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Posted: 8 months ago

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 ...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago

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...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago

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...

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  • Market Outlooks
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago

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...

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  • Human Capital
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago

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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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 8 months ago
  • long read
Posted: 8 months ago

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 ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago

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...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago

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...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

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...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

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...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

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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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 9 months ago
Industry Contribution

“ETICA IP” ROV & USV a staunch green ally for the blue economy indystry & ocean sustainability

By Ioana Laura Grigore. Our concept of blue economy & ocean sustainability in offshore industry ...

Posted: over 3 years ago
Industry Contribution

Efficient spare part management through mobile 3D printing in remote locations

In remote locations, the fast and reliable provision of spare parts is critical for the smooth syste...

Posted: over 3 years ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Shelf Drilling jack-up rig gets long-term gig off Nigeria

Shelf Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its jack-up rigs with an undisclosed comp...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 9 months ago
  • long read
Posted: 9 months ago

Offshore drilling upcycle whets appetite for stacked rigs

Westwood says offshore rig scrapping is at its lowest level in years, as the offshore drilling marke...

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  • Market Outlooks
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Three Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers hired by Petrobras

Denmark-headquartered Maersk Supply Service has won a three-year contract with Brazilian oil and gas...

Categories:
  • Vessels
Posted: 9 months ago
Industry Contribution

Technical challenges with collection of subsea minerals for use in EV batteries can be overcome

Front-end engineering design study paves the way for development of new subsea mining riser system, ...

Posted: over 3 years ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Seadrill drillship gets more work in Gulf of Mexico

Seadrill has secured a contract extension for one of its drillships, which will continue to carry ou...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Aker BP gets all-clear to deploy Noble rig at North Sea oil & gas field

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Noble’s rigs at a field loc...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Vessel scores its ‘first major drilling contract’

Caspian Sunrise, an oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, has inked a deal for the Caspian...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 9 months ago
Industry Contribution
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PEM fuel cells: the future is now

Of the numerous future fuel options available when considering the IMO’s targets for reducing ship g...

Posted: over 2 years ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Drillship lands work in East Africa

Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, and Vantage Holdings’ subsidiary have reached an agr...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Valaris finds work for stacked drillship and two more rigs

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured new contracts for two drillships, including a stack...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

International offshore rig count takes a nosedive

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs took a downturn ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

U.S. offshore rig count slips a notch

Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States dr...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Shelf Drilling rig spins the drill bit at UK North Sea well

IOG plc has started drilling the second Blythe production well, as part of the Saturn Banks Project ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Shell makes another deepwater oil discovery offshore Namibia

Shell has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well offshore Namibia with Northern Ocean’s Dee...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Saipem bags $400 million for new drilling deal

Saipem has been awarded a new contract in Ivory Coast worth $400 million for a recently chartered se...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Aker BP’s North Sea well comes up dry

Aker BP has completed the drilling of an exploration well near the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegi...

Categories:
  • Regulation & Policy
Posted: 9 months ago

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