280 results found for 'transocean barents'

280 results found for 'transocean barents'
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  • MOL preparing to drill appraisal well in North Sea

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

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

  • GDF Suez drills duster in Barents Sea

    10 April 2014

    GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS, operator of production licence 607, has concluded drilling of wildcat well 7218/8-1 in the Barents Sea.   The well was drilled about 65 kilometres southwest of the oil and gas discovery 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg and 130 km northwest of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea. The well’s primary exploration […]

  • GDF Suez Starts Gjøa P8 Drilling

    4 October 2013

    The Gjøa P8 exploration well, 35/9-9 in production license 153 (Gjøa), was spudded early this morning, Friday 4 October. Operator GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has sublet the semi submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents from Det norske for the operation. Transocean Barents reached its destination in the northern North Sea, 61 kilometer west of Florø, […]

  • GDF Suez begins Byrkje drilling in Barents Sea

    4 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The drilling operation is scheduled to take 47 days.

  • Norwegian cleantech services firm gets to work on giant Black Sea gas project

    28 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured a contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom to deliver cuttings containment, transfer equipment and related services for what is said to be the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. The contract for the Neptun Deep project has been concluded for a period […]

  • Transocean rig spins the drill bit at TotalEnergies’ UK prospect

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

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

  • Det norske Reports Dry Well at Mantra, Norway

    26 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Exploration well 31/3-4 on the Mantra prospect offshore Norway has encountered reservoir quality sands but all intervals were water wet, Det norske, partner in the 551 license with a 20 percent interest, announced. The 31/3-4 wildcat was the first exploration well in the 551 licence. The well was targeting the Upper Jurassic Sognefjord Formation reservoir […]

  • Det norske: Dry Well at Mantra Prospect

    24 December 2013

    Det norske oljeselskap announces that the 31/3-4 exploration well on the Mantra prospect offshore Norway has encountered reservoir quality sands but all intervals were water wet. Det norske is partner in the 551 license with a 20 percent interest. The 31/3-4 wildcat was the first exploration well in the licence. The well was targeting the Upper Jurassic Sognefjord Formation reservoir […]

  • Transocean rigs pick up drilling gigs in Angola, Gulf of Mexico, and Black Sea

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Transocean has secured more work for three floaters in its rig fleet, enabling it to collect $326 million for assignments in Angola, the U.S. and Romania.

  • Shell sets sights on Portrush drilling (Norway)

    28 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Shell Norge is reportedly planning to drill an exploration well 6407/10-4 in Portrush prospect located in the Norwegian Sea.  According to petro.no, the well will be drilled with Transocean’s semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents. Portrush is located in the production licence (PL) 793 which is 29km southwest of the Draugen field located about 150km from Kristiansund, Norway. Water […]

  • Noreco: Eik Prospect Disappoints (Norway)

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) is currently drilling exploration well 7228/1-1 on the Eik prospect in the Barents Sea. The preliminary drilling results indicate that the well does not contain commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. The well is located in licence PL396 in the Barents Sea, about 200 kilometres north east of North Cape, and is […]

  • OMV Finds Oil in Barents Sea Off Norway

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Hanssen wildcat well, in production licence 537, offshore Norway, has encountered a 20-25 metre oil bearing sandstone with good reservoir properties in the main target (Stø Formation). The Hanssen well was drilled about 7 kilometres northwest of the Wisting Central oil discovery and about 315 kilometres north of […]

  • Transocean wins two extensions with dayrates slashed

    20 August 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Transocean, one of the world’s largest drilling contractors, has won a pair of contract extensions, one in India and the other one in Norway, but with reduced dayrates.  According to Transocean’s latest fleet status report, its ultra-deepwater drillship, the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2, has been awarded a contract extension from Reliance for approximately three months offshore India. The […]

  • Maersk Gets Approval to Drill First Well in PL 513 (Norway)

    11 December 2012

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Maersk Oil Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 6506/6-2 in the Norwegian Sea, off the coast of Kristiansund. The well be drilled from the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig..  The drilling programme for the well relates to drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 513. Maersk Oil […]

  • Tullow Completes Dry Well Near Troll C

    3 January 2014

    Tullow Oil Norge AS, operator of production licence 551, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 31/3-4. The well was dry. The well was drilled approx. ten kilometres north of the Troll C facility in the North Sea. The well’s primary exploration target was to prove petroleum in Late Jurassic reservoir rocks […]

  • Norway: Noreco Spins Drillbit at Eik Prospect in Barents Sea

    30 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has started the drilling of exploration well 7228/1-1 on the Eik prospect in the Barents Sea. The Eik-prospect in the PL 396 license is located northeast in the Barents-sea, 210 kilometres northeast of the North Cape, and about 75 kilometres east of the gas discovery Nordvarg. Noreco, the operator of […]

  • GDF Suez Drills Duster Near Gjøa (Norway)

    11 November 2013

    GDF SUEZ E&P Norge, operator of production licence 153, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/9-9. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 8 km west of the Gjøa field in the North Sea. This is the ninth exploration well in production license 153 . The license was awarded in the 12th […]

  • Norway: Det Norske Buys Stake in Barents Sea Licence

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Det norske oljeselskap ASA, a Norwegian oil company which engages in the exploration, development, and production of petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf, has acquired a 10 percent interest in Production License (PL) 531 from RWE Dea Norge AS. The license is located in blocks 7217/12, 7218/10 and 7218/11 on the Veslemøy High in […]

  • Norway: Noreco Gets Clearance for Drilling in Barents Sea

    8 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has awarded Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco ASA) a drilling permit for well 7228/1-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 7228/1-1 will be drilled from the Transocean Barents drilling facility in position 72 51` 0.89″ north and 28 18´ 56.28″ east. The drilling program for well 7228/1-1 concerns […]

  • Shell given nod for Norwegian sea well

    29 September 2014

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has given a drilling permit to Shell for the 6305/8-2 well in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Det norske Receives NPD Approval for Barents Sea Well

    11 December 2013

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for the well 7222/11-2 A, in the Barent Sea. Well 7222/11-2 will be drilled from the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig. The drilling programme for the well relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 659. Det norske oljeselskap […]

  • Offshore regulator nods for Hibernia restart following second oil spill

    27 September 2019

    Canadian offshore regulator has approved Hibernia Management and Development Company’s (HMDC’s) plan to resume drilling and production at the Hibernia platform off Canada, following the suspension of operations after a second spill in August 2019.

  • Transocean hit with termination notice for drillship in India

    3 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed on Monday that Reliance Industries has elected to exercise its contractual option to terminate the contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer India. The termination is effective December 2016, prior to its expiration in January 2021. In accordance with the contract, Transocean said it will be compensated by Reliance and its […]

  • Transocean Secures $2.5 Bln in Drilling Contracts

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Transocean, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors by fleet size, has revealed it has secured new drilling contracts worth approximately $2.5 billion. The company, in its latest fleet status report, announced that it has, since July 17, 2013, received drilling contracts for five of its rigs. Dayrates for all the rigs involved have […]

  • Shell Gets Nod for Ormen Lange Drilling

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted A/S Norske Shell a drilling permit for wellbore 6305/8-2, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 6305/8-2 will be drilled from the Transocean Barents drilling rig. The drilling programme for wellbore 6305/8-2 relates to the drilling of an appraisal well in production licence 250. A/S Norske Shell […]