1444 results found for 'seadrill'

1444 results found for 'seadrill'
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  • Samsung Heavy settles Brazil corruption investigation for $149 million

    23 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to pay a settlement in a leniency deal with authorities of Brazil to settle a corruption investigation.

  • Rig poised to seek drilling gigs across continents as Vantage gets marketing rights

    13 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Vantage Drilling has secured a marketing deal for a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship, owned by Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of Norwegian investors.

  • Equinor granted permit for North Sea well

    10 March 2020
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well located in the North Sea offshore Norway. 

  • Athens Group introduces Well Control System Services

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Athens Group, a provider of independent, 3rd-party technology assurance services for oil and gas drilling and production systems, has introduced a new generation of Well Control System Services focused on helping assure that subsea equipment is “fit for purpose.” Athens Group Well Control System Services help assure the well control/subsea equipment (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and […]

  • Lundin Completes Bertam-2 Appraisal Well, Offshore Malaysia

    19 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    A Swedish independent oil and gas exploration and production company, Lundin Petroleum announced the successful results of Bertam-2 appraisal well in the PM307 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area, offshore Peninsular Malaysia. Bertam-2 was drilled to a total depth of 1,884 metres by the jack-up rig “Offshore Courageous”, owned by Seadrill. The objectives of the well […]

  • North Atlantic Drilling revenues halved

    25 February 2016

    North Atlantic Drilling (NADL), a provider of harsh environment drilling services formed as a subsidiary of Seadrill, has tightened its quarterly loss, but halved the revenues.  NADL on Thursday reported a drop in the company’s total operating revenues for the quarter to $150.4 million, compared to $291.2 million in 4Q 2014. The offshore drilling contractor on Thursday […]

  • Borr Drilling gets listing warning from NYSE

    13 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Borr Drilling has joined a growing list of offshore drilling contractors facing a possibility of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

  • Pacific Drilling’s NYSE listing at risk from suspension

    13 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Pacific Drilling has received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stating that the company does not currently satisfy the minimum share price standard for continued listing of the company’s common shares.

  • Northern Drilling to take early delivery of newbuild rig as Wintershall awards more work

    30 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Northern Drilling has decided to take early delivery of its newbuild semi-submersible rig West Mira as a result of new options exercised under the rig’s contract with Wintershall. 

  • Aquadrill seals the deal for drillship in Indonesia, sells semi-sub rig

    13 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Aquadrill and a subsidiary of Vantage Holdings have reached an agreement to provide the Capelladrillship for a contract in Indonesia.

  • Equinor to use Transocean rig on Gullfaks well duo

    25 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for drilling and well operations on the Gullfaks field using the Transocean Norge drilling rig.

  • Lundin bites dust at Polmak well

    17 November 2020
    Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has not been able to find any hydrocarbons at the Polmak well exploration well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

  • Equinor hits gas and condensate in exploration well offshore Norway

    16 January 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Equinor has proven gas and condensate in the Ragnfrid North exploration well, which is located near the Kristin field offshore Norway.

  • BP starts drilling at Puma West well near Mad Dog field in Gulf of Mexico

    7 November 2019

    Oil major BP has started drilling at the Puma West prospect the Green Canyon Block of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

  • Greenpeace protesting against ExxonMobil’s Kara Sea drilling plans

    11 June 2014

    Only two weeks after boarding the Transocean Spitsbergen rig on its way to drill a well in the Barents Sea, Greenpeace has a new target. This time it is the West Alpha semi-submersible rig. In a statement issued on their website, the environmental organisation said that their ship Esperanza has entered the fjord in Olen near Haugesund, […]

  • Eirik Raude rig to drill in the Falkands?

    20 May 2014

    Ocean Rig has reportedly received a contract for its Eirik Raude semi-submersible rig for a drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands.

  • Customers vote Ensco best offshore drilling contractor

    30 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore drilling contractor Ensco plc has earned first place for total customer satisfaction in the Oilfield Products & Services Customer Satisfaction Survey. Conducted by EnergyPoint Research, the annual survey is the industry benchmark for customer satisfaction in the global oilfield. The UK-headquartered company led all offshore drilling contractors in the survey by receiving top honors […]

  • Songa Offshore: Fleet Status Update for November 2012

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based drilling contractor, has announced its drilling rig fleet status update for November 2012. Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 98% during the month. The rig continues to operate for Petronas Carigali in Malaysia. Songa Mercur achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the operational part of the month. The rig […]

  • Det norske adds new members to its board

    11 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian oil exploration and development company, Det norske oljeselskap, has elected new members to the Board of Directors. Øyvind Eriksen is a new Chairman of the Board, and Trond Brandsrud a new member of the Board. Sverre Skogen has resigned from his duty as Chairman of the Board, and Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup has at the […]

  • Shell hires semi-submersible rig for Namibia

    26 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Northern Ocean has secured a contract award from Shell for operations in Namibia, where the major made an oil discovery earlier this year.

  • More time in Gulf of Mexico for Aquadrill drillship

    12 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Aquadrill has extended the charter hire agreement with Diamond Offshore for a drillship, which will continue its ops in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • UK firm picks up nine-well decom gig in Gulf of Mexico

    23 May 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Elemental Energies has won a master services agreement with Promethean for the decommissioning of orphaned wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

  • Valaris may face delisting from NYSE

    21 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Another offshore drilling contractor, Valaris, has seen its share value fall below $1 as its operations and contracts are getting delayed or cancelled amid challenging market situation.

  • Ship Finance to Acquire Harsh-Environment Jack-Up Rig ‘West Linus’

    9 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    North Atlantic Drilling (NADL) and Ship Finance International Limited (Ship Finance), on July 1, announced an agreement to a combined sale and leaseback arrangement whereby Ship Finance will acquire the harsh environment jack-up drilling rig West Linus from a subsidiary of NADL. The West Linus is currently under construction at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore with […]

  • Popular offshore industry news in 1Q 2019

    1 January 2020

    The most popular news at Offshore Energy Today during the first quarter of 2019.