1460 results found for 'seadrill'

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  • PSA: All NCS drilling contractors audited

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has carried out an audit in the form of competence mapping in the drilling domain, directed at all drilling contractors.

  • The Netherlands: Dockwise Bags 4 Heavy Marine Transport Contracts Worth $ 45 million

    22 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Dockwise Ltd. today announces four awards for Heavy Marine Transport (HMT) Projects that include an FPSO, two jack-up rigs and a power barge. Total revenues for these various commitments are almost $ 45 million. Dockwise was awarded a contract with HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., LTD.) for the transport, loading, and discharge of Goliat, a […]

  • Sevan reduces rig dayrate to avoid contract termination

    26 November 2014
    Exploration & Production

    Sevan Drilling, a Norway-based drilling contractor, had a disappointing third quarter when it comes to its rig fleet utilization. The company that owns three ultra-deepwater drilling rigs of cylindrical shape, reported its technical utilization of 64% versus 93% in the third quarter 2013. In a webcast, presenting the third quarter results, Scott McReaken, Sevan Drilling CEO, explained […]

  • ExxonMobil spuds Canadian well

    21 October 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Oil major ExxonMobil has started drilling operations on a well located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

  • ExxonMobil spuds first Liberia well

    23 November 2016
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Oil giant ExxonMobil started drilling operations on the Mesurado-1 exploration well offshore Liberia on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. According to Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL), an international oil and gas exploration and development company and a partner in the project, Exxon is utilizing Seadrill’s 2014-built drillship West Saturn. The well, targeting oil in Late Cretacous sands, is […]

  • Archer Names New Board Members

    24 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Archer has elected Kjell-Erik Østdahl as chairman of the board and James O’Shaughnessy as a new board member in the company to fill a vacancy on the board. Kjell-Erik Østdahl has had a tenure of 21 years at Schlumberger in a number of senior positions within operations, business development, marketing and executive management in China, […]

  • Statoil evaluating development options for Newfoundland discovery

    10 June 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has completed a 19-month exploration drilling program offshore Newfoundland, Canada, the aim of which was to increase the robustness of the Bay du Nord project and to test new areas of the Flemish Pass Basin. The company drilled nine wells using the Seadrill-owned West Hercules semi-submersible drilling rig in the Flemish […]

  • Transocean to sell entire jack-up fleet to new offshore driller

    20 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling, formerly known as Magni Drilling, is planning to buy 15 jack-up drilling rigs from Swiss-based Transocean for $1.35 billion.  Borr Drilling announced on Monday the signing of a letter of intent with Transocean for the acquisition of 15 high-specification jack-up rigs. The transaction consists of Transocean’s entire jack-up fleet, including ten rigs […]

  • Saudi Aramco Hires Two AOD’s Jack-up Rigs

    14 March 2013

    Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (“AOD”), has signed drilling contracts whereby AOD’s jack-up drilling rigs ‘AOD II’ and ‘AOD III’ will be providing drilling services to the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) for operations in offshore Saudi Arabia. The drilling contracts have been entered into and will be managed by Seadrill Limited on behalf of AOD. Together with ‘AOD […]

  • Ophir spuds exploration well off Ivory Coast

    2 May 2017
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Ophir Energy started drilling the Ayamé-1X exploration well, offshore Ivory Coast, on Saturday, April 29, 2017, using the Seadrill-owned West Saturn drillship. The well, operated by Ophir Energy, is located on the CI-513 license. African Petroleum holds a 45% interest in the license, with Ophir Energy holding 45% and PETROCI the remaining 10%. Ophir took […]

  • Mermaid Maritime Reports Positive Results (Thailand)

    25 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited (“Mermaid”) reported net profits of Baht 86.0 million in the financial year that ended on 30 September 2012 (“2012”), the first positive result since 2009. Net profits increased 153.3% compared to net losses of Baht 161.3 million in the financial year that ended on 30 September 2011 (“2011’). As a […]

  • ‘West Mira’ to become world’s first hybrid offshore rig

    11 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Siemens will supply a battery-based energy storage solution to the West Mira which will make it the world’s first hybrid offshore drilling rig.

  • $10 million raised to cover ongoing arbitration costs regarding two cancelled drillships

    3 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Northern Drilling has raised $10 million for litigation costs arising from the ongoing arbitration pertaining to cancelled orders for two drillships with the South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

  • Deepwater Tornado well pays off for Talos

    4 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Talos Energy has completed drilling operations on the Tornado 3 sidetrack well, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which successfully discovered pay.

  • Up to Four Aframaxes for Samsung Heavy

    28 March 2018

    Unisea Shipping placed an order for up to four Aframax tankers at SHI.

  • AOD jack-up wins three-year extension in Middle East

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (AOD) has secured a three-year contract extension for a jack-up drilling rig in the Middle East. 

  • Ophir Spuds Well Off Ivory Coast

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    African Petroleum informed the Ayamé-1X exploration well, offshore Ivory Coast, was spudded on Saturday April 29, 2017 using the Seadrill West Saturn drillship. The well, operated by Ophir Energy, is located on the CI-513 licence. African Petroleum holds a 45% interest in the licence, with Ophir Energy holding 45% and PETROCI the remaining 10%. The Ayamé […]

  • SapuraKencana: Fourth PLSV starts Petrobras gig in Brazil

    19 February 2016

    SapuraKencana’s fourth pipelaying support vessel (PLSV) Sapura Jade has started working with Petrobras in Brazil. SapuraKencana’s first PLSV, Sapura Diamante, entered the market on June 28, 2014. SapuraKencana’s offshore operations are being executed in Brazil for Petrobras by its Brazilian joint venture company Sapura Navegacao Maritima (SNM), which is a 50:50 venture with offshore drilling company Seadrill. In November […]

  • Most popular articles of the week, June 2 – 6, 2014

    8 June 2014

    Most popular offshore news of the week

  • ‘Sevan Louisiana’ Rig Delivered

    23 October 2013

    Sevan Drilling has today, 23 October 2013, taken delivery of Sevan Louisiana from Cosco Quidong Shipyard in China. Sevan Louisiana is Sevan Drilling’s third deep water drilling rig and will start the transit to the US Gulf of Mexico It is expected that the rig will  start operation for LLOG Bluewater towards the end of Q1 2014, following […]

  • More woes for Sevan Louisiana rig

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Sevan Louisiana offshore drilling rig continues to experience equipment problems. The rig’s owner, Sevan Drilling has informed that 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,” Sevan Drilling […]

  • ‘Sapura Topazio’ pipelayer named in The Netherlands

    20 February 2014

    Dutch IHC Merwede has named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.   The naming of the fully integrated IHC Merwede vessel was carried out by Puan Sri Datin Seri Yazreen Yahya, spouse of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Shahril Shamsuddin, President and […]

  • IHC Merwede Launches Pipelaying Vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO

    20 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated IHC Merwede vessel was carried out by Puan Sri Datin Seri Yazreen Yahya, spouse of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Shahril Shamsuddin, President and […]

  • Ophir ditches Ivory Coast block

    7 March 2018

    UK-based Ophir Energy has decided to exit from Block 513 offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

  • Topaz Energy and Marine in senior management changes

    11 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Offshore support vessel provider Topaz Energy and Marine has made several new appointments to its senior management team. Topaz said on Tuesday that the company named Martin Helweg as the new chief operating officer (COO), Hicham Hachkal as the HR director, and Robert Desai as the chief commercial officer (CCO). Helweg takes over the role […]