Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen once owned the world’s largest fleet of oil tankers. He made billions shipping goods round the globe and was unafraid of high-risk deals.

If Seadrill's long-term future is in trouble someone should let president and chairman John Fredriksen know. The billionaire just bought another 1.3 million shares of Seadrill stock, raising his stake ...

Seatankers, the powerful holding company of Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said on Thursday it had hired a veteran fund manager to broaden the group's portfolio and bring in outside ...

A handful of VLCC fixtures and positive indicators from the futures market could fuel owners’ hopes for strength ahead.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) +2.1% in early trading Wednesday after SEC filings showed shipping tycoon John Fredriksen bought 11.8M shares in the company, amounting to a 10.7% ownership stake.

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. After I recently wrote about Independent Tankers corp. (see part1 and part2), I thought it might be a good idea ...

March 23 (Reuters) - Belgium's Euronav EUAV.BR said on Thursday its shareholders had overwhelmingly voted to elect John Fredriksen of peer Frontline FRO.OL, a major investor that pulled out of a ...

Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen appointed a hedge fund manager on Friday as next head of his family's key holding company, which controls assets ranging from oil tankers and rigs to real ...

Billionaire investor John Fredriksen is stepping down as chairman of Seadrill but intends to play a key role in directing strategy and remain as a major shareholder in the London-based rig contractor ...

Seadrill's chairman, billionaire investor John Fredriksen, will step down from his post with immediate effect, the company said on Thursday, while reporting third-quarter earnings that exceeded its ...

Chris Helman tracks energy innovators and oil tycoons from Houston. This article is more than 5 years old. The Front Altair in flames in the Gulf of Oman after an attack, June 2019. On the same day ...