Category: offshore incident
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Probe into North Sea rig incident ends
Probe into North Sea rig incident ends Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has wrapped up its investigation into a well control incident that occurred on a semi-submersible rig working in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This incident is classified as being in the company’s highest category of severity. The post Probe into North…
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Tragic incident in Gulf of Suez: Four dead, three missing as jack-up capsizes
Tragic incident in Gulf of Suez: Four dead, three missing as jack-up capsizes ADES has disclosed a towing incident in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez, involving a jack-up barge unit owned by its subsidiary and operating within a key oil zone in Egyptian territorial waters. The post Tragic incident in Gulf of Suez: Four dead, three missing…
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Oil tanker stays put as cargo ship gets a tow: US and Portugal let UK spearhead North Sea allision probe
Oil tanker stays put as cargo ship gets a tow: US and Portugal let UK spearhead North Sea allision probe As a recent allision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea keeps reverberating across the maritime industry, many conspiracy theories are making the rounds. The post Oil tanker…
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‘Foul play’ among suspected reasons behind oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea collision
‘Foul play’ among suspected reasons behind oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea collision After two ships caught fire in the wake of a collision between a U.S.-flagged oil tanker and a Portuguese container ship, which occurred in the North Sea, north of England, U.S. officials have reportedly been unable to rule out ‘foul play,’ as a…