Santos has made progress at the Dorado-2 appraisal well located offshore Western Australia with current drilling operations at approximately 2,250 meters.
China’s CIMC Raffles has confirmed it has signed a two-year contract with CNOOC for the lease of the giant ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig – the Bluewhale I.
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has failed to find hydrocarbons after drilling a wildcat well in the North Sea.
Offshore drilling company Vantage Drilling International saw its net loss deepen in the first quarter of 2019.
Drilling contractor Northern Offshore has signed Letters of Award for two long-term contracts for its newbuild jack-up drilling units with Qatar Petroleum.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made a gas and condensate discovery in CTP-Block 4, offshore Ghana.
Jack-up rig operator Shelf Drilling has completed the previously announced transaction to buy two newbuild jack-ups and bareboat charter two additional units from China Merchants.
Offshore accommodation rigs operator Prosafe booked a loss in the first quarter of the year as its revenues declined due to lower dayrates.
Norwegian E&P player Aker BP has received consents from the PSA to drill two exploration wells off Norway, using the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig.
Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has completed its investigation of the incident on West Hercules rig on January 16, 2019, when the lower marine riser package was unintentionally disconnected. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has made plans to launch what it says will be the first hybrid, low-emission, offshore drilling rig.
The worldwide offshore rig count in April 2019 increased by 5 units sequentially and by 62 rigs year-over-year, according to monthly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE).
Jack-up rig specialist Shelf Drilling’s board of directors has approved a share issuance in relation to the previously announced agreement with China Merchants for the acquisition of two newbuild offshore rigs.
Premier Oil has started drilling an offshore well in Indonesia using the Hakuryu-11 jack-up drilling rig.
