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Posted: about 1 year ago

Keppel cancels three contracts

Keppel has terminated contracts with three clients related to orders for a jack-up drilling rig, a t...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Repsol’s Guyana well hits water-bearing targets

Repsol has found good quality reservoir at its exploration well off Guyana but both targets are wate...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Borr rig heading to West Africa

Borr Drilling has been awarded a new deal for one of its jack-up drilling rigs with an undisclosed o...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Aker BP receives the all-clear to use Maersk rig in North Sea

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Maersk Drilling’s rigs for ...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Westwood sees signs of recovery in high-impact exploration activity

Westwood is seeing a rebound in high-impact exploration this year with expectations for it to pick u...

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  • Exploration & Production
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New CFO joins Valaris to ‘build on the positive momentum’ in offshore drilling

Valaris has revealed that the new CFO has now started working for the company after being appointed ...

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  • Human Capital
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Equinor sets its sights on Norwegian Sea wildcat

Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities for the drilling of a wildcat well, loca...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Transocean lands two new drillship deals

Transocean has secured new long-term contracts for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships to operate ...

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  • Project & Tenders
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New partner joins North Sea block ahead of September well spud

i3 Energy and Europa Oil & Gas have completed a farm-in agreement ahead of the drilling of an ap...

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  • Exploration & Production
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With clearance in hand, Equinor set to use Transocean rig for North Sea drilling

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Se...

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  • Exploration & Production
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New gas discovery in Colombia's deep waters

Petrobras has confirmed the discovery of natural gas accumulation in the Uchuva-1 exploratory well, ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Austria’s OMV spuds large gas prospect in Norway

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has started drilling operations on the Oswig exploration well locat...

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  • Exploration & Production
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How things stand for Valaris rigs

A deep dive into Valaris fleet of rigs with details about latest contracts and extensions as well as...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Shell books Stena rig for North Sea work

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a new contract with oil major Shell in the UK...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Jack-up rig getting ready for Black Sea campaign

After wrapping up its previous job, a jack-up rig is preparing to embark on its 2022 – 2023 drilling...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Indian operator awards fresh long-term gig to Shelf Drilling rig

UAE-headquartered Shelf Drilling has won a long-term deal for one of its jack-up rigs for operations...

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  • Project & Tenders
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'Excellent results' from Ivory Coast well for Eni

Eni has drilled and tested an exploration well in waters offshore Ivory Coast, delivering a 25 per c...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Two more wells join Exxon's string of discoveries

ExxonMobil has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara deve...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
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New contracts worth $2 bln for ADNOC Drilling

UAE’s giant ADNOC has awarded two substantial contracts totalling $2 billion to ADNOC Drilling...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Drill bit spins at exploration well in North Sea

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling the Ofelia exploration well in the Norwegian...

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  • Exploration & Production
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As rig day rates grow, Transocean adds $650 million to backlog

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts and extensions for its rigs with n...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Dolphin Drilling and IKM Gruppen sign drilling and well services deal

Dolphin Drilling has entered into a master frame agreement with Norway’s IKM Gruppen for drilling an...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Neptune all done with drilling on Norwegian field

In preparation for production start-up, Neptune Energy ha completed drilling four development wells ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Valaris drillship starts new chapter in Brazil

Valaris has revealed that one of its drillships has started working on its new assignment offshore B...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Funds secured for upcoming exploration well in Guyana

CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, have announced a tr...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago

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