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Japanese firm taking over country’s only offshore drilling contractor to fortify its oil & gas business
Japan’s JX Nippon is in the process of acquiring the country’s rig owner, JDC, in a bid to strengthe...

U.S. raises the offshore rig count ante
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report reveals that the number of offshore rigs in the U.S. was on th...

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WATCH: Saipem’s recently named jack-up rig leaves shipyard ahead of new gig
A 300-ft jack-up drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles has joined the fleet of Italy’s contractor Saipe...

Eni hits oil offshore Mexico
Eni has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well located in Block 7 in the Sureste Basin off ...

With ‘abundance of gas pay’ uncovered, two more Black Sea wells coming online in March
Canada’s oil and gas player Trillion Energy has drilled another well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling cam...

Offshore oil & gas set for ‘highest growth in a decade’
With more than $200 billion of greenfield investments expected by 2025, the offshore oil and gas sec...

Oil worker medevacked from offshore platform in U.S.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has performed an emergency evacuation via helicopter of a 37-year-old ma...

Equinor ready to spud Norwegian Sea prospect this month
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from Norway’s authorities for an exploration well in the Norwe...

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Fresh oil & gas discovery in North Sea brings another Troll tie-back to the table
Equinor has made a new oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea off Norway, using ...

Lack of training played a part in fatality aboard drillship
Following the investigation report about a fatality aboard a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico, BSEE h...

U.S. offshore rig count moves down a couple of notches
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States sl...

Decom market re-shuffled by Ukraine war: postponement and delay
What effect will the situation have on the energy market according to 4 AYOP-members The war in Ukra...

Validating a Certificate of Competence
MTCS are the industry-leading and internationally trusted company for assisting in the development a...

Dolphin Drilling’s semi-sub rig lands another gig off Nigeria
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has inked another deal for a semi-submersible rig, whi...

UK urged not to kill 'golden goose’ with rhetoric and taxes
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has urged poli...

Two North Sea wells lined up for Equinor
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells in the North Sea ...

Electrifying the offshore market
The world is changing. We’re rapidly moving away from fossil fuels as our main source of energy. The...

Shelf Drilling jack-up rig gets long-term gig off Nigeria
Shelf Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its jack-up rigs with an undisclosed comp...

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Offshore drilling upcycle whets appetite for stacked rigs
Westwood says offshore rig scrapping is at its lowest level in years, as the offshore drilling marke...

Three Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers hired by Petrobras
Denmark-headquartered Maersk Supply Service has won a three-year contract with Brazilian oil and gas...

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...

Seadrill drillship gets more work in Gulf of Mexico
Seadrill has secured a contract extension for one of its drillships, which will continue to carry ou...

Aker BP gets all-clear to deploy Noble rig at North Sea oil & gas field
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Noble’s rigs at a field loc...

Vessel scores its ‘first major drilling contract’
Caspian Sunrise, an oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, has inked a deal for the Caspian...

Drillship lands work in East Africa
Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, and Vantage Holdings’ subsidiary have reached an agr...

Valaris finds work for stacked drillship and two more rigs
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured new contracts for two drillships, including a stack...

International offshore rig count takes a nosedive
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs took a downturn ...

U.S. offshore rig count slips a notch
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States dr...

Shelf Drilling rig spins the drill bit at UK North Sea well
IOG plc has started drilling the second Blythe production well, as part of the Saturn Banks Project ...
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