Overview page containing news articles

Rigs

List of the highlighted articles

Posted: about 1 year ago

India’s Aban brings delayed rig sale to a close

India’s Aban Offshore has completed the sale of a jack-up drilling rig to ADES International, which ...

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

New five-year deal for Odfjell rig with Aker BP

Aker BP has added a significant order backlog to an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig with a five-year firm...

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

Neptune's North Sea campaign to unlock more gas

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started an infill drilling campaign at its operated Cygnus ga...

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

Hit-and-miss in Suriname waters

APA Corporation has made an oil discovery at its operated Baja-1 well in Block 53 offshore Suriname,...

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

Repurposed jack-up rig sets sail for Gabon oil project

BW Energy has revealed that a former jack-up rig, which was converted to an offshore production unit...

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

New rig design allows power from floating wind

Huisman has developed a harsh environment semi-submersible rig design, which can be powered with ons...

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

Eni makes ‘significant gas discovery’ off Cyprus

Italian oil and gas company Eni has made what it says is a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1...

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

Sapura Energy to get rid of three rigs

Sapura Energy has moved to dispose of three drilling rigs as part of its focus on long-term sustaina...

Categories:
  • Outlook & Strategy
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Utilisation for 7th-gen drillships now close to full capacity, Maersk says

Maersk Drilling believes that the global floater market will continue to benefit from an ongoing rec...

Categories:
  • Market Outlooks
Posted: about 1 year ago
  • video
Posted: about 1 year ago
Premium

Turkish drillship kicks off drilling operations in Mediterranean

Following an official send-off last week, Türkiye’s fourth drillship has kicked off drilling o...

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

Maersk, Port of Aberdeen eye building offshore charging hub

Maersk’s offshore charging company, Stillstrom, and Port of Aberdeen have signed a memorandum ...

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

Regulatory order for Saipem over barrier and maintenance management on rig

The Norwegian offshore safety regulator followed up an audit of Saipem’s rig with an order to ...

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

Sanctions-induced setbacks in sourcing goods sour Russia-Iran $40 bln deal, says Rystad

Sanctions imposed on Iran and Russia will hamper the sourcing of goods for the development of Irania...

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

Polish player all set to spud Norwegian Sea wildcat with Odfjell rig

PGNiG has secured a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be spudded w...

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

New oil & gas discovery in Norwegian Sea offers Aker BP option for Skarv tie-back

Aker BP has made a new oil & gas discovery near its Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea and will co...

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

Rig on its way to South Africa to spud exploration well

Eco (Atlantic) has revealed that Island Drilling’s rig is slated to arrive and spud an explora...

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

Maersk rig staying in Denmark with TotalEnergies

Maersk Drilling has secured an extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue to carry o...

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

Shell seeking approval for development drilling on gas project off Australia

Shell has submitted an environment plan (EP) for development drilling on the Crux natural gas field,...

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

More time in Gulf of Mexico for Aquadrill drillship

Aquadrill has extended the charter hire agreement with Diamond Offshore for a drillship, which will ...

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

ADNOC L&S rakes in $1.17 billion in new deals

ADNOC L&S has been awarded a contract totalling $1.7 billion by ADNOC Offshore for jack-up barge...

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

Drilling of fourth well off Gabon in full swing

Vaalco Energy has started drilling the fourth development well in its 2021/2022 drilling programme o...

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

Equinor gearing up to drill Norwegian Sea wildcat with Odfjell rig

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea w...

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

ADNOC Drilling scoops up mega deals worth over $3.4 billion

ADNOC Offshore has awarded two contracts worth more than $3.4 bln to ADNOC Drilling for eight rigs t...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
  • long read
Posted: about 1 year ago

New gigs for Diamond rigs

Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has secured new work for its rigs in the North Sea, Au...

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

Two Malaysian rigs get offline capabilities

Velesto has upgraded two jack-up rigs with offline capabilities to reduce days spent on a well and d...

Categories:
  • Equipment
Posted: about 1 year ago

Subscribe to the daily newsletter Daily news in your inbox?

The latest news and in-depth stories Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox

Subscribe now Subscribe