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Neptune drills dry well

Neptune Energy has drilled a dry well near the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Ineos delays Floatel charter

A charter for a Floatel International-owned flotel with Ineos in the UK North Sea has been postponed...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Early terminations and rate reductions for Valaris rigs

Valaris has seen a number of its drilling contracts terminated and day rates slashed as oil and gas ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Borr takes rig delivery from Keppel

Singapore’s offshore rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine has delivered a newbuild jack-up...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Fugro secures work on Well-Safe Guardian rig

Fugro has won an initial three-year contract with UK-based decommissioning service provider Well-Saf...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Valaris may face NYSE delisting

Another offshore drilling contractor, Valaris, has seen its share value fall below $1 as its operati...

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  • Business & Finance
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World’s two largest pipelay vessels meet in Rotterdam

Two giant pipelay vessels owned by offshore contractor Allseas are now, for the first time ever, bot...

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  • Vessels
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Beach Energy ends Diamond rig contract

Beach Energy has terminated a drilling contract with Diamond Offshore for the Ocean Onyx drilling ri...

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  • Exploration & Production
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U.S. offshore rig count drops down a notch

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. decreased by one unit over the last week, according to a wee...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Shell and Aker BP cancel Maersk Drilling's contracts

Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has received notices of termination for two dril...

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  • Business & Finance
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Contract cancellation for Transocean's drillship

Transocean has received a contract termination for a drillship operating in Egypt. ...

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  • Business & Finance
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Total delays North Sea gig for Prosafe’s accommodation rig

Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe and oil major Total have agreed to delay Total’s 202...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Saipem's Scarabeo 9 rig crosses Bosphorus

Saipem’s Scarabeo 9 semi-submersible offshore drilling rig has crossed the Bosphorus Strait fo...

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  • Exploration & Production
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OMV makes discovery off New Zealand

OMV has discovered hydrocarbons at an exploration well offshore New Zealand. ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Borr Drilling gets early terminations and new contracts

Borr Drilling has received notices of early termination for several of its drilling rig contracts, b...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Vaalco releases Vantage rig

Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has completed workover operations on the South East ...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Lamprell mothballs one yard

Offshore construction yard Lamprell is implementing a program aimed at achieving a significant reduc...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Energy Drilling completes heavy lift off Indonesia

Tender rig specialist Energy Drilling has completed the heavy lifting of the drilling equipment set ...

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  • Heavy lifting
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Pacific Drilling's NYSE listing at risk

Pacific Drilling has received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stating that the compan...

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  • Business & Finance
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OMV halts New Zealand ops

OMV has decided to postpone its drilling plans offshore New Zealand and Greenpeace is claiming a win...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Oil price war and coronavirus bite into Noble’s rig contracts

The oil price war and the coronavirus pandemic are already taking their toll on the oil and gas serv...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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U.S. offshore rig count unchanged

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. has not changed for two weeks in a row now and is stuck at 1...

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  • Infrastructure
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Offshore drillers will be living on the edge

The Covid-19 epidemic and the ongoing oil price war have ravaged global energy markets during the la...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Prosafe in talks with operators

Prosafe, a provider of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, is in talks with operators related to po...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Seadrill gets listing warning

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has been given a continued listing standard notice fro...

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  • Business & Finance
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