chevron in the U.S.A. to develop the technology of and a management approach to ...
Discoverer Clear Leader starts deepwater questAug 14, 2009The deepest-drilling drill ship in the world is now working for Chevron in the Gulf of Mexico with technology that “surpasses the limits of ...
RWE partners shrink rig orderAug 12, 2009The Fred. Olsen Energy rig-business Dolphin AS has had to alter a letter of intent with the Norwegian offshore business of German-based RWE Dea that would have ...
Fred. Olsen changes out CEOAug 12, 2009The board of rig-owning, offshore focused Fred. Olsen Energy has chosed a new chief exec officer in one Ivar Brandvold, 53.
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Rig slump shows signs of easingAug 7, 2009The number of rigs of all types working the world’s oil provinces is up everywhere since June 2009, the first signs that a worldwide drilling slump ...
DNV: first “round rig” fit for “ultra-deep”Jul 7, 2009The world’s first ultra-deepwater “round rig”, the Sevan Driller, has been classed by Norway-based classification society DNV and is ready to ...
Petronas Carigali cancels $170M rigJul 7, 2009Petronas Carigali’s project joint venture PCPP has cancelled a contract for the new-build jack-up rig Naga 2 with the Malaysia business of UMW Corp. and ...
AGR Petroleum Services Bredford campaign extendedJun 22, 2009AGR Dolphin AS, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has entered into a Letter of Agreement with RWE Dea Norge AS for a 160 days drilling contract for the semi-submersible
COSL Strike Jackup hired for operations Offshore UAEJun 22, 2009COSL has recently signed with the United Arab Emirates company Global Petro Tech FZCO (GPT) a service contract for the jackup drilling rig COSL Strike.
Norway rig holdings heat upJun 16, 2009Rig round-up:
Fred. Olsen Energy’s rig-managment business Dolphin AS has signed a letter of intent with German oil company RWE Dea’s Norwegian subsidiary for 160 days of drilling with the semi-sub Bredford Dolphin.
Nabors ex-North Sea boss becomes CEOJun 12, 2009The former North Sea well-services boss in one of North America’s largest rig companies has been appointed head of ...
Sevan rally ends with Petrobras hireJun 11, 2009Shares in “round rig” pioneer Sevan Marine fell almost five percent Thursday, despite news the Petrobras board had finally approved a $1.01 billion ...
Scorpion marks higher rig ratesMay 21, 2009Rig contractor Scorpion Offshore has reported surging revenues and income from its rigs higher day rates in the first three months of 2009, as the company moves on ...
Dolphin gets OK for UK re-hireMay 19, 2009Fred. Olsen Energy business Dolphin Drilling Ltd. appears to have found work for the semi-submersible Byford Dolphin after ...
Transocean down 18%, jack-ups sidelinedMay 6, 2009Drilling contractor Transocean posted first-quarter 2009 net income on Wednesday of $942 million, down 18 percent year on year despite slightly higher revenues of $3.12 billion. By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
Seadrill: earnings era on amid “unprecedented” declineMay 4, 2009Norway-based rig contractor Seadrill Ltd. has posted a net loss for 2008 of $164.4 million, or $33 million better than forecast, just as rig-company fortunes ,,, By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
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