Equinor has been given a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for the exploration well 16/5-7 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
The U.S. weekly offshore rig count remained unchanged over the course of last week.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has posted a quarterly loss but says it sees improvement in deepwater drilling contracting activity. The company has also revealed it has secured more work for its rigs.
MOL Norge has completed exploration well 3/7-11 S, targeting the Vinstra and Otta prospects in PL539 in the North Sea. Both targets were dry.
The Gloria platform is the first offshore drilling platform in Romania.
French oil major Total is on the lookout for a deepwater drillship for a 2020 drilling campaign in the OML 130 block offshore Nigeria.
EnQuest has hired a tender assist drilling rig owned by Singapore’s Energy Drilling for its drilling operations offshore Malaysia, making this Energy Drilling’s first contract in Malaysia.
Jadestone Energy has announced that the Stag 49H infill well – the first well at the Stag field in six years – is in production at a rate of 1,400 bopd. Jadestone, the 100% owner and operator of the producing Stag oil field located offshore Australia, started drilling the Stag infill well in March,
Norwegian offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling has awarded a logistics contract to its compatriot NorSea.
Offshore accommodation company Prosafe has informed that its flagship flotel Safe Zephyrus has reached BP’s Clair Ridge platform located West of Shetland.
Recent long-term offshore drilling contract awards might not fit with investors’ expectations, but it’s the expectations that are the problem, not the reality.
Dana Gas has started drilling a well in the North El Arish concession, in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, offshore Egypt.
Russian oil and gas company Gazprom has found two offshore gas fields in the Russian Arctic containing a total of 500 billion cubic meters of gas.
Oil and gas company Talos Energy has encountered encouraging results following initial LWD data from its operated Bulleit appraisal well located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Bulleit oil appraisal well is located in Green Canyon 21, which is operated by Talos Energy with a 50% interest. Talos’ par
