282 results found for 'transocean barents'

282 results found for 'transocean barents'
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  • OMV Petrom continues its multi-well drilling program with Transocean rig in Black Sea

    11 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    OMV Petrom, Romania-headquartered affiliate of Austria’s OMV, has provided insight into its drilling plans in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea, where several wells remain on the list to be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.

  • Transocean rig trio staying longer in South America and Europe

    18 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Transocean, an offshore drilling giant, has lined up more work off the coasts of Brazil, Norway, and Romania for one of its drillships and two semi-submersible rigs.

  • Transocean’s backlog stands at $6.1 billion in the wake of $610M rig deals

    20 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has obtained multimillion-dollar assignments and extensions for seven mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) from its rig fleet.

  • Transocean’s play for Valaris forging $17 billion offshore drilling giant with 73 rigs

    9 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Transocean has made a multibillion-dollar merger move on Valaris to breathe life into a combined company with a diversified offshore fleet of 73 rigs, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships, nine semi-submersibles, and 31 modern jack-ups, to meet emerging growth opportunities.

  • North Sea yields fresh gas and condensate discovery

    19 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Harbour Energy Norge, a subsidiary of London-listed oil and gas company Harbour Energy, has made a new gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which was drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.

  • All systems go for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean and COSL rigs

    13 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has secured the go-ahead from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with semi-submersible rigs owned by Transocean and COSL Drilling Europe, two offshore drilling contractors.

  • Gas flows from Barents Sea field to Equinor’s LNG hub

    23 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has started production from a subsea field in the Barents Sea that is transported to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Melkøya island for processing.

  • Go-ahead for Norwegian giant’s oil & gas ops in Norway

    23 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Norway’s state-owned energy player Equinor has received the green light from Norwegian authorities for its planned activities in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Fresh Barents Sea oil find offers tie-in opportunity for Equinor

    30 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has made an oil discovery in the proximity of a field it operates in the Barents Sea using a rig owned by Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean.

  • More time for cleantech player on Odfjell-operated rig in Norwegian Sea

    13 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has won contracts with OMV Norge, a compatriot subsidiary of Austria-headquartered oil and gas player OMV, and Northern Ocean Wind for drilling waste management on a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean.

  • Moldova inks ‘historic’ Black Sea gas deal to bolster energy security

    8 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Moldova’s state-owned energy company Energocom has signed what it says is its first long-term gas purchase contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom.

  • Shell to drill at Ormen Lange with ‘Transocean Barents’

    4 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Transocean Barents to drill a production well at Ormen Lange, in the Norwegian Sea.  Ormen Lange is a gas field located in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. Norske Shell AS (Shell) is the operator of the field, which came on […]

  • Norway: Transocean Barents Anchors at Jette Field

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Transocean Barents anchored up at the Jette field Friday May 4th, and has begun the first phase of drilling.  The first operation will be a observation well at Jette north. Drilling of the two planned production wells will be next. Transocean Barents will remain at the Jette Field until August. The Jette field is being […]

  • Transocean Barents to Spud Ormen Lange Well

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use Transocean Barents to drill appraisal well 6305/8-2 at Ormen Lange. Ormen Lange is a gas field located in the Møre Basin in the southern section of the Norwegian Sea. The sea here varies from 800 metres to more than 1100 […]

  • Transocean Barents Gets AoC from PSA Norway

    22 November 2012

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig.

  • Transocean Barents rig leaves Kvaerner’s Stord yard

    11 September 2014
    Equipment

    The Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig yesterday leaves Kvaerner at Stord, having completed the five year classification and the planned upgrade and modification work more than one week ahead of schedule.

  • Det norske to Drill in PL 659 with ‘Transocean Barents’

    3 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7222/11-2 in production licence 659 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Barents mobile drilling rig.   Drilling is planned to begin in December 2013, with a duration of 50 days, depending on whether a discovery is made. Transocean Barents (formerly Aker Barents) […]

  • Canada: Suncor probed over Transocean Barents rig spill

    16 May 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Canadian oil company Suncor is being investigated over an oil spill from the Transocean Barents rig.

  • Shell gets nod to use ‘Transocean Barents’ at Ormen Lange

    8 August 2014

    A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use Transocean Barents to drill appraisal well 6305/8-2 at Ormen Lange field. Ormen Lange is a gas field located in the Møre Basin in the southern section of the Norwegian Sea. The sea here varies from 800 metres to more than […]

  • OMV Norge to use Transocean Barents in PL 537 ops

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted OMV Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7324/7-2, in the Barents Sea. Well 7324/7-2 will be drilled from the Transocean Barents drilling rig at position 73°29` 27.09″ north and 24°14´ 2.56″ east. The drilling programme for well 7324/7-2 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in […]

  • Norway: Det Norske to Use Transocean Barents for Jette Drilling

    27 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given approval to Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) to use the Transocean Barents offshore drilling rig on the Jette field. Jette is a oil and gas field in the southern part of the North Sea, 180 kilometres west of Haugesund. A Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for […]

  • OMV to drill Barents Sea well using Transocean Barents rig

    24 March 2014

    OMV Norge has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7324/7-2 in production licence 537 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig.   Water depth at the site, offshore Norway, is 418 metres. Drilling is planned to begin in March 2014, with a duration of around 52 days, depending on […]

  • GDF Suez to drill Barents Sea well with Transocean Barents rig

    14 February 2014

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7218/8-1, in the Barents Sea. The company will use the Transocean Barents drilling rig for the operation, following completion of the drilling of wildcat well 7222/11-1 for Det norske oljeselskap in production licence 657. GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS […]

  • Kvaerner: ‘Transocean Barents’ to arrive at Stord for two month yard stay

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Kvaerner has reported that the H-6e drilling rig Transocean Barents will arrive at Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord this week for a two month yard stay. The main purpose of the stay is the five year classification of the rig, as well as upgrade and modification work. When the rig arrives, it will first spend a […]

  • Worker suffers crush injuries on Transocean Barents. PSA investigates (Norway)

    4 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to launch an investigation into an incident that occurred on Transocean Barents on March 4, 2015 when a roughneck suffered crush injuries. According to the PSA, the injured drill floor worker was on the monkey board, about 10-12 metres in the derrick, at the time of the […]