1430 results found for 'seadrill'

1430 results found for 'seadrill'
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  • Maersk sued in Brazil over alleged corruption involving Petrobras

    14 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Brazilian prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against Maersk, alleging corruption schemes in relation to securing shipping contracts with Petrobras.

  • Norway: Centrica Spuds Cooper Well

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Faroe Petroleum has announced that Centrica has begun drilling on the Cooper prospect in PL477 in the Norwegian Sea. The exploration well will target the Cooper prospect located in PL477 in block 6506/11 on the Halten Terrace between the Smørbukk oil field, immediately to the east, and the Morvin oil field, to the west. Cooper […]

  • Wintershall Dea cleared to use West Mira rig on Nova field

    4 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for production drilling and completion on the Nova field using the West Mira drilling rig.

  • Equinor cleared to use Askeladd Phase 1 facilities

    16 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor consent to use Askeladd Phase 1 facilities on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

  • Norway: Norske Shell to Use West Navigator for Drilling on Draugen Field

    13 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    AS Norske Shell has received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA’s) consent to use the West Navigator mobile drilling facility. The consent relates to drilling and completion of production wells G1, G2, G3, and E4 and plugging and abandonment of wells A 53 and A 58 on the Draugen field. The planned start-up is mid-December […]

  • BPC seals the deal with Baker Hughes for Bahamas well equipment

    20 November 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has finalized an agreement with Baker Hughes for the provision of equipment for its first exploration well in The Bahamas in 2020. However, the company is still working to secure the financing and finalize a rig contract with Seadrill.

  • Billionaire Fredriksen to buy up distressed oil rig assets – paper

    18 December 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen has set up a company to snap up oil rigs from firms struggling with low crude prices, adopting a similar approach to the one he used in 2012 when the tanker market collapsed.

  • SapuraKencana Nets $2.7 Bln PLSV Contract in Brazil

    27 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Sapura Navegação Marítima S.A., Brazil (SNM), a company jointly owned by SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad and Seadrill Limited has secured $2.7 billion contract in Brazil. Under the contract, awarded by the Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, SNM will build, charter and operate three Pipe Laying Support Vessels (PLSV)  for a period of eight years. Petrobras will have an option to extend […]

  • Diamond Offshore taking over marketing rights for two drillships

    9 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Diamond Offshore has sealed a deal with Eldorado Drilling to be in charge of marketing rights for two seventh-generation drillships.

  • Aquadrill to reactivate two rigs for new jobs

    1 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Offshore drilling contractor Aquadrill has secured two new contracts, which will see it reactivating two assets.

  • New offshore driller takes two jack-up rigs from Hercules

    30 January 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling, formerly known as Magni Drilling, has taken delivery of two jack-up drilling rigs from the bankrupt drilling contractor, Hercules Offshore.   Borr announced the delivery of two rigs last Tuesday, January 24. The jack-up rigs were renamed Frigg, formerly Hercules Resilience, and the Ran, formerly Hercules Triumph. The rigs are […]

  • Wärtsilä to Supply Power Generation and Propulsion Systems for Six Brazilian Drill Ships

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine to supply main generating engines and thrusters for six new deep water drill ships to be built in Brazil at Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz. The contract was signed at the end of […]

  • AOD Signs Drilling Contract for Jack-Up Rig AOR-1 (Singapore)

    26 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Asia Offshore Drilling Ltd (AOD) has signed a drilling contract whereby AOD’s first jack-up drilling rig AOR-1 will be leased to a reputable client. The charter has been entered into and will be managed by Seadrill, on behalf of AOD. The contract duration is a minimum of three years plus a one-year option. The potential […]

  • Mermaid Names Subsea Group Regional Director in Middle East

    6 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Mermaid Maritime, a provider of subsea and drilling services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Graham McKnockiter as Subsea Group regional director, Western Hemisphere. According to the company, “the appointment should contribute to the strategy of streamlining and enhancing Mermaid’s subsea services business unit in the Middle East region and the growth and performance of […]

  • ‘Sevan Louisiana’ Rig Getting Ready for Sea Trials in China

    28 August 2013

    Sevan Drilling, a Norway-based drilling contractor, has announced that its Sevan Louisiana drilling rig is expected to undergo sea trials in China in the first week of September. According to Scott Kerr, CEO, the rig will go on sea trials between September 5 and 7, depending on the height of the river and the level of […]

  • Oceanteam Names New Company Captain

    25 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Oceanteam Shipping recently welcomed Holger Reurslag as company captain, with 25 years experience in the offshore construction, drilling and production sector. Before accepting new role, Reurslag worked among others for Seadrill and for various international owners and operators of FPSOs around the world, the company said. The company captain will be responsible for a range of (managerial) tasks, […]

  • VIDEO: IHC Splashes SAPURA JADE

    20 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA JADE in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated vessel was performed by Mrs Belle de Bruin, Managing Director of the Indofin Group. Earlier on the same day, the naming ceremony of its […]

  • Investigation finds breaches of regulations following ‘West Hercules’ incident

    8 May 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has completed its investigation of the incident on West Hercules rig on January 16, 2019, when the lower marine riser package was unintentionally disconnected. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.

  • Petrobras hires another drillship for work at two oil fields offshore Brazil

    18 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Ventura Offshore has secured a long-term drillship contract with Petrobras, a compatriot state-owned energy giant, for operations at two oil field developments off the coast of Brazil.

  • Chinese partner paying over $2 bln to Petrobras for more interest in Brazilian field

    8 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    CNOOC has sealed a deal with Petrobras, which will allow it to acquire an additional interest in the Búzios field, located offshore Brazil.

  • VIDEO: Launching of Sapura Ônix

    6 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Sapura Ônix was launched at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, near Rotterdam on Friday 1st August.   She is the 3rd of 5 identical sister vessels in the order placed with Royal IHC in 2013 by Sapura Navegação Marítima, a joint venture between SapuraKencana and Seadrill. All of the 5 […]

  • Fairmount Summit Brings West Ariel Safely to Singapore

    27 June 2014

    Tug Fairmount Summit has towed jack-up rig West Ariel safely from Vung Tau, Vietnam, to Singapore. The towage over a distance of 1,305 miles was performed in seven days with an average speed of 4 knots. The West Ariel, a KFels B class independent leg cantilever jack-up rig, was built in 2008 by Keppels Fels, […]

  • Vantage Drilling picks ICM Group for offshore training

    8 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Consulting services firm ICM Group has been awarded a global preferred agreement for Vantage Drilling’s onboard regulatory and crane training requirements.

  • Equinor set to drill Norwegian Sea well

    19 June 2019
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for well 6507/2-5 S, which is located in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Most popular news of the week, Feb 17 – 23, 2014

    23 February 2014

    Check out the most popular articles of the week, February 17-23, 2014.