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Posted: about 1 year ago

Northern Offshore's jack-up kicks off drilling ops in Qatar

Northern Offshore’s drilling rig Energy Enticer has started drilling operations with Qatargas....

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  • Exploration & Production
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ABS to offer remote surveys for "majority" of world’s MOPUs

Maritime and offshore classification company ABS has expanded remote survey technologies which can n...

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  • IT & Software
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Equinor to use West Hercules rig for North Sea drilling

Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Safety body to investigate following Gjøa well incident

Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has started an...

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  • Safety
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BP mobilising Ocean Apex rig for Ironbark drilling

The Ocean Apex semi-submersible drilling rig has been handed over to BP for the drilling of the Iron...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Noble Corp. scores rig extension deal with ExxonMobil

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has been awarded a long-term extension for the ultra-...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
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ConocoPhillips given drilling permit for Norwegian Sea well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a wildcat...

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  • Exploration & Production
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West Bollsta rig given compliance award

Following several audits, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has awarded an Acknowledgement of C...

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  • Safety
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InterMoor Australia scores contract hat-trick

InterMoor, an Acteon company, has secured work on three different mooring projects in the Australian...

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  • Business & Finance
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Wellesley uses simulator to reduce exploration risks

Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has commissioned a mobile on-the-rig (OTR) drilling simulato...

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  • Innovation
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Odfjell eyes major drilling & completion job with Equinor

Equinor has awarded a letter of intent to Odfjell Drilling for the drilling and completion of the Br...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Lundin makes a deal to buy Barents Sea assets from Idemitsu

Lundin Energy has entered into an agreement with Idemitsu Petroleum to acquire its interests in a p...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
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U.S. offshore rig count flat for another week

The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged for another week, according to weekly rig c...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Borr Drilling keeping busy as rigs head to new assignments

Borr Drilling is keeping its fleet busy as three of its rigs have recently started their new contrac...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Maersk Drilling lands new North Sea gig with Dana

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum to drill two development wells as part of...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Seadrill elects new CEO as Dibowitz exits

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has appointed Stuart Jackson as its new Chief Executiv...

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  • Business & Finance
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Equinor gearing up to drill North Sea well

Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration dril...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Keppel to review offshore & marine business

Singapore’s conglomerate Keppel Corporation has decided to review its offshore & marine bu...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Equinor makes oil and gas discovery in North Sea

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the Nor...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Valaris gains access to additional liquidity

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has executed a new term loan credit agreement, gaining access t...

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  • Business & Finance
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U.S. offshore rig count stable at 14 units

The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the course of last week, according to ...

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  • Infrastructure
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Bahamas Petroleum sets new spud date as Stena picks rig

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has nominated a drillship to drill an exploration well o...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Vantage Drilling secures more jack-up rig work

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has secured more work for two of its rigs operating in...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Stena Drilling lands drillship deal with Repsol in Mexico

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has won a drilling contract with Spanish oil company Rep...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Regulator issues order following 'West Mira' incident

Norwegian offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has completed its investi...

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  • Safety
Posted: about 1 year ago