1460 results found for 'seadrill'

1460 results found for 'seadrill'
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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

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    23 February 2014

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

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • ‘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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Transocean, Noble, Valaris, Seadrill, ADES, and Shelf Drilling get hold of $31 billion backlog: Is rig demand tapering off?

    13 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Transocean, Noble Corporation, Valaris, Seadrill, Shelf Drilling, and ADES have reported a combined total backlog of $31.17 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]