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4 months ago

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Noble rig hits oil-bearing intervals off Guyana

CGX Energy and Frontera have revised the total cost estimate for an exploration well, which recently...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

4 months ago

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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...

about 1 year ago

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Keeping renewable offshore energy in motion, non-stop

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

about 1 year ago

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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...

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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...

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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...

4 months ago

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Taking the maritime and offshore industries by Storm

August Storm Group offers comprehensive, cost-efficiency for offshore life extension August Storm, s...

about 1 year ago

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

4 months ago

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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...

about 1 year ago

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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 ...

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‘Major’ oil discovery for Wintershall Dea offshore Mexico

Wintershall Dea has made a significant oil discovery at an exploration prospect located in shallow w...

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Well-Safe semi-sub rig sports saturation diving system

Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has installed a saturation divi...

4 months ago

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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...

4 months ago

4 months ago

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...

4 months ago

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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...

4 months ago

5 months ago

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...

5 months ago

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