Norwegian oil company Statoil has exercised its first option in the Deepsea Bergen rig’s drilling contract. Statoil in late May awarded the contract to the Odfjell Drilling-owned Deepsea Bergen rig for drilling activities in 2018-2019. The contract originally included one firm well plus 4 x 3 option
Offshore driller Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for the jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid by Total in Norway. The rig has been on contract for Total on the Martin Linge field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea since 2014 and this contract has now been extended for another firm 1
Statoil has been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Songa Enabler mobile drilling rig on the Snorre field in the North Sea.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP drilling permits for four wells in the North Sea.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling is getting rid of its shareholding in Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) to focus on offshore drilling market.
Atkins has been awarded a contract with Repsol to provide structural front end engineering design (FEED) for the remediation of the Yme asset in the North Sea.
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling is looking to reduce pay for its offshore workers.
Maersk Drilling has hired Aker Solutions to modify the production module on the Maersk Inspirer jack-up rig for the Repsol-operated Yme oilfield offshore Norway. The work scope covers engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning services. The value of the contract is 1 bill
The Petroleum Safety Authority, has begun an investigation of an incident on the Maersk Interceptor rig where one person died and another suffered serious injuries.
Offshore driller Transocean is facing a lawsuit that could have an adverse effect on its liquidity. The company’s indirect subsidiary Global Marine has been sued by Wilmington Trust Company, over an alleged default under the indenture governing its $300 million of outstanding 7.00% Notes due June 20
CHC has been awarded a contract from Centrica to provide helicopter services in support of its drilling program at the Fogelberg field in the Norwegian Sea.
A gangway connecting Statoil-operated Mariner A platform with an accommodation rig disconnected last night, prompting the oil giant to transfer some of its workers to another installation by helicopter. Discovered more than thirty years ago, the Mariner heavy oil field is located about 150 kilometer
International offshore rig count for November 2017 was down by 28 rigs year-over-year, according to Baker Hughes’ reports on Thursday. The international rig count includes rigs from Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. The international rig count for November 2017 was 942, d
Prosafe has further extended its standstill agreement with China’s Cosco Qidong shipyard for two semi-submersible accommodation rigs.
