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Posted: 5 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...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 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...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 5 months ago
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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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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
  • long read
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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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  • Project & Tenders
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Valaris embarks on emission reduction quest with new 2030 target

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has set a carbon emissions reduction target to reduce its Scope...

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  • Transition
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Wintershall Dea gets nod to spin the drill bit in Norwegian Sea

Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration dr...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 5 months ago
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Potential delay on the cards for completion of drilling ops at UK North Sea well

IOG plc has encountered a challenge that could extend its previous drilling duration timeline for th...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 5 months ago

U.S. picks up the pace to boost offshore rig count

Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States up...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
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Oil & gas seen as ‘wreaking havoc’ in UK waters

Recent report about the impact of oil spills on UK waters is bound to spur further calls to end offs...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Green light for Wintershall Dea to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration dr...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 5 months ago
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COSL rig getting ready for its gig off Kuwait

A rig, destined to work on a drilling campaign offshore Kuwait, is preparing for its assignment at a...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 5 months ago
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Bachmann: generating software standards throughout the shipbuilding industry

There is a paradox facing today’s shipbuilding industry. While modularity is increasing in the struc...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Industry Contribution

Integrating DVLs on USVs for robust navigation capabilities

There is no “one size fits all” solution when it comes to sensors on Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs...

Posted: about 1 year ago
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Aker BP finds more oil in North Sea thanks to new discovery

Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the North Sea off Norway, using...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
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Rig spuds fifth well in Black Sea drilling campaign

Trillion Energy has started drilling the fifth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natura...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
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WATCH: Semi-sub rig embarks on its inaugural decom job in North Sea

One of Well-Safe Solutions’ rigs is on its way to start its first decommissioning assignment ...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 5 months ago
Industry Contribution

Counting down to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021

In less than two weeks, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 will open its doors! The in...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: 5 months ago

Sembcorp Marine looking for new finance chief as current hands in resignation

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has initiated a recruitment process for a new head of finance as t...

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  • Human Capital
Posted: 5 months ago
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Valaris rig on its way to kick off its gig with Shell

Valaris is preparing to start its new contract with Shell, as the rig, hired for the assignment, has...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 5 months ago
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Another Borr Drilling rig gets new job in Latin America

Borr Drilling has secured a new contract for one of its premium jack-up drilling rigs from an undisc...

Categories:
  • Project & Tenders
Posted: 5 months ago
Industry Contribution

Severstal keeps focus on Offshore Projects

Author of the Article: Konstantin BarabashHead of the Technical Sales Department for Export markets,...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
Posted: over 2 years ago
Posted: 5 months ago

First oil flows from development project off Gabon

BW Energy has achieved the first oil from its first well in a multi-well drilling campaign offshore ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
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In focus: Vessel decarbonization efforts power ahead

In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore...

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  • Vessels
Posted: 5 months ago
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U.S. offshore rig count goes down a notch

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. slipped down to 17 units this week, based on Baker Hughes’ w...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 5 months ago
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International offshore rig count on the upswing

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs was on the rise ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
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Norwegian oil & gas firm gets the go-ahead to spud North Sea prospect

DNO has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using on...

Categories:
  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 5 months ago
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Aker BP gearing up to spin the drill bit off Norway

Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the ...

Categories:
  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 5 months ago
  • long read
Posted: 5 months ago
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Seadrill positioned for ‘growth and enhanced performance’

Seadrill has tucked “excellent” operational and strong financial performance under its belt during 2...

Categories:
  • Business & Finance
Posted: 5 months ago
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Rig becomes world’s first jack-up with DNV’s Abate-Ready notation

DNV has awarded – what it describes as – the world-first Abate-Ready notation for a jack-up unit to ...

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  • Certification & Classification
Posted: 5 months ago

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