MAY 9, 2013 — Rolls-Royce Plc has signed a contract to deliver drillship propulsion systems to the world’s largest drilling company Transocean. This latest contract marks the 100th drillship to feature Rolls-Royce
APRIL 30, 2013 — Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced today it has been awarded a contract by Brazilian shipbuilder Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu (EEP) to provide the diesel generator sets for the main
APRIL 3, 2013 — GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems for customers involved with the pre-salt oilfield expansion off
FEBRUARY 7, 2013—Under contracts worth $160 million, ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, will design, supply, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning of the main electrical systems for seven next generation drill ships that are being
DECEMBER 28, 2012 — Noble Corporation says that it is working “cooperatively and diligently” to rectify deficiencies and maintenance issues raised by the U.S. Coast Guard during a recent inspection of the
DECEMBER 18, 2012 — Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to extend an option to construct an eighth ultra-deepwater drillship until
DECEMBER 13, 2012 — Rolls-Royce has received announced an order worth more than £100 million (about $161 million) to supply integrated power and propulsion systems for seven drillships to be built at
NOVEMBER 29, 2012 — “We are proud to be recognized as a strategic partner in Brazil’s pre-salt drillships program for its deepwater oil fields,” Sembcorp Marine President and CEO Mr. Wong Weng
NOVEMBER 29, 2012 — “We are proud to be recognized as a strategic partner in Brazil’s pre-salt drillships program for its deepwater oil fields,” Sembcorp Marine President and CEO Mr. Wong Weng
NOVEMBER 22, 2012 — Wärtsilä, has been awarded a further order as part of the ongoing Brazilian program to build a number of drill units (DRUs) to serve its offshore oil industry.