Italy’s Eni has successfully drilled Agogo-2, the first appraisal well of the Agogo discovery in Block 15/06, offshore Angola.
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico drillship market is currently in quite an enviable position, according to market research provider Westwood Global Energy Group.
Tullow Oil and its partners have decided to drill an exploration well in Block 47 located offshore Suriname next year.
Shell has failed to find oil at its Khan Kubrat-1 exploration well in the Black Sea offshore Bulgaria.
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) expects to start drilling its Harvey appraisal well in the UK North Sea at the beginning of August 2019.
Wintershall Dea has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 66/11 in the Norwegian Sea.
The Brazilian offshore drilling firm Constellation has been awarded three new contracts with Petrobras for its offshore drilling rigs.
Italian oilfield contractor Saipem has been awarded new offshore drilling contracts in Romania and Abu Dhabi worth over $160 million.
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Perenco for its Maersk Resolute jack-up drilling rig.
Equinor has received two consents from the PSA – one for the use of a COSL rig for exploration drilling and one for the use of Utgard field facilities.
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.
Offshore drilling firm Seadrill Partners has won a one-year deal for the West Polaris drillship in Southern Asia.
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has been awarded contract extensions for two jack-up rigs in the UK and Saudi Arabia.
Spanish oil firm Repsol has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Scarabeo 8 drilling rig.
