Atwood Oceanics, an offshore drilling contractor, has mobilized its ultra-deepwater drillship Atwood Advantage to Israel and began drilling on the Tamar gas field for Noble Energy. The Atwood Advantage left the Gulf of Mexico on September 17 and began its operations in Israel on October 21. The dril
Offshore rig builder Lamprell has completed the construction of a jack-up drilling rig for the offshore driller Ensco. Not too long ago, when oil prices were over a $100 a barrel, this would mean the rig would go on a long term contract with an oil company straight out of the yard. However, this is
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has received a contract award for a jack-up drilling rig in Qatar. The company reported in its latest fleet status report on Thursday that the jack-up drilling rig Noble Houston Colbert has been awarded a contract by JX Nippon in Qatar. The contract, wi
UK-based offshore driller Ensco has been awarded several new drilling contracts for its jack-up rigs while also preparing to stack other rigs that remained unemployed. According to Ensco’s latest fleet status report on Thursday, the 1981-built jack-up rig drilling rig Ensco 84 has been awarded a con
Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (AOD) has secured a drilling contract extension for a jack-up drilling rig AOD III with Saudi Aramco, off Saudi Arabia, but with a reduced dayrate. AOD is a partnership venture between Mermaid and Seadrill where Mermaid has 3.76 percent equity stake while the other 66.
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the international offshore rig count for September 2016 was down by 47 rigs year over year. According to the report, the international offshore rig count for September 2016 was 221, down 7 from the 228 counted in August 2016, and down 4
Lamprell, a provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the energy industry, has completed a construction of the Shelf Chaopraya jack-up drilling rig. The builder said on Friday it delivered the rig to its owner Shelf Drilling. The rig will sail within the next few days for depl
Lamprell has received a contract award from Jacktel AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Marine AS, for the upgrade of the mobile operating unit “Haven” as an accommodation service vessel for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. The scope of works includes procurement, cons
Financial performance of the offshore rig builder Lamprell during the first half of 2016 was impacted by a late delivery of a jack-up drilling rig for which the company took a $35 million hit. To remind, the delivery of the Ensco 140 jack-up rig was delayed in June this year due to a technical issue
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has received a contract extension for a semi-sub rig. However, the rig’s dayrate has been more than halved. According to the driller’s latest fleet status report on Thursday, the 1981-built semi-submersible rig Noble Paul Romano has received a one-well
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes informed on Thursday that the international offshore rig count for August 2016 was down by over forty rigs year over year. According to the report, the international offshore rig count for August 2016 was 228, up 2 from the 226 counted in July 2016, and down 4
Offshore rig builder Lamprell has delivered the “Ensco 140” LeTourneau-designed, Super 116E (Enhanced) Class jack-up drilling rig to Ensco. The UAE-based yard on July 26, 2016 said the rig’s delivery would be delayed, resulting in potential exposure to remedial costs and liquidated damages. On, Sun
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has received an early contract termination for a jack-up drilling rig and a new contract for a drillship unit. Namely, Noble informed in its latest fleet status report on Tuesday that the Australian oil company Quadrant Energy exercised its right to ear
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the international offshore rig count for July 2016 was up sequentially and down year over year. The international offshore rig count for July 2016 was 226, up 3 from the 223 counted in June 2016, and down 38 from the 264 counted in July
