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Dec 28, 2007
Houston-based Hercules Offshore Inc. reported it has closed the previously announced sale of its fleet of nine land drilling rigs and related assets to Petrex Sudamerica Sucursal de Venezuela S.
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Dec 28, 2007
W&T Offshore Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement with Apache Corp. to acquire Apache’s interest in Ship Shoal 349, a federal offshore lease off the coast of Louisiana, for $116 million.
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Dec 28, 2007
Carencro, La.-based Omni Energy Services Corp. recently named Brian Recatto chief operating officer.
Recatto joined the oilfield services firm in March 2007 as vice president.
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Dec 28, 2007
Energy Partners Ltd. has reported its Gulf of Mexico Shelf exploratory well in South Timbalier 214 No. 2 was drilled but did not find commercial hydrocarbons and is being declared a dry hole.
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Dec 28, 2007
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently won a $1b contract from the U.S. Navy to build the ninth vessel of LPD-17 Class of amphibious transport ships.
Northrop Grumman is building ships for the $13.
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