Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has secured additional contract fixtures for two of its harsh environment semisubmersibles in what is the latest development in the recovery of the offshore drilling industry from a prolonged downturn. Combined, the fixtures represent a $113 million in firm contract backlog. The Transocean Endurance was awarded a multi-well plug and abandonment contract in […]
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Micro-plastic pollution is possibly one of the worst environmental disasters in the making. And the scale of the problem is growing every year despite large efforts to limit plastic pollution in the first place. That means that between the existing and new plastic waste floating around oceans, rivers, and lakes, there is a major need […]
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Global heating is warming waters, changing salmon and tuna migration – and hurting fisheries There is little at Shiogama seafood market to suggest that Japanese consumers could one day be deprived of their favourite seafood – from giant crab’s legs simmering in a winter nabe hotpot to spheres of salmon roe resting on a bed of rice […]
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