1430 results found for 'seadrill'

1430 results found for 'seadrill'
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  • Drilling stops on Wintershall Dea field after serious rig incident

    23 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    An investigation has been launched following a serious incident on the West Mira rig, which happened while the rig was working for Wintershall Dea.

  • Santos Encounters Gas Pay Offshore Bangladesh

    16 February 2012

    Australia’s Santos yesterday reported a gas discovery offshore Bangladesh, explaining that Sangu-11 has penetrated a new gas reservoir in the Sangu area with approximately 20 metres of good quality gas pay. The well will be completed and tied into the Sangu facilities and will provide incremental gas to Chittagong in the coming months once marketing […]

  • Top News of the Week March 4 – 9, 2013

    10 March 2013

    Top News of the Week March 4 – 9, 2013

  • Norway: NADL Raises USD 300 mln Through Private Placement

    28 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    North Atlantic Drilling Ltd, a leading offshore harsh environment drilling company, 77 pct owned by Seadrill, has, via Private Placement, successfully placed 150,000,000 new ordinary shares at US$ 2.00 per share, raising gross proceeds of US$300 million. The private placement was directed towards Norwegian and international investors, and the minimum order in the placement was […]

  • Fredriksen’s Northern Drilling to buy two new drillships with option for third

    9 May 2018
    Exploration & Production

    John Frederiksen’s Northern Drilling has entered into agreements to buy two newbuild drillships from a South Korean shipyard with an option to buy a third drillship. 

  • Statoil to Use West Epsilon for Gudrun Drilling Ops (Norway)

    25 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Statoil Petroleum as has received consent to use the West Epsilon rig for production drilling. The consent relates to production drilling of well 15/3-A-14 on the Gudrun field. Water depth at the site is 109 metres. The expected start-up for drilling is July 2013. The duration of the activity is estimated at approx. 10 days. […]

  • Top News of The Week July 29 – August 3, 2013

    4 August 2013

    1. Footbridge Collapses Between ‘Floatel Superior’ and ‘Kvitebjorn’   2. VIDEO: Gudrun Load Out, Sail Away and Offshore Installation   3. Gallery: Oil Spill Hits Thai Tourism. Greenpeace Calls for Drilling Ban   4. Eni Makes Significant Oil & Gas Discovery Offshore Congo   5. Seadrill Orders Two New Jack-Ups in China. Delivery in 2016. […]

  • VIDEO: Royal IHC launches vessel for Sapura Navegação Marítima

    21 August 2015

    Dutch firm Royal IHC has launched a Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV) to be deployed in Brazil. The 146 meters long vessel, Sapura Rubi, is fifth and last in the series of vessels ordered by the SapuraKencana & Seadrill joint venture, Sapura Navegação Marítima. The launching ceremony was held Friday in Krimpen aan den IJssel, near […]

  • More Delays on Sevan Louisiana

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    As previously reported on August 19th and August 27th, the Sevan Louisiana continues to encounter operational difficulties due to the BOP and supporting systems. The original issue with the BOP has been rectified, however the BOP tensioner support systems still needs further repair and replacements prior to operation. Spare equipment has been sourced from Seadrill’s […]

  • Singapore: AOD Orders Jack-Up Rig from Keppel

    3 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Keppel FELS Limited’s (“Keppel FELS”) repeat customer, Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (“AOD”) has exercised its first of two options to build a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$184 million. The effectiveness of this first option is subject to AOD or its wholly owned subsidiary entering into a construction contract with Keppel FELS and fulfilling […]

  • Top News of The Week Dec. 24-29

    30 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

      1.Four Crew Members Kidnapped Off Nigeria Four crew members have been kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel. Armed pirates have attecked the vessel MV Asso Ventuno, operated by Naples-based Augusta Offshore, on Sunday evening about 40 miles (65 km) off the coast of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state.   2.South Korea’s DSME […]

  • KrisEnergy spuds Mancharee-1 (Thailand)

