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Equinor now gearing up for exploration campaign off Canada
Norway’s Equinor is mobilising to drill two exploration wells in waters offshore Canada, which...
Keppel terminates two contracts and keeps four jack-ups
Singapore’s Keppel has terminated two separate contracts for a total of four jack-up rigs, kee...
Noble and Maersk expect to sell certain North Sea rigs to get merger clearance in UK
Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling expect they will have to divest certain North Sea rigs to get merger...
UK player restores North Sea well into production with temporary fix
IOG has restored production from the Blythe well in the UK sector of the North Sea, after implementi...
Maersk rig booked for 31-well campaign
Maersk Drilling has secured a 19-month P&A contract through a rig sharing agreement between Tota...
Empyrean kicks off drilling ops offshore China
Following several delays, Empyrean Energy has started drilling the Jade prospect well, located in Bl...
Equinor spuds ‘one of the largest gas prospects in Norway in 2022’
Equinor has started drilling a wildcat well, located in the North Sea offshore Norway, using an Odfj...
Santos spuds second well off Australia using Noble rig
Santos has kicked off drilling operations on the second well in its campaign offshore Western Austra...
Equinor takes over TotalEnergies’ slot for Valaris drillship contract
A notable update relates to a Valaris drillship contract in the Gulf of Mexico, which has now been n...
Western Gas on track with drilling campaign in Australia
After confirming rig mobilisation date, Western Gas has set all the wheels in motion to drill the Sa...
Fresh batch of drilling contracts for Saipem
Saipem has been awarded new contracts in offshore drilling in the Middle East and in West Africa for...
Equinor finds ‘high-value barrels’ in North Sea
Equinor has made a significant hydrocarbon discovery with excellent reservoir quality in the Kveikje...
Borr Drilling secures work for five jack-up rigs
Offshore rig owner Borr Drilling has been awarded new contracts and extensions for five of its jack-...
IOG sorting out mechanical issue on Blythe platform
After identifying a mechanical issue on a platform, IOG is experiencing a further delay in fixing th...
Noble rig gearing up to drill second well for Santos
Following an oil discovery in the first, Santos is preparing to start drilling operations on its sec...
One-year gig with Shell for Maersk drillship
Maersk Drilling has been awarded contracts with Shell for the provision of a drillship for drilling ...
Aker BP to gauge remaining oil potential of North Sea field
After concluding the drilling of two wells, Aker BP will be working on evaluating the remaining oil ...
Green light for North Sea project with first oil this year
Ithaca Energy has secured consent for the development of a subsea tie-back to its FPF-1 facility in ...
Increase in net gas pay off Morocco for Chariot
Post-well analysis of Chariot’s gas discovery offshore Morocco has confirmed excellent quality...
Another delay for Empyrean off China
Empyrean is anticipating a short wait until the start of drilling off China after rig mobilisation w...
Transocean goes into seabed minerals exploration
Offshore rig owner Transocean is now investing in the exploration of seabed minerals to support the ...
IOG nearly ready to resume North Sea drilling
A Noble Corporation-owned jack-up rig is nearly ready to come back offshore and resume drilling for ...
ExxonMobil comes out empty-handed in Brazil
ExxonMobil has completed its drilling operations on the Cutthroat prospect, located in the Sergipe-A...
U.S. offshore rig count picks up the pace
After climbing back to 12 units, the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. upped the ante last week an...
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Saipem board adopts rescue plan
The board of directors of Saipem has approved a rescue plan to strengthen the company’s financ...