After last week’s analysis of the dramatic purchase of Solstad’s fleet of 37 platform supply vessels (PSVs) by Tidewater, this week’s column deals with...
Merry Christmas! On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping and so...
Eighteen months ago, we highlighted (here) the transformation of the Middle Eastern oilfield services market as big, state-owned players in Saudi Arabia,...
Curvy, body positive American singer Lizzo’s new single “About Damn Time” has stormed to number one on the Billboard Chart in the US, and...
On November 10, drilling giants Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling announced their merger (here). The new company will own 20 floaters and 19 jackups....
On August 31, Borr Drilling released its second quarter results for its fleet of 23 jackups (here). Borr operates a fleet of 23 modern jackups with...
Pop star Britney Spears was so right when she warned of the dangers of repetition (here). Recent weeks in the offshore industry have seen several major...
In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, public investment by petro-states is increasingly focused on squeezing out private sector businesses in oilfield...
Charles Dickens offered only A Tale of Two Cities. This week, I offer a tale of no less than six restructurings, as the crisis in the offshore sector...
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