Eni has made the fifth oil discovery in one year in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Hess for its 2008-built jack-up rig Maersk Resilient.
U.S.-based independent energy company Hilcorp has hired one of Spartan Offshore Drilling’s jack-up rigs.
Brazilian oil firm Petrobras will hire Prosafe’s offshore accommodation unit the Safe Eurus.
The driller has signed a deal with an undisclosed operator which should see the 6th generation rig deployed on a three-month long contract starting in the first quarter of 2020.
Odfjell Drilling booked a profit in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher revenues. Odfjell Drilling has seen an increased utilization of the harsh environment fleet driven by higher demand.
Mexican oil and gas company Pemex has reportedly chartered the Uxpanapa jack-up drilling rig.
In some regions, such as the North Sea, Middle East and West Africa, competitive utilisation for modern units is well above 90%,
Norwegian offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling has dismissed all of the employees at its management, including its CEO and CFO, amid restructuring efforts.
Gulf Marine Services has secured more work and says it sees an uptick in demand for its vessels
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) has said it is in advanced talks with financiers and suppliers of an early production system for its Nigerian offshore block development. It is also raising cash via share placing for working capital.
Stena Drilling-owned semi-submersible drilling rig Stena Spey has deployed anchors and is set to start drilling the Guillemot A GUA‐P1 side‐track well, a planned production enhancement project at the Anasuria Cluster concession in the UK North Sea.
Equinor has received consent from the PSA for drilling of a top hole on the Gullfaks Satellites using the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling rig.
Chinese oil, shipping, telecom, dredging, and offshore drilling companies are facing a threat of U.S. sanctions if a South China Sea bill introduced last Thursday by several U.S. senators is enacted.
