1444 results found for 'seadrill'

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Statoil to Use West Alpha for Norwegian Sea Exploration

    2 November 2012

    Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted approval to oil company Statoil to carry out exploration drilling with West Alpha offshore drilling rig. Statoil will use the 1986. built semi-submersible rig to drill the 6610/10-1 well, located in PL 286 in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling, in a water depth of 244 meters, is expected to […]

  • Statoil cleared to use West Elara rig for Valemon drilling

    17 August 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has received a consent to use the West Elara drilling rig for drilling and completing on the Valemon field, offshore Norway. According to the Petroleum Safety Authority that has given the consent, Statoil will use the West Elara jack-up drilling rig to drill and complete production wells 34/11-B-6 and 34/11-B-16 on […]

  • Fredriksen’s new drilling company receives nod for Oslo listing

    25 October 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Northern Drilling, a recently established offshore drilling company, has received an approval to begin trading in Oslo. At meeting on Tuesday, October 24 the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit the shares in Northern Drilling Ltd. to listing on Oslo Axess. Northern Drilling is an offshore drilling contractor formed by a Norwegian-born billionaire and […]

  • Nature Group grabs ‘West Alpha’ contract

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Nature Group PLC, the provider of port reception facilities and waste treatment solutions for the oil, marine and process industries, has announced that its subsidiary, Nature Oil & Gas AS, has been awarded a two year contract by North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. The contract concerns the deployment of a Compact Treatment Unit, designed for on-site […]

  • Seadrill drillship strikes oil & gas in US Gulf of Mexico enabling Talos to eye production start-up next quarter

    16 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Talos Energy has made a new oil and natural gas discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, thanks to its ongoing drilling activities with a drillship owned by Seadrill.

  • ExxonMobil comes out empty-handed after completing Brazilian well

    28 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    ExxonMobil has completed its drilling operations on the Cutthroat prospect, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin off Brazil.

  • Two rigs getting new names following manager change

    11 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has decided to rename its two rigs following a recent decision to change their manager.

  • Borr Drilling scores its first jack-up rig contract

    11 July 2017

    Borr Drilling, a recently established offshore drilling company, has received a letter of commitment from Total for the use of one of its jack-up rigs in Nigeria. According to the driller, which recently bought Transocean’s entire jack-up rig fleet, the company has, together with its Nigerian partner Valiant Energy Services West Africa, received the commitment […]

  • Wärtsilä Engines for 6 Deepwater Drillships in Brazil

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    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 […]

  • Royal IHC names pipelaying vessel Sapura Jade

    20 April 2015

    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 Belle de Bruin, Managing Director of the Indofin Group. Earlier on the same day, the naming ceremony of its sister […]

  • ‘Bollsta Dolphin’ construction and drilling contract cancelled

    27 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Fred. Olsen Energy has terminated a newbuilding contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of a semi-submersible drilling rig, the Bollsta Dolphin, as a result of delay in delivery of the rig.  The rig construction contract provides that on termination Bollsta will be entitled to a refund of the first instalment paid to HHI of $186,390,240 plus accrued […]

  • Wartsila to Power Up Six New Brazilian Drill Ships

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    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 […]

  • Rystad: With offshore market gaining momentum, employment shifts from shale to offshore

    30 July 2019

    In an analysis of the oilfield service industry, sector intelligence firm Rystad Energy noted that the main driver of employment was shifting from shale to offshore.

  • Fire breaks out on drillship in Sri Lanka

    17 February 2022
    Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Safety, Vessels

    A drillship owned by Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has caught fire while docked at a port in Sri Lanka.

  • Wintershall Hires Drilling Rig for Nova Field Subsea Wells

    28 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Wintershall Norge has awarded a rig contract for the Nova field development to Seadrill Norway Operations who will operate the West Mira drilling rig on behalf of Northern Drilling. In addition, Wintershall has entered into a long-term frame agreement with Seadrill for potential future rig needs. The West Mira will drill six subsea wells on […]

  • Jurong Shipyard Awards Major Contract to Wartsila, Brazil

    15 October 2012

    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 drillships to be built in Brazil at Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz. The Jurong Aracruz shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore […]

  • Wintershall gets nod for Balderbrå drilling

    19 September 2017
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian offshore safety body, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, has given a nod to Wintershall to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea. In a statement on Tuesday, the PSA said Wintershall would drill the exploration well 6604/5 in a prospect named Balderbrå. Wintershall Norge AS, a subsidary of German Wintershall, will use the West […]