MHWirth has firmed up a $100 million worth drilling equipment order with Keppel FELS for a new semi-submersible rig which will be built for Awilco Drilling.
Aker BP has received consent from the PSA to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea with the Deepsea Stavanger rig.
Spirit Energy has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to carry out exploration drilling of two wells in the Barents Sea with the Island Innovator drilling rig.
Statoil has been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Prosafe-owned Safe Zephyrus flotel at the Johan Sverdrup field off Norway.
DOF has picked up several contracts for vessels and a deal with Nexen for support of the COSLPioneer rig hook-up operations.
The new Cat J jack-up rig Askeladden started drilling on the Gullfaks field off Norway on March 26 with the goal of providing new production from old wells.
Transocean’s GSF Development Driller-1 drilling rig has arrived at the Phoenix South-3 well drilling location.
OMV has made gas/condensate discoveries in Hades and Iris prospects located offshore Norway.
Deep Sea Mooring and Vryhof Anchors have secured a contract to provide mooring and anchoring services to Cooper Energy.
Lundin Petroleum has received consent from the PSA to drill a well in the Barents Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig.
Byron Energy has removed damaged completion assembly from its F3 well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Statoil has received consent from the PSA to use the Haven accommodation rig on the Johan Sverdrup field.
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an appraisal well in the North Sea with the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. is down to 12 units, according to the latest weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
