Loews has completed the acquisition of US rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC provides packaging solutions to the ...
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Loews has agreed to acquire US-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC offers packaging solutions to stable end ...
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A JU2000E jack-up drilling rig named “KANTANQIHAO” was delivered to Sinopec Offshore Oilfield Services Company (SOOSC) at CIMC Raffles on April 12, which is the most advanced offshore drilling rig that Sinopec owned currently. ...
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Redline Communications Extends High Speed Wireless to Vehicles, Ships and Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Thursday, Apr 10, 2014 Redline Communications (www.rdlcom.com) Group Inc. (TSX: RDL), a leading provider of mission-critical wireless ...
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The Obama administration is nearing a decision on allowing seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast, a critical step in opening waters off Virginia, the Carolinas and elsewhere to oil drilling. A study of what the controversial seismic ...
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Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has taken delivery of ENSCO 121, the second of four ultra-premium harsh environment jackup rigs in its ENSCO 120 Series. The rig is contracted to work in the North Sea beginning in the second quarter of 2014 at a day ...
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Nido Petroleum Limited(ASX:NDO)("Nido"or the"Company")is pleased to advise that the Company has signed a binding rig contract with UMW Standard Drilling Sdn Bhd('UMWSD')for the Jack Up drilling rig"UMW Naga 5"to drill the Baragatan prospect ...
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Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced todaythe delivery of the Atwood Advantage from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & MarineEngineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. The Atwood Advantage hasdeparted the DSME shipyard and ...
In the operation and development of a sour gas field, a key challenge is ensuring the process safety and integrity of the asset and, most importantly, the safety of the personnel working with high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide (H2S). ...
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Total E&P UK Ltd awards Welltec a 3-year contract including possibility for a further two, 1-year extensions. The contract covers the scope of Tractor Conveyance, Tubing Cutting, Clean-out and Milling based, e-line intervention services. ...
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With many Chinesecearning capability being squeezed by low technical content, appreciation of the renminbi and blind expansion, Chinese shipbuilders are looking to stay afloat by building more maritime engineering products. A recovery is ...
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A North Port at the heart of Scotland's oil & energy sector has taken delivery of the world's newest jack-up rig, the Prospector 1. The purpose built port, owned and operated by the Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA), was selected by ...
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BP today announced it has added two drilling rigs to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, bringing its fleet to a company record nine rigs as it continues to develop its strong portfolio of assets in the key U.S. offshore basin. One of the rigs ...
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today announced that a subsidiary has awarded contracts to Keppel FELS Limited's shipyard in Singapore for the construction of five Super B 400 Bigfoot Class jackup drilling rigs. The first rig is ...
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BP’s business activities in the US helped generate more than $147 billion in economic impact in 2012 and support more than a quarter million American jobs, the company’s Group Chief Executive Bob Dudley will announce today in a ...
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