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Posted: about 1 year ago

Odfjell asked to address nonconformities on semi-submersible rig

Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of Odfjell Drilling and its risk manage...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Chinese shipyard bags orders for two offshore platforms

China Merchants Jingling Weihai has received orders for two additional self-propelled, self-elevatin...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Offshore oil worker medevacked from Transocean rig

U.S. Coast Guard has performed an emergency evacuation of a male worker from an oil rig located 189 ...

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  • Human Capital
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Semi-submersible rig kicks off its drilling gig with Shell in Namibia

Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived in Namibia where it start...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Wheels in motion to pick rig for drilling in Mediterranean waters

TotalEnergies and Eni have embarked on a rig selection process for exploration activities in a block...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Guyana partners wrap up deal to fund upcoming exploration well

Partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana have completed the previously announced agreement fo...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Transocean drillships rake in $1.04 bln thanks to new gigs

Transocean has won new long-term contracts for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships, adding around ...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Shelf Drilling finds work for two jack-up rigs in Italy

Shelf Drilling has secured long-term deals for two jack-up rigs with Italy’s energy giant Eni for op...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Recent oil discovery off Congo seen as ‘potential play opener’

Perenco has made an oil discovery in an exploration well located in the shallow water Pointe Noire G...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

‘Significant’ new oil & gas discovery offshore Malaysia

Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Petronas, has made a new oil and gas discovery in Bloc...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Saipem buying drillship from Samsung Heavy

Saipem has decided to buy an ultra-deepwater drillship from Samsung Heavy Industries to strengthen i...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Valaris rig kicks off its gig with Eni

Valaris has revealed that one of its jack-up rigs has embarked on its new assignment in Australia wi...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Seadrill tasked with addressing nonconformities on jack-up rig

Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of maintenance management on one of Sea...

Categories:
  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Hydrocarbons present in HPHT well, but not the result North Sea operator ‘had hoped for’

Serica Energy has found hydrocarbons in an exploration well in the North Sea off the UK, but the com...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

TotalEnergies embarking on North Sea infill drilling campaign with Shelf Drilling rig

TotalEnergies has greenlighted the two-well infill drilling programme in the Danish North Sea to ram...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Tie-back potential on the horizon for new Norwegian Sea discovery

Neptune Energy has confirmed a new discovery in the Norwegian Sea, which appears to have commercial ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Brazilian field on track for first oil in 1Q 2023

Karoon Energy has completed the drilling of two wells at a field, located in the Santos Basin offsho...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
  • video
Posted: about 1 year ago

Repurposed North Sea rig closes its doors to go back to its decommissioning cycle

SEE MONSTER, a decommissioned North Sea platform’s new lease on life has now come to an end and it i...

Categories:
  • Innovation
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Rig gearing up to drill oil & gas prospect in Caspian Sea

KazMunayGas and Lukoil have set the wheels into motion to mobilise a rig to carry out drilling ops i...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
  • video
Posted: about 1 year ago

The Rig arising from North Sea wraps crew in thriller galore

Amazon Prime is bringing a new supernatural thriller series, the first Amazon Original to be filmed ...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

After wrapping up work for Equinor, Valaris rig goes for periodic survey

Valaris has revealed that one of its jack-up rigs, which recently worked for Equinor, will be underg...

Categories:
  • Operations & Maintenance
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

ADES expands its fleet with another jack-up rig

Malaysia’s offshore services provider Icon Offshore has wrapped up the sale of a jack-up drilling ri...

Categories:
  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
  • video
Posted: about 1 year ago

Are U.S. offshore oil & gas assets in danger of cyberattacks?

GAO believes that further actions are needed to address the growing cybersecurity risks that over 1,...

Categories:
  • IT & Software
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Regulator puts the breaks on Noble rig’s gig off Australia

NOPSEMA has put a stop to Santos’ drilling ops on a gas field off Australia by issuing a prohibition...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Aker BP gearing up to drill North Sea well

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, usin...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago

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