Singapore’s offshore rig builder Keppel has ordered Kongsberg equipment for a semi-submersible drilling rig it is building for Awilco Drilling.
Eni, the operator of the Frontier Exploration Licence (“FEL”) 3/04 located in the southern Porcupine Basin offshore Ireland, has postponed a well site survey over the Dunquin South prospect.
Norway’s Aker BP A has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-15 in the North Sea, offshore Norway, without hitting hydrocarbons.
Offshore accommodation rig owners Prosafe and Floatel have agreed to merge businesses in what they say is “merger of equals.”
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea using the West Phoenix drilling rig.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Hess for its 2008-built jack-up rig Maersk Resilient.
The driller has signed a deal with an undisclosed operator which should see the 6th generation rig deployed on a three-month long contract starting in the first quarter of 2020.
Odfjell Drilling booked a profit in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher revenues. Odfjell Drilling has seen an increased utilization of the harsh environment fleet driven by higher demand.
In some regions, such as the North Sea, Middle East and West Africa, competitive utilisation for modern units is well above 90%,
Norwegian offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling has dismissed all of the employees at its management, including its CEO and CFO, amid restructuring efforts.
Stena Drilling-owned semi-submersible drilling rig Stena Spey has deployed anchors and is set to start drilling the Guillemot A GUA‐P1 side‐track well, a planned production enhancement project at the Anasuria Cluster concession in the UK North Sea.
Equinor has received consent from the PSA for drilling of a top hole on the Gullfaks Satellites using the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling rig.
Equinor has been given a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for the exploration well 16/5-7 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has posted a quarterly loss but says it sees improvement in deepwater drilling contracting activity. The company has also revealed it has secured more work for its rigs.
