Rigs Archives

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

Shell and Aker BP cancel Maersk Drilling's contracts

Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has received notices of termination for two dril...

over 2 years ago

Contract cancellation for Transocean's drillship

Transocean has received a contract termination for a drillship operating in Egypt. ...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

Saipem's Scarabeo 9 rig crosses Bosphorus

Saipem’s Scarabeo 9 semi-submersible offshore drilling rig has crossed the Bosphorus Strait fo...

over 2 years ago

OMV makes discovery off New Zealand

OMV has discovered hydrocarbons at an exploration well offshore New Zealand. ...

over 2 years ago

Borr Drilling gets early terminations and new contracts

Borr Drilling has received notices of early termination for several of its drilling rig contracts, b...

over 2 years ago

Vaalco releases Vantage rig

Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has completed workover operations on the South East ...

over 2 years ago

Lamprell mothballs one yard

Offshore construction yard Lamprell is implementing a program aimed at achieving a significant reduc...

over 2 years ago

Energy Drilling completes heavy lift off Indonesia

Tender rig specialist Energy Drilling has completed the heavy lifting of the drilling equipment set ...

over 2 years ago

Pacific Drilling's NYSE listing at risk

Pacific Drilling has received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stating that the compan...

over 2 years ago

OMV halts New Zealand ops

OMV has decided to postpone its drilling plans offshore New Zealand and Greenpeace is claiming a win...

over 2 years ago

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over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

Prosafe in talks with operators

Prosafe, a provider of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, is in talks with operators related to po...

over 2 years ago

Seadrill gets listing warning

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has been given a continued listing standard notice fro...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

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. ...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

Apache in second oil discovery off Suriname

Oil and gas company Apache Corporation has made a ‘significant oil discovery’ at the Sap...

over 2 years ago

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 ...

over 2 years ago

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...

over 2 years ago

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