After last week’s rise, the U.S. weekly offshore rig count has fallen again, Baker Hughes informed in its rig count report on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +15 to 462 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 15 rigs from last week to 462, with oil rigs up 14 to 371, gas rigs down […]
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine, one of the world’s largest rig builders, sees no quick recovery in demand for offshore drilling rigs, despite the somewhat higher oil prices. Also, presenting its financial results on Thursday, the company revealed the level of headcount cuts for the first half
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has stacked six rigs and has received new rig contracts as well as changed dayrates for several of its rigs. In the company’s latest fleet status report, covering a period from April to July 2016, the driller revealed that six rigs have been stacked; the 1999-
At least 130 workers are set to lose their jobs within Maersk Drilling Norge as drilling rigs go off contract. Given that Maersk Gallant jack-up rig is set go off contract during the fall, and that Maersk Inspirer rig will see its contract with Statoil expire at the end of the year, Maersk Drilling
Lundin Petroleum’s wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway has started the 2016 exploration and appraisal campaign in the Loppa High area in the southern Barents Sea. Lundin will be using Ocean Rig’s winterized Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig for the 2016 drilling campaign which consists
Zennor Petroleum, formerly known as MPX E&P Ltd, an independent UK-based oil and gas company, has appraised the Lower Cretaceous Finlaggan gas-condensate accumulation in the UK North Sea. The appraisal was conducted through well 21/5c-7 and side-track 21/5c-7Z, drilled by the Transocean Sedco 704 dr
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) informed on Wednesday that the rig hired to drill the Skipper appraisal well, located in the UK North Sea, is being towed to the drilling location. IOG recently said the well would be drilled with Transocean’s 1974-built semi-submersible rig Sedco 704. The rig is now on
Odfjell Drilling has started drilling operations for Petronas Carigali offshore Malaysia under a contract for one firm well plus four optional wells with the ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I. The drilling contractor secured new employment for the Deepsea Metro I with Petronas in April. Odf
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority, has given an Acknowledgment of Compliance (AoC) to Songa’s fourth Cat D semi-submersible rig, the Songa Enabler. Songa Enabler is Songa Offshore’s fourth and final Cat D rig, built for and contracted to Statoil. Songa took delivery o
Offshore drilling contractor Ensco has received several contract awards and an early contract termination in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to the drilling’s contractor’s latest fleet status report, Marubeni Corporation has exercised its right to early terminate the contract for the semi-submers
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco has sold a number of its drilling rigs for scrap value including semi-subs, drillships, and jack-ups. According to Ensco’s latest fleet status report, two 2004-built semi-submersible drilling rigs, Ensco 6003 and Ensco 6004, have been sold for scrap value
Offshore drilling contractor Paragon Offshore has stacked one of its drillships and a semi-sub drilling rig in Puerto Rico. According to Paragon’s fleet status report on Monday, the 1981-built drillship Paragon DPDS2 was stacked in Puerto Rico. Petrobras early-released the rig in September 2015, as
Engie E&P Norge has started drilling the exploration well PL 636 Cara in the North Sea, off Norway. The Cara well, spudded on Monday, is located 35 kilometers from shore, and approximately 6 kilometers from Gjøa field in the North Sea. Water depth is about 350 meters and both oil and/or gas cases ar
Singapore’s offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine has delivered what it says is the world’s largest jack-up rig to Noble Corporation. Noble Lloyd Noble, the seventh ultra high-specification harsh environment jack-up rig completed for Noble Corporation, is based on the GustoMSC CJ70 design as well as
