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Posted: about 1 year ago

Fresh gas discovery for Chevron

U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron has made a new gas discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean Se...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Deep dive: What’s in store for Valaris rigs?

An in-depth review of Valaris’ rigs, including details about new contracts and extensions alon...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Saipem rig spins the drill bit at North Sea prospect

Aker BP has started drilling an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway, using one of Saipem’s ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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South America to stay ‘key region for high-impact exploration’, Westwood says in 2023 outlook

High-impact well numbers in 2023 are expected to be in line with 2020-2022, with 75-85 high-impact w...

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  • Outlook & Strategy
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Noble, Halliburton and Odfjell forge five-year rig alliances with Aker BP for drilling ops

Aker BP has entered into drilling and wells alliance agreements with Noble, Odfjell and Halliburton ...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Shell finds gas in North Sea prospect and embarks on commerciality evaluation

Shell has made a gas discovery in an exploration well in the North Sea, which was spudded using a No...

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  • Exploration & Production
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DNV partners up with Ocyan, LZ Energia to decarbonise drilling operations

Ocyan, a subsidiary of the Novonor group that provides solutions for the upstream offshore oil and g...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Shelf Drilling jack-up rig wraps up drilling assignment off Oman

Masirah Oil, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, has completed its drilling campaign off ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Additional work in Nigeria extends Dolphin Drilling rig’s backlog

Dolphin Drilling has received a new Letter of Award (LOA) for a semi-submersible rig, which will pro...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Shelf Drilling secures more work for jack-up rig off Egypt

UAE-headquartered Shelf Drilling has won a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs for operat...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Transocean raising $500 million to partially fund acquisition of its second 8th-gen drillship

Transocean has kicked off a private offering of $500 mil of secured notes to cover in part the acqui...

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  • Business & Finance
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Acquisition to lift North Sea firm into top 10 UK producers

UK-based oil and gas player Serica Energy has outlined the strategic rationale behind its proposed a...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Jack-up rig kicks off drilling campaign off Gabon

BW Energy has spudded the first well in its multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon with a Borr ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Shelf Drilling jack-up rig gets new three-year gig

UAE-based offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has won a long-term deal for one of its jack-u...

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  • Project & Tenders
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More work in UK for Island Drilling’s semi-sub rig

Island Drilling has secured a contract extension for its semi-submersible rig, which will prolong th...

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  • Project & Tenders
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2022 saw higher offshore rig activity, Baker Hughes reports

Baker Hughes’ rig count report has revealed that the international offshore rig count experien...

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  • Exploration & Production
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WATCH: Semi-sub rig arrives at UK port to get ready for its inaugural decom gig in North Sea

A semi-submersible rig has arrived at a port in Scotland to prepare for its first decommissioning as...

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  • Ports & Logistics
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Transocean finds more work for five rigs

Transocean has secured contract awards and extensions for five drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Two new oil & gas discoveries in Gulf of Mexico to be developed as subsea tie-backs

Talos Energy has discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas at two deepwater discoverie...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Another drilling job in place for Deepsea Yantai semi-sub

Odfjell Drilling has agreed on a contract for the use of the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Green light for Equinor to undertake ops in North Sea with COSL Drilling’s rig

Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned rig f...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig staying another year in Angola

Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue car...

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  • Project & Tenders
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First oil flows into jack-up rig after it gets new lease on life as MOPU

ONGC has welcomed the first oil flowing into a jack-up rig, which was recently converted into a mobi...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
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TotalEnergies finds ‘signs of hydrocarbons’ in North Sea well

TotalEnergies has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in an appraisal well in the Central North S...

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  • Exploration & Production
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2022 in review: Some of the major incidents related to offshore oil & gas

Action has been taken to minimise the risks of accidents and improve safety of offshore oil & ga...

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  • Safety
Posted: about 1 year ago

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