The U.S. weekly offshore rig count remained flat during last week, according to a rig count report published on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Canadian offshore regulator has approved Suncor Energy’s plan to resume operations on the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents, following a September 6, 2019 incident, which resulted in an injured Transocean employee.
BW Offshore has raised its reserves estimates at the Hibiscus structure located on Dussafu Marin Permit, offshore Gabon, after finding oil in both the exploration well and appraisal sidetrack.
Conrad Petroleum has started drilling the first of two wells at its operated Duyung Production Sharing Contract in the West Natuna basin, offshore Indonesia, using the Asian Endeavour-1 jack-up rig.
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured further work for its Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig to start in early 2020.
Transocean has deployed the world’s first hybrid energy storage system aboard a floating drilling unit.
The Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has been granted a license to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea.
Valaris, previously known as EnscoRowan, has secured new contracts and contract extensions with associated revenue backlog of approximately $245 million.
Neptune Energy has awarded Valaris, formerly known as EnscoRowan, a contract to provide a heavy-duty jack-up drilling rig for the Seagull development oil project in the UK North Sea.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 24 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Bahamas Petroleum Company has further cut the estimated cost of its upcoming exploration well in the Bahamas, as it is working to secure the cash needed for drilling.
Jacktel, a subsidiary of Master Marine, has agreed with Equinor that its accommodation rig Haven will be laid up at Johan Sverdrup field off Norway following the expiry of the firm contract on December 7, 2019.
Sapura Energy has secured three new contracts and two contract extensions worth approximately RM774 million ($185M).
Oil services company Archer has been awarded a contract with a North Sea operator for the provision of drilling services using the modular drilling rig Archer Topaz.
