The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Repsol Norge a drilling permit for a well located offshore Norway.
Sonadrill, Seadrill’s 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a nine-well contract with six options, each for one well, in Angola for the Libongos drillship.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 35/11 in the North Sea, using the Deepsea Atlantic rig. However, the oil company has not been given consent for a sidetrack well.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig on the Gudrun field offshore Norway.
Mexican oil company Pemex has chartered two CIMC Raffles-built jack-up drilling rigs on long term contracts.
Stena AB has officially confirmed that an offshore rig contract signed last year with Alpha Petroleum has been canceled.
Hurricane Energy is preparing for drill stem testing at its Lincoln Crestal well, which is located in the Greater Warwick Area offshore the UK.
Petrogas has chartered a Maersk Drilling offshore rig for an appraisal well in the UK North Sea.
Aker BP has received two safety consents from the country’s offshore watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for operations offshore Norway.
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -12 to 904 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 12 rigs from last week to 904, with oil rigs down 12 to 742, gas […]
PGNiG Upstream Norway on Friday started drilling an exploration well on the Shrek prospect located offshore Norway, for the first time in the role of the operator.
Borr Drilling expects 40 jack-up deals to be awarded in the next 12 months.
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has been awarded more work for one of its jack-up rigs in the Dutch North Sea.
BW Energy has encountered hydrocarbons at the Hibiscus Updip prospect on its Dussafu Marin permit located offshore Gabon. A side-track well will be drilled following well logging operations.
