The PSA has found several non-conformities during an audit of Wintershall’s qualification and follow-up of the West Phoenix drilling rig.
MHWirth has firmed up a $100 million worth drilling equipment order with Keppel FELS for a new semi-submersible rig which will be built for Awilco Drilling.
Aker BP has received consent from the PSA to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea with the Deepsea Stavanger rig.
Spirit Energy has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to carry out exploration drilling of two wells in the Barents Sea with the Island Innovator drilling rig.
Statoil has been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Prosafe-owned Safe Zephyrus flotel at the Johan Sverdrup field off Norway.
DOF has picked up several contracts for vessels and a deal with Nexen for support of the COSLPioneer rig hook-up operations.
The new Cat J jack-up rig Askeladden started drilling on the Gullfaks field off Norway on March 26 with the goal of providing new production from old wells.
OMV has made gas/condensate discoveries in Hades and Iris prospects located offshore Norway.
Lundin Petroleum has received consent from the PSA to drill a well in the Barents Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig.
Statoil has received consent from the PSA to use the Haven accommodation rig on the Johan Sverdrup field.
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an appraisal well in the North Sea with the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig.
Oil & Gas UK on Thursday released an updated information setting out good practice in designing against fire and explosions on offshore installations Revisions to the document, developed by industry experts, will provide companies in the UK Continental Shelf with the most up to date good practice an
Spirit Energy Norge has made a minor, non-profitable oil discovery and a dry well northwest of the Gjøa field in the North Sea offshore Norway.
German oil company Wintershall has made a gas discovery southwest of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.
