Black Sea Oil & Gas has completed a two-well exploration drilling program in the XV Midia block, offshore Black Sea.
Noble Corporation has retired two semi-submersible rigs and one jack-up rig. The driller’s quarterly loss deepened as its revenues fell.
Quadrant Energy has set and cemented a liner at around 5,205 meters and is continuing with the Phoenix South-3 well drilling operations.
Damen Verolme Rotterdam has been awarded a contract by Stena Drilling for a refit of its drilling rig Stena Don.
COSL Drilling Europe AS has signed a framework agreement with Wintershall for the potential use of its semi-submersible rigs.
Norway’s Coast Center Base (CCB) has been awarded a contract for a Special Periodic Survey of the Stena Spey offshore drilling rig.
Offshore driller Rowan Companies sank deeper into the red as its revenues fell amid lower rig utilization and dayrates. The driller reported a net loss of $76.7 million compared to a net loss of $28.7 million in the second quarter of 2017.
The U.S. offshore drilling company Rowan has informed that ARO Drilling was awarded six three-year contracts by Saudi Aramco for Rowan jack-up rigs currently operating in Saudi Arabia.
Transocean has secured a one-year contract for one of its semi-submersible drilling rigs in Canada.
Oil production from CNV and TGT fields offshore Vietnam has been below expectations amid operational issues, and more rigs might be needed to alleviate the issue, SOCO International said on Monday.
Offshore drilling company Transocean posted a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $1.135 billion. The results were affected by impairments of $1.117 billion.
Quadrant Energy has observed elevated gas readings at the Dorado-1 well off Australia, further indicating the presence of hydrocarbons.
Diamond Offshore recorded a loss in the second quarter amid impairment charges and lower revenues.
Malaysia’s Velesto Drilling has scored a drilling contract with Shell for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
