Diamond Offshore to build deepwater rig
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. subsidiary entered into a contract with Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas to construct a moored semisubmersible rig.
Shell Canada to explore offshore Nova Scotia
According to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Shell Canada won its call for bids to secure the exploration rights on four parcels of deepwater land off the southwest shore of the province.
TransCanada on track with Alaska Project
Per its agreement with the state under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, TransCanada Corp. is continuing on schedule to file a public convenience and necessity application with FERC for the Alaska Pipeline Project to transport to Lower 48 markets.
600psi pressure limit brass ball valve
W.E. Anderson Division of Dwyer Instruments, Inc.’s new Series DBV Brass Ball Valve is a durable hand lever ball valve.
Obama administration rejects Keystone bid
A bid to expand the Keystone XL pipeline has been rejected by the Obama administration. President Obama released a written statement stating that the decision was not based on the merits of the pipeline but that the deadline set by Congress was of an “arbitrary nature”.