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about 1 year ago

Odfjell rig adds two more Equinor wells to backlog

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has secured more work for its Deepsea Atlantic drillin...

about 1 year ago

Seadrill makes two senior management changes

Seadrill Limited has appointed Reid Warriner as Chief Operating Officer and Leif Neilson as Chief Te...

about 1 year ago

Promising results from Maersk Drilling’s first low-emission rig

After being converted to a low-emission rig, Maersk Intrepid has entered operations as the first Mae...

about 1 year ago

Seadrill left vulnerable due to lack of new agreement with lenders

Forbearance agreements between Seadrill Limited and its creditors related to senior secured credit f...

about 1 year ago

Serica suffers Rhum delays due to Awilco rig downtime

Serica Energy has encountered difficulties while conducting a well intervention project on the Rhum ...

about 1 year ago

Masirah Oil spuds second well in Oman

Masirah Oil has started drilling a second development well in the Yumna field located offshore Oman,...

about 1 year ago

Dolphin rig kicks off Pemex gig in Mexico

A semi-sub rig owned by Dolphin Drilling has started working for Pemex in Mexico following the rig p...

about 1 year ago

Solstad wins supply vessel work in Norway

Norwegian supply vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured contracts for its platform supply vessels...

about 1 year ago

U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday...

about 1 year ago

Well-Safe Protector rig arrives home

Well-Safe Solutions has welcomed home its new rig the Well-Safe Protector for preparations ahead of ...

about 1 year ago

Petronas cheers first discovery off Suriname

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has made its first hydrocarbon discovery in Suriname with the...

about 1 year ago

Ocean Installer focuses on offshore wind, renames to Havfram

Norway-headquartered Ocean Installer has changed its name to Havfram, saying that the move reflects ...

about 1 year ago

BPC faces disruption from activists over Bahamas well

Environmental activists have raised concerns with a Bahamas court related to Bahamas Petroleum Compa...

about 1 year ago

over 2 years ago

New CFO to join Maersk Drilling in early 2021

Maersk Drilling has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer as its current CFO is planning to leave ...

over 2 years ago

Total boasts positive test results from South African well

Total has delivered positive test results that show high condensate yield and excellent reservoir co...

over 2 years ago

Offshore helicopter traffic tumbles in 2020, Rystad says

Global demand for offshore helicopter transport to offshore facilities plunged in 2020 as a result o...

over 2 years ago

Equinor drills dry well near Tordis field

Norwegian oil major Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Tordis field in the North Sea offshore N...

over 2 years ago

Mubadala completes Thai field interest buy

Mubadala Petroleum has completed the acquisition of additional interest in its operated G1/48 Conces...

over 2 years ago

OMV hires Maersk Drilling rig to drill well offshore Norway

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has hired a Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rig to drill an explor...

over 2 years ago

Keppel cancels Awilco Drilling rig contract

Singapore-based offshore drilling rig builder Keppel has terminated a construction contract with Awi...

over 2 years ago

U.S. weekly offshore rig count up a notch

The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. is up by one unit over the last week, according to a ...

over 2 years ago

Equinor drills duster in Barents Sea

Norwegian oil major Equinor has failed to find hydrocarbons after drilling a wildcat well in the Bar...

over 2 years ago

MOL Norge gets drilling permit for North Sea well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for a wildcat well...

over 2 years ago

BP starts drilling Platina field offshore Angola

Oil major BP has begun drilling on the Platina field in Block 18 offshore Angola using Valaris’ DS-1...

over 2 years ago

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