Ship Finance International buys two car carriers
OCTOBER 24, 2012 — John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International Limited ( NYSE : SFL ) has gotten into the car carrier business. It reported today that it has agreed to purchase, “at
OCTOBER 24, 2012 — John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International Limited ( NYSE : SFL ) has gotten into the car carrier business. It reported today that it has agreed to purchase, “at
OCTOBER 3, 2012 — Fredrik Halvorsen, currently the CEO of well services company Archer Limited, has succeeded Alf C. Thorkildsen as CEO of Seadrill Management. The move is part of a shake
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has entered into a turnkey contract to build a new ultra-deepwater drillship at Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries. The project value price is estimated to be
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 — John Fredriksen’s Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Nasdaq:VLCCF) has sold two VLCCs, the Hampstead and the Titan Venus, though the Hampstead transaction didn’t go quite as planned. The Hampstead sale
JULY 25, 2012 —John Fredriksen controlled Seadrill says it has received a commitment from a major oil company for new contracts on newbuild drillships West Auriga, West Vela and a third drilling
JULY 6, 2012 — Chilean energy company Gas Atacama has awarded John Fredriksen controlled Golar LNG Limited the Mejillones Seaport FSRU Project. The initial term of the contract, in Gas Atacama’s option,
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill says it continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water discoveries and increased development drilling. Specific interest, mainly from
John Fredriksen has cashed in $1 billion of his stake in offshore driller Seadrill. Mr. Fredriksen’s Hemen Holdings said the sale will allow the Fredriksen Group to have a slightly more diversified
Two companies controlled by John Fredriksen are splashing out with newbuilding orders at Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Golar LNG Limited has entered into firm contracts with Samsung for a
Two leading South Korean shipbuilders announced big orders today related to Liquefied Natural Gas. Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today said that it had won orders worth $1.1 billion for