The Hornbrook Fire Protection District unveiled its recently purchased water tender, which was needed after a similar apparatus broke down during the Badger Fire several months ago.

I revisit my series on rig supply fundamentals and add data on tender and semi-tender rigs. Oversupply is significant.

Houston-based Bassdrill sees the use of semi-submersible tender assist rig along with tension-leg platforms and spars as potentially mitigating offshore safety hazards stemming up from rig ...

Singapore-based rig owner ­Energy Drilling is ready to order an additional tender rig at China’s Cosco shipyard, reflecting its confidence in the tender rig market as the concept gains popularity.

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. , a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its currently outstanding 9.5% Senior ...

An alleged attempt to ‘rig’ a tender by ‘tailor-making the technical specifications’ to suit a hand-picked party has come to light at the Institute of Sports Medicine (ISM), with an aggrieved party ...

An unusually high number of rigs are competing for a Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA drilling contract in the North Sea, an illustration of how companies are desperate for business as producers slash ...

Seadrill inked an agreement with Keppel to build a new semi-submersible self-erecting tender rig. The new unit is targeted for harsher environment and deepwater drilling operations in combination ...

The tender rig will be based on a similar design and same specifications as SeaDrill's T-10, with enhanced drilling capabilities allowing for parallel activities and high drilling efficiency. The ...

Kencana has launched the construction of its second rig in the 1st steel cut ceremony held at its fabrication yard. The project is expected to be completed in May 2010.

Seadrill Ltd completed the previously announced sale of the T-16 tender rig to Seadrill Partners LLC.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, the company that cancelled a five-year contract of rig supply with Great Offshore on Thursday, is planning to issue a new tender. India's largest oil producer ...