ExxonMobil has submitted its environment plan for the plug and abandonment of five Whiting wells, located in the Gippsland basin offshore Australia, to Australian authorities.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for a well in the Norwegian Sea.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Wintershall Dea is concluding the drilling of a wildcat well near the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.
Apache has announced it has made a significant oil discovery at the Maka Central-1 well drilled offshore Suriname on Block 58.
Seven people have reportedly been arrested after taking part in a protest against the oil and gas industry by climbing on a Valaris-owned and Shell-chartered jack-up rig destined for the North Sea.
ADES International has secured a contract renewal for the Admarine 262 jack-up rig.
Danish drilling contractor Maersk Drilling and Shelf Drilling have closed a transaction related to the sale of the Maersk Completer jack-up rig.
Norwegian offshore safety body has given its consent to Neptune Energy for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the West Phoenix rig.
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion organization have occupied a Valaris-owned jack-up rig currently located in Dundee harbor. The rig is contracted by Shell.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 22 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports on Friday by Baker Hughes.
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Nordkapp rig.
Valaris has received a $200 million payment following the conclusion of arbitration proceedings with Samsung Heavy and has secured new contracts for its rig fleet, adding $100 million to its contract backlog.
Offshore oilfield contractor Gulf Marine Services has been awarded two new contracts in the Middle East.
