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2 months ago

Saipem bags offshore drilling contract worth $325 mln

Italian oilfield services contractor Saipem has been awarded a contract by Aker BP for a drilling ca...

2 months ago

Equinor obtains permit for another North Sea well

Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities for the drilling of another wildcat well...

2 months ago

Fresh UK North Sea deal for Maersk jack-up

Danish offshore rig owner Maersk Drilling has been awarded a five-month contract in the UK sector of...

2 months ago

KCA Deutag to add carbon-reduction tech on Cat J rigs

KCA Deutag has been appointed to carry out an energy optimisation project for Equinor on two Cat J r...

2 months ago

Equinor sets its sights on Barents Sea wildcat

Oil and gas giant Equinor has received a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities for a wildcat we...

2 months ago

Valaris drillship collides with bulk carrier - updated

A Valaris drillship and a bulk carrier have collided in Pascagoula, Mississippi with both vessels su...

2 months ago

U.S. offshore rig count slips down a notch

After no change for two consecutive weeks, the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 11 uni...

2 months ago

Petronas picks Velesto's suite of rigs

Velesto has secured new work for its jack-up drilling rigs in Malaysia with the country’s oil and ga...

2 months ago

Two rigs getting new names following manager change

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has decided to rename its two rigs following a recent de...

2 months ago

Eco one approval shy of closing Azinam deal

Eco Atlantic has completed all the steps required to close the acquisition of the Azinam Group and i...

2 months ago

Empyrean to ‘let the drill bit do the talking’ after firming up rig slot

Empyrean Energy has managed to work out a rig slot with its Chinese partners to kick off the drillin...

2 months ago

Industry Contribution

Integrating DVLs on USVs for robust navigation capabilities

There is no “one size fits all” solution when it comes to sensors on Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs...

7 months ago

Industry Contribution

Counting down to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021

In less than two weeks, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 will open its doors! The in...

7 months ago

2 months ago

Noble rig picking up where it left off for Santos

Santos is preparing to re-start drilling operations on its well off Australia following a recent pau...

2 months ago

North Sea wildcat well comes up dry

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has found no traces of hydrocarbons in its latest exploration ...

2 months ago

Noble and Maersk reveal board members for combined company

Offshore rig owners Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling have revealed a board of directors for the...

2 months ago

Industry Contribution

Severstal keeps focus on Offshore Projects

Author of the Article: Konstantin BarabashHead of the Technical Sales Department for Export markets,...

8 months ago

2 months ago

Masirah Oil swaps tankers in Oman, seeks rig contractor for new drilling campaign

Following a floating storage tanker change, Masirah Oil plans to carry out a drilling campaign in th...

2 months ago

Norway’s Equinor spuds North Sea wildcat well

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has started drilling operations on the Kveikje exploration well ...

2 months ago

No oil for Shell in North Sea well

Oil major Shell has failed to find hydrocarbons following the drilling of an exploration well locate...

2 months ago

Industry Contribution

Buzzing networking drinks at OEEC!

Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is coming close! Following the press conference by ...

8 months ago

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2 months ago

WATCH: Valaris reactivating four stacked rigs

Valaris has shared a video update, detailing its progress in reactivating four stacked rigs ahead of...

2 months ago

Empyrean in talks with Chinese partners to confirm rig slot

Empyrean is engaged in further discussions with COSL and CNOOC to finalise a spud date for the Jade ...

2 months ago

U.S. offshore rig count stands firm for two consecutive weeks

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained moored at 12 units without any upward or downward d...

2 months ago

Dorado partner pursuing options to fund its share of project ahead of FID

Carnarvon Energy is working to secure financing for the Santos-operated Dorado project off Australia...

2 months ago

South Africa JV secures rig for high-impact exploration well

A joint venture partnership for a block off South Africa has secured a rig from a Norwegian contract...

2 months ago

ConocoPhillips picks up drilling permit for Norwegian Sea wildcat

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia a drilling permit f...

2 months ago

New drilling contract for Japan’s rig owner

Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) has secured a new contract for one of its jack-up rigs for operations offsh...

2 months ago

Santos securing Australian well over potential cyclone threat

Santos is securing its well, currently being drilled off Australia, and down-manning the rig due to...

2 months ago

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