Rigs Archives

10 months ago

Thanks to infill drilling campaign, more oil flows from Thai field

Valeura Energy has wrapped up its infill drilling campaign at a field offshore Thailand, which has e...

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10 months ago

Ocyan undergoes restructuring, giving birth to new drilling player

Ocyan has confirmed the completion of its restructuring process, which enabled it to separate its dr...

10 months ago

10 months ago

Drilling ops kick off at sixth well in Black Sea drilling campaign

Trillion Energy has spudded the sixth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas fie...

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10 months ago

Sale of partial stake in drilling vessel underway

Caspian Sunrise has inked a deal with Stepping Stone Investments Limited to sell 50 per cent of its ...

10 months ago

10 months ago

Shelf Drilling jack-up rig spuds TotalEnergies’ first of two infill wells in North Sea

TotalEnergies has kicked off drilling ops on the first of two infill wells to be drilled during 2023...

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10 months ago

Confirmation of ‘significant’ oil discovery in North Sea comes with details galore

Aker BP recently revealed a new oil discovery in the North Sea off Norway, which was made using a Sa...

10 months ago

10 months ago

ADNOC Drilling expands its offshore rig fleet with two more jack-ups

ADNOC Drilling is acquiring two new premium offshore jack-up drilling rigs, as part of its fast-trac...

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Go-ahead for two oil & gas firms to drill in North Sea with Odfjell rigs

Aker BP and Neptune Energy have received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for explora...

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May brings upsurge in international offshore rig count activity

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report indicates that the number of offshore rigs was on an up...

10 months ago

New drilling assignment for Velesto jack-up rig

Velesto has secured work with an estimated combined contract value of $10.9 million for one of its j...

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More gas flows at Black Sea field as fifth well comes online

Trillion Energy has brought online the fifth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural ...

10 months 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...

over 3 years 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, ...

over 3 years ago

10 months ago

Equinor comes up empty in North Sea well

Equinor has completed the drilling of an exploration well near the Troll field in the Norwegian Nort...

10 months ago

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Odfjell Drilling confirms another drilling job for semi-sub rig

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has confirmed a new contract for a rig it manages on b...

10 months ago

10 months ago

Thumbs-up for Norwegian oil & gas giant to deploy Transocean rig on North Sea drilling gig

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use Transocean’s semi-submersible rig for dr...

10 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...

over 2 years ago

10 months ago

ConocoPhillips hires Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for more work off Norway

ConocoPhillips has picked one of the Odfjell Drilling-managed rigs for drilling activities on the No...

10 months ago

10 months ago

Shell takes Stena Drilling’s newest drillship for work in Gulf of Mexico

Stena Drilling has secured a new drilling contract with Shell’s subsidiary – Shell Offshore – for op...

10 months ago

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Aker BP gearing up to drill North Sea wildcat

Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the ...

10 months ago

10 months ago

Odfjell Drilling-managed rig hired to spud North Sea prospect

DNO Norge has picked one of the Odfjell Drilling-managed rigs for the drilling of a prospect in the ...

10 months ago

10 months ago

U.S. offshore rig count takes another downward step

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

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10 months ago

Repurposing oil & gas infrastructure to harness offshore wind power

Converting oil and gas infrastructure for use in the offshore wind industry would slash installation...

10 months ago

10 months ago

More time with Shell in Namibia for one rig while another gets ready to kick off its gig with TotalEnergies

Northern Ocean has secured a contract extension from the UK-headquartered Shell for operations in N...

10 months ago

10 months ago

‘Significant’ oil discovery for Aker BP in North Sea

Aker BP has made -what it describes as – a significant oil discovery in the North Sea off Norw...

10 months ago

11 months ago

Strong start for Seadrill in 2023 with almost fully employed rig fleet

Seadrill has managed to enhance its operational and financial performance in the first quarter of 2...

11 months ago

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11 months ago

Tight jack-up supply fuels Borr Drilling’s hopes of new prospects for its rig fleet

Borr Drilling has recorded strong financial and operational performance during the first quarter of ...

11 months ago

11 months ago

U.S. offshore rig count loses upward traction and slips down a notch

Following two weeks of slow growth, the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped down to 21 units...

11 months ago

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