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about 1 month ago

Following shutdown, North Sea gas project back online

UK-headquartered IOG plc has restored production from its Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1 in the UK s...

about 1 month ago

2 months ago

More drilling work on Johan Sverdrup for Odfjell rig

Equinor has exercised its option to drill additional wells with the Odfjell Drilling-owned rig, exte...

2 months ago

All systems go for Equinor to drill two North Sea wells

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off N...

2 months ago

Keppel hands over first of three newbuild jack-up rigs to ADNOC Drilling

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has delivered the first of three newbuild jack-up rig...

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More North Sea rigs heading for greener pastures next year

Despite the uptick in utilisation and award activity for the North Sea semi-submersibles, Westwood s...

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2 months ago

Odfjell: Boost in oil & gas investments to ramp up drilling activity as market strengthens

Odfjell Drilling is seeing an increase in demand for offshore rigs with average utilisation of 97.1 ...

2 months ago

With no more rigs in its fleet, UK player transferring to Euronext Growth Oslo

UK-based offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling has decided to transfer from the Oslo Stock Ex...

2 months ago

New assignment for Aquadrill drillship in Indonesia

Aquadrill and Vantage Holdings’ subsidiary have reached an agreement to provide a 6th generation dri...

2 months ago

Noble jack-up rig spuds Shell’s high-impact gas prospect in North Sea

UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has kicked off drilling operations on a gas prospect in the Nort...

2 months ago

As gas flows from another well, Black Sea drilling campaign ‘off to a very strong start’

Trillion Energy has revealed the flow test results for the second well in its drilling campaign on a...

2 months ago

New job for Valaris drillship with BP

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a new assignment for one of its drillships with BP ...

2 months ago

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Climate goals: wait for a stricter agreement or take responsibility?

Every time there is research done on CO2 pollution by a prominent university or leading indepen...

about 1 year ago

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Damen FCS 5009 m/v Leonardo gets an upgrade that defies the roll of the sea

In a continuous effort to integrate revolutionizing products and ideas into the offshore crew and ca...

about 1 year ago

2 months ago

More work for Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig in Angola

Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue car...

2 months ago

Three brand new jack-up rigs to join UAE drilling giant’s fleet

UAE-based ADNOC Drilling has inked a deal to acquire three new jack-up drilling rigs, as part of its...

2 months ago

New drillship on the cards for Transocean

Transocean has set the wheels into motion to acquire an interest in a newbuild drillship, after ente...

2 months ago

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DUPI – tackling the challenges of insuring offshore energy

Maritime insurance undoubtedly plays a critical role in the offshore energy industry. And because th...

about 1 year ago

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ExxonMobil hires rig for work in Canada

ExxonMobil has awarded a deal for operations in Canada to a rig owned by SFL Corporation and managed...

2 months ago

Preparations underway for rig to carry out drilling ops off Gabon

BW Energy is setting the wheels into motion to drill the first well in its drilling programme for an...

2 months ago

Seadrill makes a comeback on Oslo Stock Exchange

After months of absence, Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, has returned to the Oslo Stock E...

2 months ago

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Pushing the limits of offshore wind farm installation and transportation

With the rapid increasing size of Wind Turbine Generators (WTG’s), the transportation and installati...

about 1 year ago

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Saipem rigs get new drilling jobs worth $800 million

Saipem has secured multiple new drilling deals in the Middle East and West Africa, which are worth a...

2 months ago

Valaris rig sets off for Mexico to tackle upcoming drilling gigs

Valaris has revealed that one of its rigs has completed its assignment in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (G...

2 months ago

With FSO picked, oil field project off Thailand expected back online next year

Valeura Energy has inked a deal for an FSO, which will be deployed on its oil field project in the G...

2 months ago

Neptune finds hydrocarbons in Norwegian Sea prospect

Neptune Energy has encountered hydrocarbons during the drilling of an exploration well located in th...

2 months ago

TotalEnergies and Eni to embark on hydrocarbon exploration in Mediterranean’s gas-rich waters

TotalEnergies and Eni are gearing up to launch exploration activities in an offshore block located i...

2 months ago

Jack-up rig spuds exploration well off Oman

In a bid to bolster hydrocarbon production and reserves, Masirah Oil has started drilling an explora...

2 months ago

Norway spearheading low-emission rig adoption, says Westwood

Westwood has found that Norway leads the way in the adoption of emission-reducing modifications for ...

2 months ago

Shelf Drilling lands five-year deal for another jack-up rig

Shelf Drilling has been awarded a long-term contract for one of its jack-up rigs, which will carry o...

2 months ago

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