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Noble, Halliburton and Odfjell forge five-year rig alliances with Aker BP for drilling ops

Aker BP has entered into drilling and wells alliance agreements with Noble, Odfjell and Halliburton ...

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Shell finds gas in North Sea prospect and embarks on commerciality evaluation

Shell has made a gas discovery in an exploration well in the North Sea, which was spudded using a No...

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DNV partners up with Ocyan, LZ Energia to decarbonise drilling operations

Ocyan, a subsidiary of the Novonor group that provides solutions for the upstream offshore oil and g...

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Shelf Drilling jack-up rig wraps up drilling assignment off Oman

Masirah Oil, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, has completed its drilling campaign off ...

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Additional work in Nigeria extends Dolphin Drilling rig’s backlog

Dolphin Drilling has received a new Letter of Award (LOA) for a semi-submersible rig, which will pro...

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Shelf Drilling secures more work for jack-up rig off Egypt

UAE-headquartered Shelf Drilling has won a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs for operat...

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Transocean raising $500 million to partially fund acquisition of its second 8th-gen drillship

Transocean has kicked off a private offering of $500 mil of secured notes to cover in part the acqui...

5 months ago

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5 months ago

Acquisition to lift North Sea firm into top 10 UK producers

UK-based oil and gas player Serica Energy has outlined the strategic rationale behind its proposed a...

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Jack-up rig kicks off drilling campaign off Gabon

BW Energy has spudded the first well in its multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon with a Borr ...

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Shelf Drilling jack-up rig gets new three-year gig

UAE-based offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has won a long-term deal for one of its jack-u...

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More work in UK for Island Drilling’s semi-sub rig

Island Drilling has secured a contract extension for its semi-submersible rig, which will prolong th...

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How to get and keep a good crew

How do you keep your crew safe in times of COVID-19? The need to take good care of crew members and ...

over 2 years ago

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Case study: Safeguard from electrical shocks and turbine activation during maintenance

Securing the flow of green energy by safely servicing and maintaining fast growing numbers of wind t...

over 2 years ago

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2022 saw higher offshore rig activity, Baker Hughes reports

Baker Hughes’ rig count report has revealed that the international offshore rig count experien...

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WATCH: Semi-sub rig arrives at UK port to get ready for its inaugural decom gig in North Sea

A semi-submersible rig has arrived at a port in Scotland to prepare for its first decommissioning as...

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Transocean finds more work for five rigs

Transocean has secured contract awards and extensions for five drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (...

5 months ago

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Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 opens floorplan

Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) will take place at Amsterdam RAI on Tuesday 26 and ...

over 2 years ago

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Two new oil & gas discoveries in Gulf of Mexico to be developed as subsea tie-backs

Talos Energy has discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas at two deepwater discoverie...

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Another drilling job in place for Deepsea Yantai semi-sub

Odfjell Drilling has agreed on a contract for the use of the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for...

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Greenlight for Equinor to undertake ops in North Sea with COSL Drilling’s rig

Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned rig f...

5 months ago

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Faccin Wind Towers Division: a reliable partner for your wind energy project

Faccin Group created a Wind Towers Division within the company. Why? Eng. Andrea Comparin: “Ac...

over 2 years ago

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Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig staying another year in Angola

Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue car...

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First oil flows into jack-up rig after it gets new lease on life as MOPU

ONGC has welcomed the first oil flowing into a jack-up rig, which was recently converted into a mobi...

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TotalEnergies finds ‘signs of hydrocarbons’ in North Sea well

TotalEnergies has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in an appraisal well in the Central North S...

5 months ago

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5 months ago

2022 in review: Some of the major incidents related to offshore oil & gas

Action has been taken to minimise the risks of accidents and improve safety of offshore oil & ga...

5 months ago

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5 months ago

UK port ends 2022 on a high note thanks to rig projects

Due to several ongoing projects, the UK’s Kishorn port (KPL) is currently playing host to giant semi...

5 months ago

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5 months ago

Breathing new life into oil rigs

While the oil & gas infrastructure needs to be retired at the end of service life, does this hav...

5 months ago

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5 months ago

Re-evaluation and new discovery push Türkiye’s Black Sea natural gas reserves up

Türkiye’s natural gas reserves in the Black Sea have been increased, following a new gas discovery a...

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Following upgrades, two jack-up rigs kick off their new drilling gigs

Arabian Drilling has completed the upgrades on its new offshore rigs, which have now embarked on the...

5 months ago

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