JULY 31, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore)
MARCH 7, 2013 —Houston-headquartered offshore drilling conractor Rowan Companies plc (NYSE: RDC) reported today that Chief Operating Officer Thomas P. Burke, has been promoted to President. He will remain as the company’s
JULY 31, 2012 — Ensco plc reports that it took delivery of ENSCO 8506, the seventh and final rig in the ENSCO 8500 Series of semisubmersible offshore drilling rigs on, July 30,
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiaries, Keppel FELS Brasil S.A. and Estaleiro BrasFELS Ltda, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sete Brasil Participações S.A. (Sete Brasil),
Houston-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC) today announced a plan that would see the company’s legal domicile change from Delaware to the United Kingdom (U.K.). Rowan says that the
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Fernvale Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract worth approximately $809 million from Urca Drilling B.V., a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participações S.A.
Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) announced today that it has ordered a new ultra-premium harsh environment jack-up rig to be built under a fixed-price shipyard construction contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore.
Offshore drilling giant Transocean has made an all-cash offer to acquire Aker Drilling ASA. It has already received commitments for 60 percent of the listed shares. Aker Drilling operates two harsh environment,
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, announced today that it had secured two contracts totalling R$500 million (approx. S$381.4 million) for Floating Production storage
Offshore drilling contractors Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) and Pride International, Inc. (NYSE:PDE ) say that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which London-headquarterd Ensco will combine with Houston-headquartered Pride in
