Rigs Archives

4 months ago

With FPSO requiring more work, first oil gets bumped to mid-2024

Woodside has revised its cost estimate and timeline for the first oil from the first phase of Senega...

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US offshore rig count drops down another notch

Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report indicates that the number of offshore rigs in the United State...

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Australian oil & gas firm gets its hands on two high-potential Gulf of Mexico blocks

Prominence Energy has been awarded two adjacent exploration blocks on the U.S. Outer Continental She...

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Odfjell Drilling strengthens ties with Equinor and confirms two rig deals

Odfjell Drilling has inked contracts for one of its semi-submersible rigs to carry out drilling acti...

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Shell prolongs Noble drillship’s stay in Malaysia

Noble Corporation has secured a contract extension for one of its drillships with Shell for operatio...

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Norway adds ‘largest discovery’ in a decade to its hydrocarbon arsenal

Wellesley Petroleum has made a significant gas and condensate discovery in a prospect located in the...

4 months ago

Velesto confirms ongoing drilling gig for jack-up rig

Velesto has secured work with an estimated combined contract value of $13 million for one of its jac...

4 months ago

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International offshore rig count activity takes a downward plunge in June

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs experienced a do...

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4 months ago

As the offshore drilling market tightens, what’s up with the semi-sub rig fleet?

Westwood underscores that the harsh environment semi-sub market is all sold out, thanks to the offsh...

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Noble rig booked for drilling ops off Suriname

Noble has won a new contract with Petronas for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which is being hire...

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Valaris finds drilling work for three rigs in Gulf of Mexico and Australia

Valaris has secured four new drilling deals for its rig fleet in the Gulf of Mexico and Australia, w...

4 months ago

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The Next Generation of Offshore Crew Change

New modes of fast, reliable and fuel efficient transport for offshore crew and provisions promise to...

about 1 year ago

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voestalpine Grobblech’s next generation Carbon Manganese steel “F 550 TMCP toughcore®” to replace expensive Ni steel for LCO2 cargo

Safe and efficient LCO2 shipping – voestalpine Grobblech and HB Hunte Engineering offer the solution...

about 1 year ago

4 months ago

Additional work added to Island Drilling rig’s upcoming job in Africa

Island Drilling Company has secured more drilling work with Trident Energy for its semi-submersible ...

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4 months ago

ExxonMobil in hot pursuit of more hydrocarbons as Guyana greenlights 35-well drilling campaign

ExxonMobil has received a stamp of approval for its 35-well exploration and appraisal drilling camp...

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Six more wells added to Transocean rig’s backlog

Transocean has secured a new contract extension for a semi-submersible rig working on the Norwegian ...

4 months ago

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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...

about 1 year ago

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New task for DNO regarding work with Odfjell Drilling-managed rig

Norwegian regulator has carried out an audit of DNO’s planning of drilling operations using an Odfje...

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Two North Sea wells on Aker BP’s drilling agenda

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the...

4 months ago

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OMV preparing to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

OMV has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea, usin...

4 months ago

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Validating a Certificate of Competence

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

about 1 year ago

5 months ago

Another gig for Transocean rig in Australia

Transocean has secured another long-term contract in Australia for a semi-submersible rig that has b...

5 months ago

5 months ago

More shallow gas pilot wells on Aker BP’s drilling agenda

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator for drilling shallow gas pilot wells in the Nor...

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Aker BP all set to use Noble rig at North Sea field

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Noble’s rigs for operations...

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Semi-sub rig starts drilling gig with TotalEnergies in Namibia

Northern Ocean has confirmed that one of its semi-submersible rigs, which TotalEnergies employed for...

5 months ago

5 months ago

Second oil discovery in block off Guyana brought to light

Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy have made a second discovery in the Corentyne block of...

5 months ago

5 months ago

Saipem rigs find more work in Middle East and Mediterranean Sea

Saipem has secured offshore drilling assignments in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea for tw...

5 months ago

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Aker BP cleared to dispatch Saipem rig for drilling ops in North Sea

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Saipem’s rigs for operations on a...

5 months ago

5 months ago

Thumbs-up for Aker BP to dispatch Noble rig for North Sea ops

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Noble’s rigs for operations...

5 months ago

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