Singapore’s KS Drilling in a joint venture with Universal Energy Resources has won a contract by Eni for a charter of the semi-submersible drilling rig SSV Catarina.
Completion of all agreements between Cue Energy and BP, Beach Energy, and New Zealand Oil & Gas has been achieved, resulting in the formation of a joint venture to drill the Ironbark-1 well in exploration permit WA-359-P, offshore Western Australia.
Classification society DNV GL has signed a contract for the first Cyber Secure class notation with Stena Drilling.
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Santos has informed that the Dorado-2 appraisal well has confirmed a major oil and gas resource in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia.
Capricorn Norge has received consents from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority, for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
Zentech has been awarded an engineering and project management scope for the conversion of the Key Gibraltar jack-up rig to a mobile offshore production unit for deployment in the B-80 field, offshore Mumbai.
Singapore’s offshore rig builder Keppel has ordered Kongsberg equipment for a semi-submersible drilling rig it is building for Awilco Drilling.
Eni, the operator of the Frontier Exploration Licence (“FEL”) 3/04 located in the southern Porcupine Basin offshore Ireland, has postponed a well site survey over the Dunquin South prospect.
Norway’s Aker BP A has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-15 in the North Sea, offshore Norway, without hitting hydrocarbons.
Offshore accommodation rig owners Prosafe and Floatel have agreed to merge businesses in what they say is “merger of equals.”
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea using the West Phoenix drilling rig.
Singapore’s ST Engineering has set up a subsidiary in the U.S. focused on, among other things, upgrade and repair of drilling rigs.
Chevron Australia and the Gorgon joint venture participants have started the Gorgon Stage 2 drilling campaign off the northwest coast of Western Australia.
