Article: United States: BP makes oil find at deepest well in U.S. Gulf.

Article: United States: Transocean Ltd. Announces Ultra-Deepwater ...
TendersInfo;  September 30, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... semisubmersible rig Deepwater Horizon has been awarded ... subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) for operations ... adjustments. The Deepwater Horizon is one of 41 ... feet, the Deepwater Horizon entered service ... drilled for BP. Copyright ...

Article: Transocean Receives Contract Extensions for High-Specification ...
Business Wire;  April 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... today announced that BP PLC (NYSE:BP) has extended the ... the semisubmersible Deepwater Horizon. The Discoverer Enterprise ... Discoverer Enterprise and Deepwater Horizon, both currently operating ... been under contract to BP since the rigs began ...

Article: BP extends rig contract.(Offshore)(British Petroleum ...
The Oil Daily;  September 30, 2009 ;     648 words ... ... semi-submersible rig Deepwater Horizon has been awarded a three ... contract extension by BP worth $544 million ... start September 2010. The Deepwater Horizon is capable of operating ... was working on behalf of BP at the time.

Article: BP Finds 'Giant' Oil Source Deep Under Gulf of Mexico; ...
The Washington Post;  September 3, 2009 ;     700+ words ...BP said Wednesday that it made a ... same league" as other big fields BP has discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, BP spokesman Daren Beaudo said. The ... challenging, he said. The rig, the Deepwater Horizon, dangled about a million pounds ...

Article: BP pushes depths of deepwater exploration in US Gulf.
The Oil Daily;  May 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... for exploration drilling for BP in the Gulf. The company is ... take from three to six months. BP recently signed a five-year contract for Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig, which is set to start ... vessel's current contract with BP expires. Eyton said the relatively ...

Article: United States : BP Discovers Giant Oil Field in Gulf of ...
TendersInfo;  September 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Byline: manish03 BP announced on Wednesday the discovery ... recovered. The drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, shown in the gulf, was used ... years, in large part because of BP s deep-water giant Thunder ... stabilize platforms in deep waters. BP officials say the oil and gas ...

Article: Transocean wins BP contracts.(Offshore)(Brief Article)
The Oil Daily;  May 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Transocean said BP has awarded it contracts for two of its high-specification deepwater ... for work in the US Gulf at dayrates well above $200,000. The Deepwater Horizon, a fifth-generation, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rig ...