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Posted: 21 hours ago

Multi-million drilling job takes Dolphin semi-sub rig to India

Dolphin Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its semi-submersible rigs with Oil Indi...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 21 hours ago
Posted: 22 hours ago

One of world’s largest semi-sub rigs comes back to UK port

A giant rig has returned to the UK’s Kishorn port to prepare for its return to the drilling campaign...

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  • Ports & Logistics
Posted: 22 hours ago
Posted: 3 days ago

Another ‘significant’ oil discovery springs up offshore Namibia

Oil boom continues in Namibia as the African country is now richer for another discovery. ...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 3 days ago
Posted: 3 days ago

Noble drillship going to Philippines for offshore drilling campaign

Noble Corporation has won a new multi-well assignment off the coast of the Philippines for one of it...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 3 days ago
Posted: 3 days ago

Dolphin Drilling gets rid of 1975-built semi-sub rig

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has decided to sell one of its semi-submersible rigs f...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: 3 days ago
Posted: 3 days ago

All systems go for Equinor to use Transocean rig for drilling ops

Equinor has received consent to deploy one of Transocean’s rigs for exploration activities in the Ba...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 3 days ago
Posted: 4 days ago

Trio snaps up more than $1.75 billion for drilling jobs on Equinor’s 19 offshore oil & gas assets

Equinor has handed out four-year contract extensions to three companies for work on 19 platforms loc...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 4 days ago
Posted: 4 days ago

Archer secures $20 million platform drilling contract in Brazil

Archer has won a contract for comprehensive platform drilling services in Brazil with Trident Energy...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 4 days ago
Posted: 4 days ago

Equinor keeps Archer busy with platform drilling gigs worth over $762 million

Archer has tucked a long-term contract extension under its belt with Equinor for platform drilling s...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 4 days ago
Posted: 5 days ago

Fresh gas discovery for Harbour Energy in North Sea as drilling ops bear fruit

Harbour Energy has made a new gas discovery in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, using one of N...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 days ago
Posted: 5 days ago

International offshore rig count two units down in February

Baker Hughes’ rig count report shows that two rigs left the working international offshore fleet in ...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 days ago
Industry Contribution

Successful field weld qualification of F550 TMCP toughcore

Excellent suitability for medium pressure LCO2 transport tanks is proven. By exploring various trans...

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  • Research & Development
Posted: 5 days ago
Industry Contribution

Towards a new generation with the Damen Offshore Carrier

The development of Damen’s Offshore Carrier vessel (DOC) was sparked by a desire to increase efficie...

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  • Vessels
Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 6 days ago

Noble taps Blue Water to support its rig ops in Suriname

Blue Water Shipping has been hired on a logistics contract in Suriname by Noble Corporation, an offs...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 6 days ago
Posted: 6 days ago

Once sea trials are out of the way, Stena drillship going back to Guyana

One of the drillships owned by Stena Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor, has completed its 15...

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  • Operations & Maintenance
Posted: 6 days ago
Posted: 7 days ago

After drilling ops with Valaris rig, gas flows from North Sea well

Perenco has brought on stream a near-field discovery within the Ravenspurn South area of the Souther...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 7 days ago
Industry Contribution

DNV approves F550 TMCP toughcore for LCO2 Transport and Storage

Next milestone for voestalpine Grobblech´s F550 TMCP toughcore for LCO2 transport and storage. Class...

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  • Certification & Classification
Posted: 3 months ago
Posted: 10 days ago

Shelf Drilling hands out North Sea job to Norwegian firm

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has handed out a contract for waste management services ...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 10 days ago
Posted: 10 days ago

Oil flows from ‘fast-track development’ off Gabon just months after initial discovery

Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has kicked off production from a development offsho...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 10 days ago
Posted: 10 days ago

Wheels in motion for Aker BP to embark on drilling ops with Saipem rig

Aker BP has received consent from to use one of Saipem’s semi-submersible rigs for exploration activ...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 10 days ago
Industry Contribution

TenneT Connects North Sea Wind Farms with Crucial Testing by KEMA

TenneT, in collaboration with multiple contractors, has achieved a momentous milestone with the succ...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
Posted: 3 months ago
Posted: 14 days ago

BP prolongs Diamond Offshore drillship’s stay in Gulf of Mexico

Diamond Offshore has got its hands on a contract extension for one of its drillships, which is worki...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 14 days ago
Posted: 14 days ago

Two more years for Shelf Drilling’s 42-year-old jack-up rig in Gulf of Suez

Shelf Drilling has won a contract extension for a jack-up rig working on an assignment in the Gulf o...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 14 days ago
Posted: 17 days ago

Appraisal of gas/condensate discovery boosts resource estimate

Wintershall Dea has drilled an appraisal well, which led to a minor increase in the resource estimat...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 17 days ago
Posted: 17 days ago

Santos eyes drilling ops off Australia

Santos has submitted an environment plan (EP) for drilling activities off the coast of Australia to ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 17 days ago
Posted: 18 days ago

Jack-up rig gets multi-well gig offshore Oman

Masirah Oil has hired a jack-up rig for a multi-well drilling program at a field in the Block 50 con...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 18 days ago
  • long read
Posted: 19 days ago

Diamond Offshore’s CEO designates 2023 as ‘transformational year’ with multi-million-dollar rig deals in the bag

Diamond Offshore is looking forward to reaping the benefits of higher day rates once its rigs move t...

Categories:
  • Business & Finance
Posted: 19 days ago
Posted: 20 days ago

DNO Norge books Noble jack-up rig for drilling gig in Norway

Noble Corporation has won a new short-term assignment for one of its jack-up rigs, which will undert...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 20 days ago
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Posted: 20 days ago

WATCH: Stena Drilling’s new drillship stops at South African port before its maiden gig with Shell

Stena Drilling has confirmed a short stay in a South African port for the newest drillship in its ri...

Categories:
  • Ports & Logistics
Posted: 20 days ago

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