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Blackford Dolphin commences contract with Pemex in Mexico

December 15, 2020
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Blackford Dolphin completes inspection and commences contract with Pemex in Mexico Dolphin Drilling announced that on Thursday, 3rd December 2020, Blackford Dolphin successfully completed the Pemex Contract checklist inspection and commenced the contract with the Mexican operator. The semi-submersible is currently completing the pre-start inspection program and client materials mobilization, and is now expected to spud the first well

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MODEC awarded operations contract for Sangomar FPSO

December 14, 2020
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MODEC has announced that its subsidiary MODEC SENEGAL S.A.S.U has signed a contract with Woodside Energy for the operations and maintenance of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 project in the Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Offshore Deep oil blocks, located offshore Senegal. Following the FPSO purchase contract which was signed

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BW Rhine oil tanker hit by an unidentified external source

December 14, 2020
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“BW Rhine has been hit from an external source whilst discharging at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at approximately 00:40 local time on 14 December 2020, causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard,” Hafnia said in a statement on its website. The ship’s crew put out the fire and no-one was injured, the company said, adding that parts of the

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MHWirth receives suspension notice from KFELS

December 14, 2020
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MHWirth AS (“MHWirth”), a company owned by Akastor ASA, has received a notice from Keppel FELS to suspend works under the drilling equipment package project for the second mid water semisubmersible drilling rig under construction at Keppel FELS. The project relates to the main construction contract between Keppel FELS and Awilco Drilling, which was recently terminated by

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Exxon Mobil to cut 700 jobs in Houston

December 13, 2020
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Exxon Mobil Corp will lay off more than 700 workers in the Houston area, according to a notice it sent to the Texas Workforce Commission posted on Friday. The largest U.S. oil producer had previously said it would cut its global workforce by about 15%, or around 14,000 jobs, including deep cuts in the United States. Exxon and other

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Brazilian prosecutors sue Maersk, seek to freeze $200 million

December 13, 2020
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Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed a civil lawsuit against Danish shipping company Maersk and former executives representing the firm for alleged corruption involving shipping contracts with state-run oil firm Petrobras, they said on Friday. The lawsuit requests that a judge freeze almost 1 billion reais ($198 million) in assets in order to make sure funds are available to

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Petronas makes its first discovery offshore Suriname

December 11, 2020
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PETRONAS through its subsidiary, PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV) today announced that it made its first discovery of hydrocarbon in Suriname with the successful drilling of the Sloanea-1 exploration well located in Block 52.  PSEPBV is the operator of Block 52 and holds 50 per cent participating interest, together with ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname B.V. who holds

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Maersk names new CFO

December 10, 2020
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Today, The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S (“Maersk Drilling”) announces that the Board of Directors has appointed Christine Morris as the new Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and member of the Executive Management with effect from 5 January 2021. The appointment follows the decision by Jesper Ridder Olsen, announced on 31 July 2020 (link), to pursue another opportunity

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