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Buoyed by first oil discovery in 2023, Murphy spuds another exploration prospect in Gulf of Mexico
Murphy Oil started drilling its second well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, after making a new oil disco...

U.S. offshore rig count moves up a gear after two weeks of being idle
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States cl...

Semi-sub rig booked for drilling gig off Namibia
Galp has hired a semi-submersible rig, owned by SFL Corporation (SFL) and managed by Odfjell Drillin...

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Noble rakes in $1.1 billion thanks to new rig deals
Noble has won new contracts and extensions for multiple rigs in Guyana, Colombia, the U.S. Gulf of M...

Transocean hands out rig services deal to furnish its semi-sub with ‘game-changing’ solution
Transocean has awarded a rig services contract to InteliWell to equip one of its semi-submersible ri...

Noble rig hits oil-bearing intervals off Guyana
CGX Energy and Frontera have revised the total cost estimate for an exploration well, which recently...

Two Odfjell Drilling rigs get more work
Equinor has exercised options to drill additional wells with two Odfjell Drilling-owned rigs, extend...

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Valaris wraps up rig sale and gets more work for its fleet as offshore drilling market tightens
A deep dive into Valaris’ rigs, including details about new contracts and extensions along wit...

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Transocean sees recent rig deals as proof of ‘sustained upcycle’ in offshore drilling market
With “an outstanding quarter” now behind it, Transocean is looking forward to further growth in the ...

U.S. offshore rig count maintains the status quo for two weeks in a row
The U.S. has extended its break in offshore rig count activity by keeping the total number unchanged...

Equinor cleared to dispatch Odfjell Drilling rig for ops in Norwegian Sea
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs for drill...

Pon Power: “Our retrofit IMO III solution makes sustainability possible”
It had been discussed in the market for some years and on 1 January 2021, it became a fact that newl...

Keeping renewable offshore energy in motion, non-stop
Lubrication specialist TrustLube, with its pay-off ‘Keeping your world in motion.non-stop’ promises ...

Saipem slapped with regulatory order for semi-sub rig after audit finds ‘serious’ breaches
The Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of Saipem and followed it up with a...

Shelf Drilling secures work in Norway for recently acquired jack-up rig
Shelf Drilling has been awarded a new contract for one of its jack-up rigs by Equinor for operations...

ExxonMobil builds on exploration success off Guyana with new oil discovery
U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil has made a new oil discovery at the Stabroek block offsho...

Taking the maritime and offshore industries by Storm
August Storm Group offers comprehensive, cost-efficiency for offshore life extension August Storm, s...

First gas flows from another North Sea well, bolstering UK’s energy security
Neptune Energy has started production from the 11th well at its operated gas field in the UK sector ...

Eni books Saipem drillship for two additional years
Saipem has been awarded a two-year extension by Eni for one of its drillships, which is currently wo...

Norwegian oil & gas player ready to spud North Sea wildcat
DNO has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Nort...

Cable protection- and hang-off systems are now ready for new offshore industries
Engineered initially for the wind turbine industry, over the past few years the VPI Cable Hang-off s...

Aker BP all set to kick off drilling ops in North Sea with Saipem rig
Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the ...

‘Major’ oil discovery for Wintershall Dea offshore Mexico
Wintershall Dea has made a significant oil discovery at an exploration prospect located in shallow w...

Well-Safe semi-sub rig sports saturation diving system
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has installed a saturation divi...

Shelf Drilling jack-up rig lands new gig in Nigeria
Shelf Drilling has secured a short-term contract for one of its jack-up rigs with an undisclosed com...

U.S. offshore rig count stops in its tracks
Following the rise in the number of offshore rigs, the U.S. took a break, thus, the total number rem...

UK player ‘disappointed’ with ruling in first rig arbitration case, as Keppel shipyard wins
Awilco Drilling has expressed disappointment with the arbitration tribunal ruling in favour of Keppe...

OMV strikes oil in Norwegian North Sea
OMV Norge, a subsidiary of Austria’s oil and gas company OMV, has made an oil discovery near the Gud...

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Rig deals lift Transocean’s total backlog to $8.6 billion
Transocean has tucked under its belt new contracts and extensions in Norway and Australia for four r...
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