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More time in Gulf of Mexico for Aquadrill drillship

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

about 1 month 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...

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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...

about 1 month 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...

about 1 month 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...

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New gigs for Diamond rigs

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

about 1 month 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...

about 1 month ago

‘Robust pipeline of opportunities’ for Noble rigs

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is seeing an increase in demand for offshore drilling...

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Türkiye sending its fourth drillship on first drilling mission

Turkish government and its national oil and gas company TPAO are now sending the country’s fou...

about 1 month ago

New loan of up to $300 million for BW Energy

BW Energy has increased its liquidity thanks to a long-term debt facility, which will be used for th...

about 1 month ago

Equinor cleared to deploy Transocean rig for well workover

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s safety regulator to use one of Transocean’s rigs for well...

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Industry Contribution

DUPI – tackling the challenges of insuring offshore energy

Maritime insurance undoubtedly plays a critical role in the offshore energy industry. And because th...

10 months ago

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Pushing the limits of offshore wind farm installation and transportation

With the rapid increasing size of Wind Turbine Generators (WTG’s), the transportation and installati...

11 months ago

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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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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...

about 1 month ago

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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Industry Contribution

Make the industry cleaner and safer by a multidisciplinary approach

Reducing the carbon intensity is the main theme for the Maritime industry. The International Maritim...

11 months ago

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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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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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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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Industry Contribution

Heavy Lift, Light Impact: Industry Looks to Heavy Lift Cranes for Sustainable Solutions

As the demand for sustainable technology grows in the offshore heavy lift industry so does the need ...

11 months ago

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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...

about 1 month ago

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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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...

about 1 month ago

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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New gas discovery in Colombia's deep waters

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

about 1 month ago

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...

about 1 month ago

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2 months ago

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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...

2 months ago

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...

2 months ago

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