280 results found for 'transocean barents'

280 results found for 'transocean barents'
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  • 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 […]

  • Green light for Shell to use Transocean Barents rig on Draugen (Norway)

    13 May 2015
    Exploration & Production

    A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Transocean Barents drilling rig to drill a production well on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea. According to PSA, Shell has applied for consent to drill a new production well designated 6407/9-G-5 H, which is a free-standing subsea well, at […]

  • PSA ends probe into injuries suffered on ‘Transocean Barents’. Finds safety breaches

    17 August 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of an incident involving personal injury on the Transocean Barents on March 4, 2015 and identified several non-conformities from the regulations. The incident occurred on the Transocean-operated semi-submersible drilling rig the Transocean Barents in connection with work on well 6305/7-5H D North on the Ormen Lange […]

  • PSA gives nod to Shell to plug well at Draugen (Norway)

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

    Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents for well plugging at Draugen, in the Norwegian Sea.  Draugen is an oil field in the Norwgeian Sea in 250 metres of water. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the field’s operator. Production on the field began in […]

  • ASCO Supports Maersk Drilling Operations in Norway

    4 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    ASCO, an oil and gas logistics company, has signed a three year partnership deal to support Maersk Oil’s drilling campaigns in Norway. The campaigns will be supported from ASCO’s Kristiansund Base at Averøy. The first oil rig to be supported under the new contract will be the Transocean Barents at license 6506/6-2 Albert in the […]

  • Suncor allowed to resume ops after Transocean rig incident

    4 October 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Canadian offshore regulator has approved Suncor Energy’s plan to resume operations on the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents, following a September 6, 2019 incident, which resulted in an injured Transocean employee.

  • Fire breaks out on rig standby vessel off Canada

    18 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    Equinor reported that a fire had occurred on the fast rescue craft onboard the Siem Diamond vessel, which was on standby at the time to the Transocean Barents rig off Canada.

  • Investigation launched after worker suffers injuries on rig off Canada

    10 September 2019
    Exploration & Production

    An investigation has been launched after an offshore worker has suffered injuries on a Transocean-owned drilling rig operating for Suncor Energy offshore Canada. 

  • Shell gains approval to use Transocean rig for Ormen Lange drilling

    28 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Shell has received consent from Norway’s offshore regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea with one of Transocean’s rigs.

  • Transocean and Suncor fined over offshore fluid spill

    7 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Canadian offshore petroleum regulator has fined Suncor Energy and Transocean over an unauthorized fluid discharge from a rig back in 2018.

  • Transocean in triple rig lay-up

    23 September 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor, has laid up three of its rigs.  According to its latest fleet status report, Transocean laid up its semi-submersible drilling rig, the Transocean Barents, the midwater floater GSF Rig 140 and high-spec jack-up rig GSF Galaxy II. The semi-sub Transocean Barents was working for Shell offshore Norway with a dayrate of $300,000. […]

  • GDF Suez to spud Byrkje well this weekend

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    On Friday 28 February the drilling rig Transocean Barents goes on contract for GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS to drill the exploration well 7218/8-1 Byrkje in PL 607 in the Barents sea, offshore Norway. Transocean Barents has finished it’s operation at 7222/11-2 Langlitinden i PL 659 and will today sail towards the Byrkje location. The […]

  • Transocean scoops $119M job for semi-submersible drilling rig

    3 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore driller Transocean Ltd. has secured a contract for its harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents. The ultra-deepwater floater, has been awarded a 15-month contract with Suncor Energy for drilling operations offshore Canada. The rig will be on a dayrate of $260,000. The estimated contract backlog, excluding mobilization, is $119 million. According to the driller’s […]

  • Shell to Spud Ormen Lange Well

    4 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Shell has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority to use Transocean Barents to drill a production well at Ormen Lange. 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 stream in 2007. Water depth at Ormen […]

  • Transocean rig lands new multi-million gig in Black Sea

    12 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Transocean has tucked a new deal under its belt with OMV Petrom for one of its semi-submersibles, which will see the rig move to work in the Black Sea.

  • Gas found at TotalEnergies’ UK well but volumes most likely sub-commercial

    19 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    TotalEnergies has finished drilling a prospect off the coast of the United Kingdom (UK), using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • Repsol to Use Transocen Barents for Drilling in PL 531

    6 February 2013

    Repsol Exploration Norge AS has received consent to conduct exploration drilling with the Transocean Barents harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Repsol Exploration Norge AS consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 7218/11-1. The drilling activity is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2013, with a duration […]

  • Transocean adds $116 million to backlog with fresh deals in Norway

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

    Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has been awarded two contracts for its rigs for operations in waters offshore Norway.

  • Regulator lays charges against Transocean over rig incident

    5 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Canadian offshore regulator has laid charges against Transocean related to an incident on one of the contractor’s rigs back in September 2019.

  • WATCH: Transocean rig comes to Southeastern Europe for 540-day drilling gig on €4 billion gas project

    18 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Transocean is expected to kick off drilling activities in the Black Sea next year, after one of its semi-submersible rigs, which was hired for a gas project off the coast of Romania, arrived in Constanta.

  • Norway: First Phase of Drilling at Jette Field Begins

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    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 […]

  • MOL gearing up for North Sea appraisal well

    17 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Rules & Regulation

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea off Norway.