Two Greenpeace activists wearing polar bear costumes have climbed aboard the West Hercules semi-submersible drilling rig at Westcon Shipyard in Ølensvåg, Norway. “I got news from my friends and colleagues home in Norway that they took action today at the Statoil oil rig, West Hercules, that is about to set out to drill for oil [...]
Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced the appointment of Stephen M. Butz to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Troy L. Carson to Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Terrell L. Carr to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Drilling Operations, Todd A. Pellegrin to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Liftboat Operations, W. Brad James to Senior Vice [...]
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of West Hercules within maritime systems on board the West Hercules facility. The audit is part of the processing related to the application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) for the West Hercules facility for carrying out drilling activity on [...]
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Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced the appointment of James W. Noe to Executive Vice President, Beau M. Thompson to General Counsel and Secretary, Charles A. Lestage to Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Cecil H. Bowden to Vice President Engineering and Capital Projects, and John B. Crabtree to Vice President Technical Support, Compliance, and Maintenance. [...]
Hercules Offshore, Inc. reported today that all of its drilling rigs and liftboats located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have been accounted for and re-manned. Based on preliminary crew inspections, there does not appear to be any significant damage to the rigs or liftboats as a result of Hurricane Isaac. The Company’s facilities in [...]
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Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced today that Hercules Offshore employee Captain Louis Dubois has been awarded a U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award for his actions during the previously reported emergency evacuation of the Mako, a 175′ class liftboat, off the coast of Nigeria as a result of a fire that originated aboard an adjacent [...]
Hercules Offshore, Inc. today reported a loss from continuing operations of $38.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, on revenue of $143.3 million for the first quarter 2012, compared with a loss from continuing operations of $13.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, on revenue of $159.4 million for the first quarter 2011. John T. [...]
Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of the offshore drilling rig Ocean Columbia from Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. for $40 million in cash. Ocean Columbia, which will get a new name, Hercules 266, is a LeTourneau Class 82 SD-C jack-up drilling rig registered and flagged in the Marshall [...]
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Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced yesterday the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the offshore drilling rig Ocean Columbia from Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. The purchase price is $40 million in cash. Ocean Columbia is a LeTourneau Class 82 SD-C jack-up drilling rig registered and flagged in the Marshall Islands. Subject to customary closing conditions, [...]
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Hercules Offshore today announced that the Mako, a 175′ class liftboat in Nigeria, was engulfed by a fire that originated on a third-party rig, the KS Endeavor, during the early morning hours on January 16, 2012. The Mako was providing excess storage services adjacent to the KS Endeavor drilling rig at the time of the [...]
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