Leading contract drilling company, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (DO) has recently awarded a contract to Singapore-based Jurong Shipyard for converting an out-of-work rig built in 1976 into a ...

A team of researchers reconstructed an ancient marine ecosystem – and discovered a previously unseen seventh layer in its ...

The Ocean Apex semi-submersible rig, operated by Texas-based Diamond Offshore, is merely taking shelter off the calm waters of Perth and receiving maintenance while it is between jobs. The 45-year-old ...

Alimak Hek has carried out the refurbishment and installation of four U500 industrial elevators on board Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Apex ultra deepwater semi-submersible drilling platform. The upgrade ...

Noble Corporation plc NE has announced that its semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Apex has landed a new contract in Australia. The semi-submersible rig has been hired by an undisclosed client for ...

Shark week is approaching, and everyone is wild for those cartilaginous fish. I am compelled to write my annual article with a cautionary tale on why they are considered an apex predator and why we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on the marine environment, its preservation, and the living things found in it. As an inspirational symbol for species ...