
Offshore drilling contractor ARO Drilling has deployed IFS Applications solution to unify mission-critical business processes across its headquarters and fleet of 16 offshore drilling rigs.

Energean Oil and Gas has conducted a successful production test on the Karish Main-02 development well located offshore Israel.

German multinational conglomerate Siemens has been awarded a contract by Arabian Drilling Company to modernize an offshore jack-up drilling rig for a customer in the Middle East.

Masirah Oil has completed the Yumna 1 well, located in Block 50 offshore Oman, and flowed first oil into the Aframax tanker.

Italian oil and gas major Eni has started drilling what is reportedly the first ever deepwater offshore exploration well in Oman’s waters.

Offshore telecommunication services provider RigNet has signed a long-term agreement with offshore driller Northern Offshore to provide various services to its fleet of rigs in the Middle East.

The worldwide offshore rig count in January 2020 has dropped by 14 units sequentially but rose by two units year-over-year, according to a rig count report by Baker Hughes Company.

Demand from the world’s top oil companies for floating drilling units is set to rise through 2020 and 2021, according to Norwegian energy research and consultancy firm Rystad Energy.

Energean plans to start drilling the Zeus exploration well, located offshore Israel, in March this year.

ADES International, an oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has secured a contract renewal for the Admarine 261 jack-up rig in Saudi Arabia.

UAE-based offshore oil rig builder Lamprell has won a formal award from International Maritime Industries (IMI) for the fabrication and delivery of two jack-up drilling rigs for ARO Drilling.

The worldwide offshore rig count in December 2019 increased by 11 units sequentially and 22 units year-over-year, according to the Wednesday rig count report by Baker Hughes Company.

ADES International has secured a contract renewal for the Admarine 262 jack-up rig.

Offshore oilfield contractor Gulf Marine Services has been awarded two new contracts in the Middle East.