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Transocean lands strategic collaboration deal with Equinor and secures more work for two rigs
Equinor has inked a strategic collaboration agreement with Transocean and added more work to the bac...

Equinor ready to deploy Transocean rig for work in Norwegian Sea
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator to use one of Transocean’s semi...

Equinor gets the all-clear for North Sea drilling ops
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the...

U.S. offshore rig count continues its upward trajectory
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States ke...

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UK’s windfall tax boosts North Sea rig exodus
Westwood says that the UK’s tax changes could amplify the exodus of rigs from the North Sea, w...

No hydrocarbons for Equinor in North Sea well
Norway’s energy giant Equinor has completed the drilling of a wildcat well in the North Sea off Norw...

Vantage expects rise in day rates and rig fleet utilisation
Vantage Drilling expects that the future will bring further growth in day rates and utilisation for ...

Oil flows from field off Brazil
Karoon Energy has kicked off production from a well located on a field offshore Brazil, with first p...

Chinese shipyard embarks on construction of two offshore platforms
A Chinese shipyard has held a groundbreaking ceremony for two self-propelled, self-elevating offshor...

Semi-submersible rig kicks off its drilling gig in Nigeria
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has disclosed that one of its semi-submersible rigs ha...

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Shelf Drilling CEO envisages multi-year upcycle for jack-ups
With the oil and gas sector in high demand, Shelf Drilling is envisioning further offshore drilling ...

Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 opens floorplan
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) will take place at Amsterdam RAI on Tuesday 26 and ...

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...

Japanese firm taking over country’s only offshore drilling contractor to fortify its oil & gas business
Japan’s JX Nippon is in the process of acquiring the country’s rig owner, JDC, in a bid to strengthe...

U.S. raises the offshore rig count ante
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report reveals that the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. was on th...

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WATCH: Saipem’s recently named jack-up rig leaves shipyard ahead of new gig
A 300-ft jack-up drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles has joined the fleet of Italy’s contractor Saipe...

Maritime Insurance Market Update, Q3 2020
‘Clients, advisors and insurers are in the same boat.’ Effective cooperation is necessary to keep ri...

Eni hits oil offshore Mexico
Eni has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well located in Block 7 in the Sureste Basin off ...

With ‘abundance of gas pay’ uncovered, two more Black Sea wells coming online in March
Canada’s oil and gas player Trillion Energy has drilled another well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling cam...

Offshore oil & gas set for ‘highest growth in a decade’
With more than $200 billion of greenfield investments expected by 2025, the offshore oil and gas sec...

It’s all about power flow
Integration of renewable energies on a ship – and in other island networks Interview with Jero...

Oil worker medevacked from offshore platform in U.S.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has performed an emergency evacuation via helicopter of a 37-year-old ma...

Equinor ready to spud Norwegian Sea prospect this month
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from Norway’s authorities for an exploration well in the Norwe...

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Fresh oil & gas discovery in North Sea brings another Troll tie-back to the table
Equinor has made a new oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea off Norway, using ...

Lack of training played a part in fatality aboard drillship
Following the investigation report about a fatality aboard a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico, BSEE h...

U.S. offshore rig count moves down a couple of notches
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States sl...

Dolphin Drilling’s semi-sub rig lands another gig off Nigeria
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has inked another deal for a semi-submersible rig, whi...

UK urged not to kill 'golden goose’ with rhetoric and taxes
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has urged poli...

Two North Sea wells lined up for Equinor
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells in the North Sea ...
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