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Norwegian oil & gas player ready to spud North Sea wildcat
DNO has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Nort...

Aker BP all set to kick off drilling ops in North Sea with Saipem rig
Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the ...

‘Major’ oil discovery for Wintershall Dea offshore Mexico
Wintershall Dea has made a significant oil discovery at an exploration prospect located in shallow w...

Well-Safe semi-sub rig sports saturation diving system
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has installed a saturation divi...

Shelf Drilling jack-up rig lands new gig in Nigeria
Shelf Drilling has secured a short-term contract for one of its jack-up rigs with an undisclosed com...

U.S. offshore rig count stops in its tracks
Following the rise in the number of offshore rigs, the U.S. took a break, thus, the total number rem...

UK player ‘disappointed’ with ruling in first rig arbitration case, as Keppel shipyard wins
Awilco Drilling has expressed disappointment with the arbitration tribunal ruling in favour of Keppe...

OMV strikes oil in Norwegian North Sea
OMV Norge, a subsidiary of Austria’s oil and gas company OMV, has made an oil discovery near the Gud...

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Rig deals lift Transocean’s total backlog to $8.6 billion
Transocean has tucked under its belt new contracts and extensions in Norway and Australia for four r...

Valaris embarks on emission reduction quest with new 2030 target
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has set a carbon emissions reduction target to reduce its Scope...

Wintershall Dea gets nod to spin the drill bit in Norwegian Sea
Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration dr...

Boosting conversion rates
Repurposing existing vessels as an answer to rising prices and a changing climate The maritime indus...

SeaRenergy and ASSC bring “Spirit of Emden” into service – offering Cargo Runs in the German North Sea
The accelerating expansion of offshore energy projects together with the backlog of works due to the...

Potential delay on the cards for completion of drilling ops at UK North Sea well
IOG plc has encountered a challenge that could extend its previous drilling duration timeline for th...

U.S. picks up the pace to boost offshore rig count
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States up...

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Oil & gas seen as ‘wreaking havoc’ in UK waters
Recent report about the impact of oil spills on UK waters is bound to spur further calls to end offs...

Collaboration enables Damen to lead hydrogen introduction
Seven partners from the inland shipping industry join in the WEVA project, resulting in the construc...

Green light for Wintershall Dea to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig
Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration dr...

COSL rig getting ready for its gig off Kuwait
A rig, destined to work on a drilling campaign offshore Kuwait, is preparing for its assignment at a...

Aker BP finds more oil in North Sea thanks to new discovery
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the North Sea off Norway, using...

Haptic control development for mechatronic devices
The current generation of maritime remote-control systems has countless features to ensure ship safe...

Rig spuds fifth well in Black Sea drilling campaign
Trillion Energy has started drilling the fifth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natura...

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WATCH: Semi-sub rig embarks on its inaugural decom job in North Sea
One of Well-Safe Solutions’ rigs is on its way to start its first decommissioning assignment ...

Sembcorp Marine looking for new finance chief as current hands in resignation
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has initiated a recruitment process for a new head of finance as t...

Valaris rig on its way to kick off its gig with Shell
Valaris is preparing to start its new contract with Shell, as the rig, hired for the assignment, has...

Another Borr Drilling rig gets new job in Latin America
Borr Drilling has secured a new contract for one of its premium jack-up drilling rigs from an undisc...

First oil flows from development project off Gabon
BW Energy has achieved the first oil from its first well in a multi-well drilling campaign offshore ...

In focus: Vessel decarbonization efforts power ahead
In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore...

U.S. offshore rig count goes down a notch
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. slipped down to 17 units this week, based on Baker Hughes’ w...
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