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U.S. offshore rig count stuck at 11 units
The U.S. weekly offshore rig count has not changed over the last week, but it remains stuck at 11 un...

Norway's tax relief to boost rig demand
Norway’s recent tax relief package for the oil and gas industry is expected to cut breakeven p...

Dolphin Drilling eyes 3-well campaign in Norway
Dolphin Drilling has secured a letter of intent with a Norwegian operator for a three-well P&A o...

ONGC suspends work on 2 rigs due to 54 positive corona cases
India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) has temporarily suspended operati...

Petrobras gives Sete more time to fulfill settlement terms
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has prolonged the deadline for certain conditions of an agreement and ...

Aker BP gets licence to drill two Norwegian Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for two wells locate...

Samsung Heavy ducks $250M damage claim by Petrobras
The US District Court of Texas has rejected a $250 million damage claim filed by Petrobras America a...

Irregularities found during ‘Maersk Inspirer’ AoC audit
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities d...

Keppel starts arbitration process against Awilco
Keppel has started an arbitration process to resolve a dispute with Awilco Drilling related to a ter...

Lukoil begins drilling Caspian Sea prospects
Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has started drilling of an exploration well at the Shirotno-Rakus...

Spirit preparing for North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy a drilling permit for a wildcat well i...

Seadrill shares starts trading on OTC Markets
Seadrill has transitioned to quotation on OTC Capital Markets following its delisting from the NYSE ...

U.S. weekly offshore rig count down to 11 units
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped by two units over the last week, according to a week...

Equinor gears up for North Sea well
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for exploration drilling in t...

Shelf Drilling hit by another early termination
Shelf Drilling has received an early termination of a drilling contract for a jack-up rig operating ...

Perenco starts Pickerill decommissioning process
Decommissioning services specialist Petrodec has completed skidding operations for the topside remov...

Equinor gets drilling permit for North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells located in t...

Wintershall Noordzee starts gas production from second Sillimanite well
Wintershall Noordzee, a joint venture of Wintershall Dea and Gazprom, has started gas production fro...

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Paving the way for restructuring of offshore drilling market
There is a case to be made that the coronavirus crisis has been setting the stage for the restructur...

Mubadala adds extra well to Manora campaign
Mubadala Petroleum has added another development well to its Manora drilling campaign in the Gulf of...

Saudi Aramco suspends Shelf Drilling jack-up rig charter
Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has suspended its contract for the Shelf Drilling-owned...

U.S. weekly offshore rig count stuck at 13
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday...

Neptune set to drill two North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for two wildcat wel...

GoM operations returning to normal following storm Cristobal
Offshore oil and gas operators are resuming operations on platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico f...

Keppel rejects Awilco's contract termination
Keppel has denied and rejected the termination of a rig construction contract by Awilco. ...
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