Tag: Transocean Ltd

• Sunday, September 27th 2015 - 09:37 UTC

  Major offshore drilling company accused of involvement in Petrobras scandal

  

  Transocean Ltd., a top offshore drilling company, has been mentioned in testimony in a corruption investigation focused on Brazil's state-run Petrobras, Brazilian court documents showed.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 22:18 UTC

  Shell contracts four dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drill-ships

  

  Transocean Ltd. today announced on Monday it has been awarded 10-year contracts for four new build dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drill-ships by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell).

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 07:58 UTC

  Oil leaks cast a shadow over the development of Brazil’s offshore huge reserves

  

  Brazilian authorities identified a small oil leak off the shores of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, the latest in a series of spills that has raised safety concerns over the development of some of the world's largest petroleum reserves.

• Thursday, December 15th 2011 - 17:58 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors suing Transocean and Chevron 10bn dollars for oil spill

  

  Brazilian federal prosecutors are suing Transocean Ltd and Chevron Corp for 20 billion Reais (10.6 billion dollars) in environmental and social damages and asked a court to suspend their operations, according to a statement yesterday.