1444 results found for 'seadrill'

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  • TMT ROVs on their way to Brazil

    12 June 2014
    Equipment

    Two Total Marine Technology ROVs have just passed deepwater acceptance tests to 3000m in the North Atlantic Ocean with perfect scores. The Typhoon MK2 ROVs are now on their way to Brazil as part of a five year contract with the giant Brazilian energy company, Petrobras. In total 12 TMT built Typhoon MK2 ROVs are […]

  • Investigation into West Phoenix rig fire reveals safety breaches

    4 March 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found several breaches of the regulations following an investigation into a fire on the West Phoenix rig last year. 

  • Brasil: PLSV Sapura Diamante Kicks Off at Petrobras

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Upstream oil and gas services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad (SapuraKencana), has reached a key milestone in its international operations by starting ahead of schedule its first pipe-laying support vessel (PLSV) work for state-run PETROBRAS in the pre-salt waters off Brazil. This maiden foray for the SapuraKencana in Brazilian waters was undertaken by its brand new PLSV “Sapura […]

  • Transocean’s newbuild drillship going to Brazil for its inaugural job

    14 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Transocean has secured a new long-term contract for a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship, which will enable the rig to work with a national oil company offshore Brazil.

  • UK: Rolls-Royce to Supply Large Thrusters for Offshore Drilling Vessels

    25 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced orders worth over £70 million to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels. These latest orders, which include options for additional thrusters, are from a variety of customers who are expanding their drillship fleets and are driven by greater demand in oil and gas exploration in deep […]

  • Norway: Faroe Petroleum Provides Preliminary Results from Cooper Well

    26 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic Margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces the preliminary results of the 6506/11‐9 S Cooper well in the Norwegian Sea (Faroe Petroleum 30%). The well has been drilled to a total depth of 5,330m below sea […]

  • Pacific Drilling holds off ‘Pacific Zonda’ delivery

    8 July 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Pacific Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor, has postponed the delivery of its newbuild drillship Pacific Zonda for the fourth quarter of 2015.  Namely, the delivery of the drillship, that is being built at Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea, was postponed for October 2015 although the company’s previous plan was for the vessel to […]

  • The Netherlands: Dockwise Enters Master Service Agreement with Keppel

    21 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dockwise Ltd. announces that it has entered into a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Keppel of Singapore for transportation of their jack-up and semi-submersible drilling units. The USD 55 million awards comprise contracts for transportation of four jack-up drilling rigs, one semi-submersible drilling rig, assorted dredging equipment, offshore transfer and elevation platforms and tugs & […]

  • Drilling permit to Equinor for North Sea wells

    20 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.

  • UK: Rolls-Royce to Supply Large Thrusters for High Tech Drillships

    25 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced orders worth over £70 million to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels. These latest orders, which include options for additional thrusters, are from a variety of customers who are expanding their drillship fleets and are driven by greater demand in oil and gas exploration in deep water […]

  • Two TMT’s ROVs Tested and On Their Way to Brazil

    12 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Two Total Marine Technology ROVs have just passed deepwater acceptance tests to 3000m in the North Atlantic Ocean with perfect scores. The Typhoon MK2 ROVs are now on their way to Brazil as part of a five year contract with the giant Brazilian energy company, Petrobras. In total 12 TMT built Typhoon MK2 ROVs are […]

  • Wintershall finds gas offshore Norway

    26 March 2018
    Exploration & Production

    German oil company Wintershall has made a gas discovery southwest of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.

  • ABB Nabs SHI Order, South Korea

    29 June 2012

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order worth $80 million from Samsung Heavy Industries to supply energy efficient drives, motors and electrical power systems for five drilling vessels and two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to be built at Samsung’s shipyard in Korea. The vessels will be used to extract, […]

  • Audit finds improvement points for Neptune at Fenja project

    3 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found a couple of improvements points at Neptune Energy’s Fenja project development located offshore Norway.

  • Global Maritime Adds New Members to Support Asia Pacific Ops

    26 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Global Maritime has made two appointments to support its Asia Pacific (APAC) operations. Mei Ling Chan has been appointed as regional finance manager for APAC where she will take responsibility for finance functions and reporting across the region, and Leong Weng Yoon has been named Global Maritime’s new HSEQ manager for APAC. Leong Weng Yoon’s appointment […]

  • COPL not giving up on Liberian offshore block

    27 September 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) has not to give up on the Liberian offshore oil and gas space after a recent duster with the Mesurado well in partnership with ExxonMobil. While the current production sharing contract (PSC) for LB-13 block with ExxonMobil and COPL – where the well was drilled –  was terminated effective September […]

  • RWE Dea Starts Drilling at PL 435, Offshore Norway

    18 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    RWE Dea Norge started the drilling of a second well in production license PL435 in the Norwegian Sea beginning of the year. The target of this well is, to explore more gas reserves in the license. In September 2010, RWE Dea made its first gas discovery in production license PL435. The well encountered gas in […]

  • Norwegian unions and offshore drillers going to mediation as wage talks fail

    21 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Three Norwegian unions broke off negotiations with the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association and will be heading to mediation.

  • Kongsberg Secures the Petrobras Gig

    17 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to deliver substantial technology packages for ten new pipelaying vessels ordered by Brazilian multinational energy corporation, Petrobras. In contracts valued approx. NOK 118 Million, the scope of supply includes Kongsberg Maritime’s leading offshore vessel technology including Dynamic Positioning (DP), position reference systems, propulsion control and automation. Six 550-tonne laying […]

  • Consent for Equinor to use Transocean rig on Bauge field

    10 January 2020
    Exploration & Production

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

  • Ophir hits dust in exploration well off Ivory Coast

    15 May 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Oil company Ophir Energy has failed to find ‘significant hydrocarbons’ in the Ayame-1X exploration well in Block 513, offshore Ivory Coast.  The Ayame-1 was Ophir’s first deepwater operated well in almost three years. The well was spud at the end of April with the Seadrill-owned drillship West Saturn. Ophir said on Monday that the well has reached […]

  • ExxonMobil: ‘West Alpha’ to drill in Balder field

    8 December 2014
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    ExxonMobil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use West Alpha drilling rig for production drilling, completion and installation of subsea equipment on the Balder field, in the North Sea. Balder was the first oil field to be discovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with Esso as the sole licensee in […]

  • Tullow: No Oil at Paon-2A Well Offshore Cote d’Ivoire

    18 December 2013

    Tullow Oil plc  announces that the Paon-2A appraisal well in the CI-103 licence offshore Côte d’Ivoire has determined the down-dip extent of the Paon oil accumulation. The well encountered the water below the oil accumulation discovered at the Paon-1X well and pressure logging has located the likely oil water contact.   To minimise the number […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Thrusters as Preferred Choice for New Drillships

    25 July 2012

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced orders worth over £70 million (approx $ 108.5 mln) to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels. These latest orders, which include options for additional thrusters, are from a variety of customers who are expanding their drillship fleets and are driven by greater demand in oil and […]

  • Norway OKs Lundin’s plan for first Edvard Grieg tie-back

    26 June 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Lundin Petroleum has received final approval for the plan for development and operation for the Solveig field from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.