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Aker BP adds two new wells to Maersk rig backlog

Maersk Drilling has secured an additional two-well contract for the low-emission rig Maersk Integrat...

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Petrofac hires Icon Offshore rig in Malaysia

Malaysia’s oilfield services provider Icon Offshore has won a contract award for the provision...

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Neptune picks up permit for North Sea appraisal well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for an apprai...

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Tullow eyes Maersk drillship for Ghana campaign

Maersk Drilling has received a conditional letter of award from Tullow for the provision of the Maer...

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Vantage drillship wins two-year gig with ONGC

Vantage Drilling has informed that its drillship Platinum Explorer has received a letter of award fo...

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Valaris drillship breaks free from moorings off Scotland

A Valaris-owned drillship has reportedly broken free from moorings at a port in Scotland prompting t...

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Three players develop green solution to cut emissions in drilling operations

A collaborative, green solution developed by COSL Drilling Europe, Kongsberg, and NOV is poised to g...

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Stena Drilling in push to decarbonise exploration

Stena Drilling has entered into a strategic framework agreement for decarbonisation exploration with...

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Awilco Drilling CEO quits as ‘prerequisites change’

Awilco Drilling has informed that its CEO, Jens Berge, has decided to leave the company with effect ...

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Masirah starts production from second Yumna well

Oil and gas company Masirah Oil has started production from the second development well drilled in t...

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Seadrill's agreement with creditors expires

Forbearance agreements entered into by offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited with certain cr...

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U.S. offshore rig count remains flat for two weeks straight

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained steady for the second straight week but down five u...

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Equinor gets permit for fresh North Sea wildcat

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located i...

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Keppel and Borr agree on another rig delivery delay

Offshore rig builder Keppel and rig owner Borr Drilling have agreed a further delay for the delivery...

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Keppel to exit offshore rig building to position for energy transition

Keppel Corporation has revealed that its struggling Keppel Offshore & Marine unit will exit the ...

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Odfjell to retrofit rigs with Siemens system in push to cut emissions

Odfjell Drilling will retrofit its newest drilling rigs with the Siemens Energy BlueDrive DC-Grid sy...

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Aker BP cleared to use Maersk rig on Tambar

Aker BP has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use the Maersk In...

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Chrysaor sets the wheels in motion for North Sea well spud

Oil and gas company Chrysaor has started preparations to drill an exploration well in the North Sea,...

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Vantage rig completes maintenance ahead of Eni gig

MMH Malta, a port facility and provider of services for offshore drilling rigs, has completed a main...

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Disappointment for Lundin in Barents Sea

Lundin Energy came up dry in the Bask prospect following results from an exploration well in the Bar...

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Worker dies on Seadrill drillship in Gulf of Mexico

An incident on board a Seadrill-owned drillship working for Kosmos Energy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico...

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ADES scores new jack-up rig deal offshore Egypt

ADES International, an oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East an...

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Diamond Offshore hammers out restructuring plan

Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has entered into a restructuring agreement to delevera...

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Tullow kicking off drilling ops offshore Suriname

Oil and gas company Tullow Oil is starting drilling operations at its Goliathberg-Voltzberg North pr...

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Petrofac hires Stena rig for UK operations

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a new drilling contract with Petrofac for ope...

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