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Noble Expands, Enhances Global Fleet with Frontier Acquisition
Noble has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Frontier Drilling for $2.16 billion.
8:00 PM EST | June 27, 2010
Shell Continues Evacuations from Western Gulf of Mexico Operations
Shell is continuing evacuations from its Western Gulf of Mexico operations, bringing approximately another 200 personnel to shore.
8:00 PM EST | June 27, 2010
Noble Nourishing Relationship With Shell
The recent announcement that Noble will purchase privately-held FDR Holdings further cements its relationship with Shell in the process.
8:00 PM EST | June 27, 2010
Shell Granted Conditional Go-Ahead to Explore in Beaufort Sea
The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service has conditionally approved Shell's plan to explore two leases in the Beaufort Sea.
8:00 PM EST | October 19, 2009
MTNW Supports Frontier Duchess with Critical Mooring Project
Measurement Technology NW recently completed a contract to provide mooring line monitoring and commissioning with the Frontier Duchess drillship in Nigeria using both hardware and software.
8:00 PM EST | October 07, 2009
Signal International Beats Time on Frontier Driller Revamp
Signal International has delivered the Frontier Driller semisubmersible rig, which underwent a major upgrade and modernization at its East Bank yard, ahead of schedule.
8:00 PM EST | June 03, 2009
Husky's Production Slides, Oil Sands Projects Progressing for Late '09
Husky's production in 2008 was 355,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day, compared with 376,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2007. The decline was a result of delayed drilling and suspended production due to severe winter conditions.
7:00 PM EST | February 04, 2009
AETI Alliance Group to Service Brazilian Offshore Drilling, Marine Markets
American Electric Technologies will provide offshore services to the Brazilian offshore drilling and marine markets.
7:00 PM EST | December 03, 2008
Shell-Contracted Frontier Driller Christened, Set for Deepwater GOM Ops
The semisubmersible rig, Frontier Driller was christened with its new name at Signal International's East Bank shipyard on Saturday November 1, in Pascagoula, MS.
7:00 PM EST | November 09, 2008
Signal Selected to Upgrade Ocean Ambassador for $6.6MM
Signal announced the award of the $6.6 million ABS Special Survey and repairs to Diamond Offshore's semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Ambassador, which will be towed to Signal's Pascagoula, Mississippi East Yard.
8:00 PM EST | July 20, 2008
Oceaneering Announces Subsea BOP Control System Contract
Oceaneering International, Inc. has been awarded a contract valued at over $14 million by Frontier Drilling USA to deliver a new generation, subsea blowout preventer (BOP) control system.
8:00 PM EST | April 30, 2008
Keppel to Build Bully 2 Drillship, Contract Worth $101M
Keppel Shipyard won a $101 million contract to complete a second "Bully" rig design. The Bully 2 is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2010.
7:00 PM EST | January 22, 2008
Shell and Frontier Team Up to Build Drillships
Shell and Frontier form JV to build a Bully rig.
8:00 PM EST | October 15, 2007
Fairmount Glacier On its Way with the Frontier Driller
Fairmount's latest edition to the fleet, the 200-tonnes bollard pull supertug Fairmount Glacier, sailed from Invergordon with the Frontier Driller in tow bound for Pascagoula, Mississippi.
7:00 PM EST | November 25, 2006
Fairmount to Deliver Frontier Driller to the U.S.
Frontier Drilling has awarded the contract for the towage of semisubmersible Frontier Driller (ex-Transocean Explorer) to Fairmount Marine.
8:00 PM EST | September 21, 2006
Pan United Wins Major Refurbishment Contract
Pan-United Marine has won a major contract to re-activate yet another drillship – its third such project this year.
8:00 PM EST | September 21, 2006
Avista Capital Partners Invests $27 Million in Frontier Drilling
Avista Capital Partners has committed to invest $27 million in FDR Holdings Limited (dba Frontier Drilling) to partially finance Frontier's acquisition and refurbishment of the Transocean Explorer.
8:00 PM EST | September 20, 2006
Oceaneering Wins Contract for BOP Control System
Oceaneering International, Inc. said that it has been awarded a contract valued at more than $13 million by Frontier Drilling USA to deliver a new-generation, subsea blowout preventer (BOP) control system.
8:00 PM EST | July 25, 2006
Petrobras Prepares Tender for 30,000b/d FPSO
Petrobras plans to start the tender process next week for construction of a new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with capacity of some 30,000 barrels a day.
8:00 PM EST | July 18, 2006
Aker Kvaerner to Provide Drilling Equipment to Frontier Drilling
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract by Frontier Drilling USA Inc for delivery of a drilling equipment to the Frontier Peregrine II drillship.
8:00 PM EST | July 02, 2006
Aker Arctic to Design Drillship Enhancements for Arctic Beaufort Sea
Frontier Drilling USA has engaged Aker Arctic of Helsinki, Finland to proceed with the initial design and conceptual development of the modification work for their turret moored drillship "Frontier Discoverer".
7:00 PM EST | March 23, 2006