Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Statoil to drill four survey wells at the Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway, using the Deepsea Atlantic semi-sub rig. Statoil is the operator of the Johan Sverdrup field, which is located in the No
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has reportedly failed in its second attempt to terminate a drillship contract with the Brazilian drilling contractor Petroserv. According to an article in O Globo last week, Petrobras has been working on terminating the drilling contract with Ventura Petróleo and Commod
The number of offshore drilling rigs operating in the U.S. climbed up by one unit last week, the oilfield services provider Baker Hughes reported on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +2 to 524 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 524, with oil rigs up 3 to 428, gas rigs […]
After weeks spent moored in Broad Bay, Scotland, the Transocean Winner semi-submersible drilling rig is finally set to depart the UK waters. The rig had been stranded near a beach close to Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland after the harsh weather blew it ashore in August. After that, the rig was tow
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
BHP Billiton has announced positive drilling results at the Caicos exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico. Located in Green Canyon 564 where BHP Billiton has 100% interest, this well is approximately 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The company said on Wednesda
U.S. oil company Chevron is still searching for a worker who went missing after the helicopter carrying six people crashed offshore Angola over a week ago. Five bodies have been recovered so far. The helicopter was carrying five passengers and a pilot to Chevron’s Tombua Landana platform off Angola,
Offshore driller Transocean is bracing for another attempt to load its Transocean Winner rig onto the Hawk semi-sub heavy lift vessel. If unsuccessful, the company will have to hire another heavy lifter as the Hawk’s contract term is expiring next Monday. The company’s previous attempt to load the r
Offshore drilling contractor North Atlantic Drilling (NADL) has once again deferred delivery of a newbuild semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Rigel, built by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard. NADL informed on Tuesday that an amendment has been agreed with Jurong Shipyard, which extends the del
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Partners has received a notice of Force Majeure from Tullow for the West Leo rig contract. According to the driller, Tullow sent the notice effective October 3, 2016, claiming the field the rig has been hired for, is subject to a drilling moratorium by the gover
U.S. oil firm Chevron has recovered part of the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed offshore Angola last week. A Chevron spokesperson told Offshore Energy Today on Monday that parts of the helicopter were discovered, along with the body of one of two workers who went missing after the crash. Thi
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed on Monday that Reliance Industries has elected to exercise its contractual option to terminate the contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer India. The termination is effective December 2016, prior to its expiration in January 2021. In acc
Offshore driller Transocean Ltd. has secured a contract for its harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents. The ultra-deepwater floater, has been awarded a 15-month contract with Suncor Energy for drilling operations offshore Canada. The rig will be on a dayrate of $260,000.
Transocean Winner, a drilling rig that recently went aground in Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK, has yet to be shipped away to Turkey. Namely, Offshore Energy Today on Friday reported that the rig was getting ready to be loaded aboard the Hawk semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, however, this has not ha
