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Frigstad Deepwater orders two ultra-deepwater semisubmersibles

Posted on 11 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

Subsidiaries of Frigstad Deepwater have entered into turnkey construction contracts for the delivery of two ultra-deepwater…

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US launches expedited assessment of 2012 Arctic operations

Posted on 09 January 2013 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

The US Department of Interior has launched an expedited, high-level assessment of the 2012 offshore drilling program…

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Sapinhoá field starts commercial production in pre-salt Santos Basin

Posted on 09 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

Petrobras’ Cidade de São Paulo FPSO platform has started commercial production of the Sapinhoá field in block BM-S-9…

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ExxonMobil looks to reap 700 million-plus bbls from Hebron project

Posted on 09 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier

ExxonMobil will develop the Hebron oilfield offshore Canada using a gravity-based structure that will recover recover more than 700…

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KCA DEUTAG expands in Southeast Asia with Myanmar contract

Posted on 09 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

KCA DEUTAG has been awarded a strategic new contract from PTTEPI, the national oil company of Thailand, for the provision of…

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Statoil completes appraisal well in Johan Sverdrup

Posted on 08 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

Statoil has completed another appraisal well in PL265 in the Johan Sverdrup discovery with partners Petoro, Det Norske Oljeselskap and Lundin Petroleum…

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Petrobras well data shows large oil potential in Santos Basin pre-salt block

Posted on 03 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

Petrobras has completed drilling well 4-SPS-86B, known as Carcará, in block BM-S-8…

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BP begins production from Skarv field, Norway

Posted on 02 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

BP and partners started production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea on 31 December 2012. The Skarv field is approximately 210 km west of the Norwegian coast…

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