    11 August 2014

    Singapore’s KrisEnergy Ltd. has informed that the West Cressida jack-up rig has began drilling of the Mancharee-1 exploration commitment well in block G10/48 in the Gulf of Thailand, where KrisEnergy is developing the Wassana oil field. Water depth at the Mancharee-1 well location is 170 feet (51.8 metres). The well is planned to be  drilled to a total depth […]

  • Popular news, June 15 – 21, 2015

    21 June 2015

    The most popular article on Offshore Energy Today last week was the one about Airbus Helicopters revealing its offshore helicopter of the future.  Namely, the company revealed the concept phase start-up for a new European helicopter, the X6, at the Paris Air Show. According to Airbus Helicopters, entry into service is anticipated in the 2020s. You […]

  • New job for Aquadrill rig

    16 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Offshore drilling contractor Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has secured a new contract for one of its rigs offshore Thailand.

  • Norway: PSA Conducts Audit on Working Enviroment Conditions on West Elara Jack-Up

    20 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    During the period 4-7 July 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of working environment conditions on the facility West Elara. Background The PSA’s activity was conducted as part of the processing of the company’s application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC). The facility will be used as a drilling facility for […]

  • Kenz Cranes’ equipment on ‘West Rigel’

    12 February 2015
    Equipment, Exploration & Production

    West Rigel, a harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig, currently under construction in Singapore, will feature two Dutch-designed boom hoist cranes. According to Kenz Cranes, a Dutch company specializing in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, the two EHC 100/4000 cranes were designed in the Netherlands according to the highest Norwegian standards DNV 2.22/Norsok R002 and EN13852-1. Kenz says that the […]

  • Pemex Reports Oil Discovery at Supremus-1 Well (Mexico)

    8 October 2012

    Pemex, Mexico’s national oil firm, on Friday confirmed a discovery of light oil at its Supremus-1 well, in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The news was announced by Mexican President Felipe Calderon. The Supremus-1 discovery, located in the Perdido Fold Belt is estimated to hold between 75 and 125 million barrels of oil. The drilling operations […]

  • Transocean, Valaris, Noble, Seadrill, and Diamond Offshore rigs’ drilling game lifts total backlog to $21.8 billion

    13 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Five rig-owning titans  – Transocean, Valaris, Noble, Seadrill, and Diamond Offshore -which are seen as the crème de la crème of the offshore drilling contractors, have managed to increase their combined total backlog to a whopping $21.8 billion.

  • Singapore: AOD Orders Jack-Up Rig from Keppel

    4 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Keppel FELS Limited’s (“Keppel FELS”) repeat customer, Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (“AOD”) has exercised its first of two options to build a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$184 million. The effectiveness of this first option is subject to AOD or its wholly owned subsidiary entering into a construction contract with Keppel FELS and […]

  • Transocean bags 300-day deal for newbuild rig with Equinor

    21 September 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore driller Transocean has scored a six-well contract with Equinor for the newbuild, harsh environment semisubmersible Transocean Norge.

  • Eidesvik Board Member Steps Down

    15 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik informed that Kjell E. Jacobsen will resign from its board of directors. Jacobsen is a partner at oil and gas technology investment company Energy Ventures, and is independent of Eidesvik Invest AS, the majority shareholder of the company. He was formerly the managing director of Seadrill Management AS, and before that worked […]

  • Equinor gains consent to use West Phoenix rig for North Sea drilling

    2 May 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the West Phoenix rig.

  • Equinor granted drilling permit for North Sea well

    11 May 2020
    Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has been given a drilling permit to drill the 30/2-5 S well in the North Sea, offshore Norway.

  • Statoil Extends Contract for West Epsilon Jack-up Rig (Norway)

    21 December 2012

    North Atlantic Drilling Ltd., a majority owned subsidiary of Seadrill Limited, announced today that Norway’s Statoil has exercised its option to extend the contract for the heavy-duty harsh environment jack-up rig West Epsilon by two years from December 2014 to December 2016. The estimated value of the contract extension is US$215 million. The West Epsilon […]

  • Vantage reactivating rig for ‘fourth major project’ in 2022

    19 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A drillship managed by Vantage Drilling and owned by Aquadrill Offshore is being reactivated for its new job in India.