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FAR sees Gambian well costs go up after issue with fluid losses

Australia’s FAR Ltd has temporarily stopped drilling the Bambo-1 well located off The Gambia a...

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U.S. offshore rig count slips down to 13

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. went down to 13 units last week, according to Baker Hughes’ ...

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OMV books Maersk rig for HPHT well in North Sea

Maersk Drilling has secured a one-well contract with OMV (Norge) for a high-pressure, high-temperatu...

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Iran starts drilling ops in Persian Gulf in search of fresh reserves

POGC has started drilling operations in an attempt to find new hydrocarbon reserves at the South Par...

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Samsung Heavy gets rid of ex-Ocean Rig drillship with hopes to sell three more

South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to sell a former Ocean Rig drillship t...

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UK port set for revival with plans to recycle old rigs into foundations for floating wind farms

UK’s Ardersier Port, which was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, is n...

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Vysus to inspect Well-Safe’s rig ahead of upcoming North Sea decom gigs

ModuSpec has been chosen to verify whether the Well-Safe’s rig is fit for purpose to complete the up...

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6 days ago

TotalEnergies spuds Namibian ultra-deepwater well

TotalEnergies has started drilling the Venus-1X exploration well located offshore Namibia, using a M...

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Lundin adds extra well to Odfjell rig’s backlog

Oil and gas company Lundin has decided to exercise its option for an additional well for an Odfjell ...

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Stena rig moving out of North Sea to Morocco for Chariot well

Africa-focused Chariot has revealed that the Stena Drilling-owned Stena Don rig has started its mobi...

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Maersk rig re-hired for North Sea well

Maersk Drilling and Petrogas have agreed to exercise the previously agreed option to employ a jack-u...

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Climate goals: wait for a stricter agreement or take responsibility?

Every time there is research done on CO2 pollution by a prominent university or leading indepen...

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Damen FCS 5009 m/v Leonardo gets an upgrade that defies the roll of the sea

In a continuous effort to integrate revolutionizing products and ideas into the offshore crew and ca...

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Carnarvon still waiting on delayed Valaris rig to drill Buffalo well

Carnarvon Energy is waiting for a Valaris-owned rig to arrive at a drilling location in the Timor Se...

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More Gulf of Mexico work for Seadrill rigs

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured more work for its rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico,...

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11 days ago

Seadrill to bag $549 million for Petrobras contracts in Brazil

Seadrill has been awarded two contracts worth $549 million by Petrobras for the work on the Búzios f...

11 days ago

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DUPI – tackling the challenges of insuring offshore energy

Maritime insurance undoubtedly plays a critical role in the offshore energy industry. And because th...

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U.S. offshore rig count stays flat for two weeks

Based on Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report, the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unc...

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Western Gas locks in drilling slot for Valaris rig

Western Gas has executed the formal contract with Valaris for the MS-1 semi-submersible rig to drill...

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Serica kicks off production from UK North Sea gas field

Upstream oil and gas company Serica Energy has started production from its Columbus field, located i...

12 days ago

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Pushing the limits of offshore wind farm installation and transportation

With the rapid increasing size of Wind Turbine Generators (WTG’s), the transportation and installati...

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Brand new drillship joins Saipem fleet

A new ultra-deepwater drillship named Santorini has been delivered to Italy’s Saipem by South ...

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New three-year gig for Shelf Drilling’s rig in India

Shelf Drilling has received an award for a three-year contract with ONGC for offshore operations in ...

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Lukoil strikes oil in waters off Mexico

Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has made an oil discovery within the Yoti West structure at Block...

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IOG’s North Sea project still on track for first gas after repairs on Noble rig

IOG plc expects to continue working on a UK North Sea project soon following repairs to a damaged No...

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Lundin secures permit for Norwegian wildcat well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Energy Norway a drilling permit for a wildcat...

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15 days ago

Repsol shuts in Yme field only weeks after start-up

Spain’s Repsol has been forced to halt production from its Yme field less than a month after t...

15 days ago

Borr rig spuds Dutch North Sea well for Kistos

Borr Drilling’s jack-up drilling rig has spudded Kistos’ Q11-B well in the Dutch North Sea. ...

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Neptune preparing for busy year ahead with more wells added to Odfjell rig

Neptune Energy has extended a contract for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai rig to include addition...

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