Polarcus takes delivery of fourth 3D sesimic ship

Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) reports that Polarcus Samur Ltd, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery on March 2, 2011 of POLARCUS SAMUR, the fourth 3D seismic vessel to date to

BOEMRE issues first deepwater drilling permit since moratorium

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced what BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwichj called a “significant milestone.” It approved the first deepwater drilling permit since the Deepwater

Seahawk Drilling to sell assets to Hercules Offshore in Chapter 11 sale

Back in November 2010, Seahawk Drilling, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAWK) said it was seeking “strategic alternative.” It said then that its liquidity and revenue generation had been hit by “the dramatic slow-down in

Rederi AB TransAtlantic takes delivery of ice strengthened AHTS

Sweden’s Rederi AB Transatlantic  has received delivery of the ice strengthened AHTS Njord Viking from the Astilleros Zamakona S.A shipyard in Spain. The Njord Viking is the second newbuild in a series

Bergen Group wins construction vessel contract

Norway’s Volstad Maritime has ordered a Skipsteknisk ST-259 CD design offshore construction vessel at Bergen Group Fosen. The order is worth around NOK 725 million and includes an option for a second

STX OSV books PSV order

STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel of PSV 09 design for an undisclosed international customer. The

DryShips to raise $500 million in Ocean Rig private placement

George Economou led DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) said today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. plans to offer through a private placement approximately $500 million worth of shares of Ocean Rig

Havyard delivers PSV to Garware Offshore subsidiary

Norway’s Havyard Group this week delivered a Havyard 832 L SE platform supply vessel was delivered in Bergen to Global Offshore Services B.V., a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Mumbai, India, headquartered

Mermaid Maritime affiliate orders jack-up rigs at Keppel FELS

Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited has signed a contract to build two jack-up rigs worth US$360 million with Asia Offshore Drilling Limited, a 49 percent owned affiliate of Bangkok, Thailand, headquartered Mermaid Maritime

Salazar unveils restrictive new offshore leasing strategy

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced an updated oil and gas leasing strategy for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It got a very mixed review from NOIA (the National Ocean

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