Offshore drilling firm Seadrill rose the most in more than seven years as investors covered short bets after the company’s main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen, freed up $510 million in cash, fueling speculation of a bailout.
THE drilling company involved in BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces a Commons grilling today amid claims that its North Sea workers have faced "bullying" and "intimidation".
The oilfield services (OFS) industry was enjoying one of its most prolonged up-cycles in memory until the global recession reared its ugly head. After adjusting to the new financial environment and beginning to show positive signs again, the blowout on the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010, happened.
