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New CFO joins Valaris to ‘build on the positive momentum’ in offshore drilling
Valaris has revealed that the new CFO has now started working for the company after being appointed ...

Equinor sets its sights on Norwegian Sea wildcat
Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities for the drilling of a wildcat well, loca...

Transocean lands two new drillship deals
Transocean has secured new long-term contracts for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships to operate ...

New partner joins North Sea block ahead of September well spud
i3 Energy and Europa Oil & Gas have completed a farm-in agreement ahead of the drilling of an ap...

With clearance in hand, Equinor set to use Transocean rig for North Sea drilling
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Se...

New gas discovery in Colombia's deep waters
Petrobras has confirmed the discovery of natural gas accumulation in the Uchuva-1 exploratory well, ...

Austria’s OMV spuds large gas prospect in Norway
Austrian oil and gas company OMV has started drilling operations on the Oswig exploration well locat...

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How things stand for Valaris rigs
A deep dive into Valaris fleet of rigs with details about latest contracts and extensions as well as...

Shell books Stena rig for North Sea work
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a new contract with oil major Shell in the UK...

Jack-up rig getting ready for Black Sea campaign
After wrapping up its previous job, a jack-up rig is preparing to embark on its 2022 – 2023 drilling...

Indian operator awards fresh long-term gig to Shelf Drilling rig
UAE-headquartered Shelf Drilling has won a long-term deal for one of its jack-up rigs for operations...

'Excellent results' from Ivory Coast well for Eni
Eni has drilled and tested an exploration well in waters offshore Ivory Coast, delivering a 25 per c...

Two more wells join Exxon's string of discoveries
ExxonMobil has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara deve...

New contracts worth $2 bln for ADNOC Drilling
UAE’s giant ADNOC has awarded two substantial contracts totalling $2 billion to ADNOC Drilling...

Drill bit spins at exploration well in North Sea
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling the Ofelia exploration well in the Norwegian...

As rig day rates grow, Transocean adds $650 million to backlog
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts and extensions for its rigs with n...

Dolphin Drilling and IKM Gruppen sign drilling and well services deal
Dolphin Drilling has entered into a master frame agreement with Norway’s IKM Gruppen for drilling an...

Neptune all done with drilling on Norwegian field
In preparation for production start-up, Neptune Energy ha completed drilling four development wells ...

Valaris drillship starts new chapter in Brazil
Valaris has revealed that one of its drillships has started working on its new assignment offshore B...

Funds secured for upcoming exploration well in Guyana
CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, have announced a tr...

Woodside abandons Sangomar sale plans
Woodside has abandoned its previous plans related to the sell-down of equity interest in its operate...

Valaris rig getting ready for Santos campaign
Valaris has prepared one of its semi-submersible drilling rigs for a drilling campaign with Santos i...

Equinor to occupy Odfjell rig well into 2023
Equinor decided to add more wells to the backlog of an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig, which now has eig...

Norwegian giant obtains permit for North Sea well duo
Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities to drill two wells in the North Sea off ...

Saipem rig wraps up drilling ops on Norwegian North Sea field ahead of first oil
Wintershall Dea has finished the drilling campaign at a field in the Norwegian North Sea with Saipem...
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