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Month: September 2019

Brunei Shell signs up PV Drilling Semi for 6 years

September 30, 2019
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PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has entered into a Contract for Provision of Heavy Tender Assist Semi-Submersible Drilling Unit “PV DRILLING V†with Brunei Shell Petroleum Company SDN BHD (BSP). The contract has the duration of six years, plus two (2) times of two (2) year extension with commencement date of 01st April, 2021

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Valaris lines up the Gorilla VI for 18 months with Neptune

September 30, 2019
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Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX today announced Valaris plc has been awarded a contract to provide a heavy-duty jack-up drilling rig for the Seagull development oil project in the UK North Sea. Valaris will provide the Rowan Gorilla VI (VALARIS JU-248) to drill four firm wells for the development, which is located in

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Christmas in November? Brazil approves 14 firms to bid in massive oil auction

September 30, 2019
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Fourteen companies have been officially approved by Brazilian authorities to participate in an oil bidding round in November, in which total signing bonuses are expected to be the biggest so far, exceeding $25 billion, national oil regulator ANP said on Monday. As widely expected, the companies participating include a broad swath of global oil majors. In addition to Brazilian

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Popular News – Top 5 from this past week!

September 30, 2019
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We had 4k page views this past week and the top 5 grabbed up 2.6k of them, below are our top 5 articles for the week of Sep 23 – Sep 29! #1 with 1,466 views Transocean dumps 2 legacy Ocean Rig newbuilds back in the hands of SHI #2 with 640 views Bourbon Offshore activates crisis cell to rescue

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Update: Three rescued from the Bourbon Rhode as it sank in Hurricane Lorenzo

September 29, 2019
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As previously reported, Bourbon Offshore activates crisis cell to rescue crew of the Bourbon Rhode caught in Hurricane Lorenzo Three crew members from a tugboat that issued a distress call on Thursday in waters dangerously close to Hurricane Lorenzo were found safe in a lifeboat Saturday. The French Maritime Rescue Coordination Center confirmed the rescue to weather.com early Saturday

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Bourbon Offshore activates crisis cell to rescue crew of the Bourbon Rhode caught in Hurricane Lorenzo

September 27, 2019
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A rescue operation of Bourbon Offshore‘s tug/supply vessel Bourbon Rhode is under way, as the vessel was in transit 1,200 nautical miles off Martinique and 60 nautical miles south-southeast from the eye of category 4 Hurricane Lorenzo. In particularly adverse weather conditions, the 14 crewmembers are facing a water ingress in the rear part of the vessel. A crisis cell has

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Transocean dumps 2 legacy Ocean Rig newbuilds back in the hands of SHI

September 24, 2019
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Transocean Ltd. announced today that two of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries will relinquish their respective interests in two drillships under construction – the Ocean Rig Santorini and the Ocean Rig Crete (the “Drillshipsâ€) – to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (“SHIâ€).  Upon relinquishment of the Drillships, Transocean’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries will not make further payments to SHI under the construction contracts. The total

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