Transocean to acquire Ocean Rig for $2.7 billion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Offshore drilling contractors Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) report that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Transocean will

Harvey Gulf International to go global

AUGUST 29, 2018 — Harvey Gulf International Marine today confirmed that it is going global with the reflagging of both Offshore Supply and Fast Supply Vessels to facilitate work in Mexico and

Crowley delivers Shell’s Appomattox semi-submersible FPS

AUGUST 21, 2018 — Shell’s Appomattox project in the deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico reached another milestone this month with the recent delivery of the Appomattox semi-submersible Floating Production System

A.P. Møller – Mærsk to seek separate listing for Maersk Drilling

AUGUST 17, 2018 — A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has decided to spin off Maersk Drilling Holding A/S as a standalone company in 2019 with a separate listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S.

GoM Lease Sale 251: Signs of returning confidence

AUGUST 15, 2018 — Today’s region-wide offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 251 generated $178,069,406 in high bids for 144 tracts covering 801,288 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

IMCA: DP vessels can come out of layup better than they went in

AUGUST 15, 2018 — The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has issued a guidance note for member companies considering reactivating their owned and managed dynamically positioned vessels following a period of layup.

Tidewater vessel reflagged to operate with Canada’s Horizon Maritime

AUGUST 14, 2018 — Tidewater Marine and Canadian offshore services specialist Horizon Maritime are continuing their cooperation. The 2010 built multifunctional offshore support vessel Tidewater Enabler has been reflagged from Vanuatu to

Oceaneering wins three year North Sea contract for E-ROV

AUGUST 13, 2018 — Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) reports that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has entered into a contract with Equinor ASA — the company formerly known as Statoil —

Solstad Farstad and SBM renew Normand Installer frame agreement

AUGUST 8, 2018 — Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered Solstad Farstad ASA reports that it has renewed its frame agreement with SBM Offshore (SBM) for 2019 and 2020, under which SBM will charter the

Harvey Gulf spells out details of proposed reverse merger with GulfMark

AUGUST 6, 2018 – HGIM Corp (Harley Gulf International Marine) today confirmed that it made a proposal to GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: GLF) on August 1, 2018, to combine the companies through

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