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U.S. offshore rig count drops down a notch
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. decreased by one unit over the last week, according to a wee...
Shell and Aker BP cancel Maersk Drilling's contracts
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has received notices of termination for two dril...
Contract cancellation for Transocean's drillship
Transocean has received a contract termination for a drillship operating in Egypt. ...
Total delays North Sea gig for Prosafe’s accommodation rig
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe and oil major Total have agreed to delay Total’s 202...
Saipem's Scarabeo 9 rig crosses Bosphorus
Saipem’s Scarabeo 9 semi-submersible offshore drilling rig has crossed the Bosphorus Strait fo...
OMV makes discovery off New Zealand
OMV has discovered hydrocarbons at an exploration well offshore New Zealand. ...
Borr Drilling gets early terminations and new contracts
Borr Drilling has received notices of early termination for several of its drilling rig contracts, b...
Vaalco releases Vantage rig
Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has completed workover operations on the South East ...
Lamprell mothballs one yard
Offshore construction yard Lamprell is implementing a program aimed at achieving a significant reduc...
Energy Drilling completes heavy lift off Indonesia
Tender rig specialist Energy Drilling has completed the heavy lifting of the drilling equipment set ...
Pacific Drilling's NYSE listing at risk
Pacific Drilling has received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stating that the compan...
OMV halts New Zealand ops
OMV has decided to postpone its drilling plans offshore New Zealand and Greenpeace is claiming a win...
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Oil price war and coronavirus bite into Noble’s rig contracts
The oil price war and the coronavirus pandemic are already taking their toll on the oil and gas serv...
U.S. offshore rig count unchanged
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. has not changed for two weeks in a row now and is stuck at 1...
Offshore drillers will be living on the edge
The Covid-19 epidemic and the ongoing oil price war have ravaged global energy markets during the la...
Prosafe in talks with operators
Prosafe, a provider of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, is in talks with operators related to po...
Seadrill gets listing warning
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has been given a continued listing standard notice fro...
Equinor finds oil in first operated Gulf of Mexico well since 2015
Norwegian oil major Equinor has encountered oil in the Monument exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of...
Aker BP makes minor gas discovery near Skarv field
Aker BP has made a minor gas discovery southwest of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea. ...
Shelf Drilling gets third termination in less than a month
Shelf Drilling has entered into a mutual agreement with a customer to shorten the contract for anoth...
U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat at 18
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a...
Worldwide offshore rig count in March drops by 4 rigs Y-o-Y
The worldwide offshore rig count in March 2020 has dropped four rigs sequentially and year-over-year...
Apache in second oil discovery off Suriname
Oil and gas company Apache Corporation has made a ‘significant oil discovery’ at the Sap...
Rig utilisation in Southeast Asia set for decline, Rystad’s analysis shows
Southeast Asia’s rig market, which was poised for growth in 2020, is now set for a decline. Several ...
ABS to class new jack-up drilling units for Silver Eagle
ABS, a global classification provider, will provide classification for a series of self-elevating dr...