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U.S. weekly offshore rig count stuck at 13
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday...
Neptune set to drill two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for two wildcat wel...
GoM operations returning to normal following storm Cristobal
Offshore oil and gas operators are resuming operations on platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico f...
Keppel rejects Awilco's contract termination
Keppel has denied and rejected the termination of a rig construction contract by Awilco. ...
Awilco cancels rig order with Keppel
Awilco Drilling has decided to cancel a semi-submersible rig order with rig builder Keppel due to br...
U.S. weekly offshore rig count up a notch
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. is up by one unit over the last week, according to a weekly ...
Worldwide offshore rig count in May drops by 54 Y-o-Y
The worldwide offshore rig count in May 2020 dropped 54 rigs year-over-year and 37 rigs sequentially...
Hokchi opts for early termination of Grupo R contract
Mexico’s Grupo R has received an early termination of a drilling contract with Hokchi Energy d...
Borr Drilling delays deliveries of five jack-up rigs
Borr Drilling has postponed deliveries of five jack-up rigs until mid-2022. ...
Court accepts charges against ex-SembMarine employee
A court in Brazil has accepted a money laundering and corruption complaint against a former Sembcorp...
Irregularities found during Valaris rig audit
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found several irregula...
COSL, Equinor ink new master framework agreement
COSL Drilling Europe (CDE) has signed a master framework agreement with Equinor on the Norwegian Con...
More improvement needed before ‘West Bollsta’ AoC award
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found one improvement ...
Prosafe gets relief from lenders
Prosafe has gained support to an extension to the forbearance arrangement with a majority of its len...
KHI orders Blue Marlin lithium-ion capacitor from Corvus
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has placed an order for the first commercial un...
Impairments drag Seadrill deeper into the red
Seadrill booked a huge loss in the first quarter of the year due to impairment charges amid a signif...
U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat for two weeks in a row
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained flat at 12 units for the second week running...
Neptune gets green light to use Deepsea Yantai rig on Gjøa
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Neptu...
Aker BP gains consent to use 'Maersk Invincible' on Valhall
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for plu...
Maersk Drilling says continued scrapping of rigs needed
Maersk Drilling believes that continued rig scrapping is needed to obtain a healthier balance betwee...
OMV ready to drill Norwegian Sea well
OMV is ready to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea following an offshore safety approval f...
Beach preparing for drilling ops off New Zealand
Beach Energy is preparing for exploration drilling in the Canterbury Basin offshore New Zealand, whi...
BPC picks Stena instead of Seadrill for Bahamas well
Bahamas Petroleum has signed a drilling contract with Stena Drilling for the provision of a rig for ...
ConocoPhillips to use Valaris rig for Ekofisk wells
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Norway rig ...
U.S. weekly offshore rig count stuck at 12
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to the late...