KS Energy Limited has announced that the contract for the KS Java Star jack-up drilling rig has been canceled. According to the initial contract, the rig was scheduled to start its work in March, 2015. However, KS Energy said that after several meetings with the client requesting to postpone the sta
Qatari offshore services contractor Gulf International Services has informed that there has been an incident at the Maersk Oil-operated Al Shaheen field, offshore Qatar. According to a statement by Gulf International Services, the company’s jack-up accommodation unit “Rumailah”, owned by its subsidi
Ezion Holdings Limited will buy 30% of shares in Rotating Offshore Solutions Pte Ltd (ROS), a Singapore-based private engineering company, for for $13,32 million. According to the agreement, Ezion, a provider of liftboats for the international offshore oil and gas industry, will subscribe for 321,42
Norwegian supplier of products and services within cranes and lifting operations, Westcon Løfteteknikk AS, has been awarded a contract to work on Dolphin Drilling’s rigs. Namely, the contract is for three Dolphin Drilling’s semi-submersible drilling rigs Bideford Dolphin, Borgland Dolphin and Bredfo
Austrian OMV recently informed that its Maari offshore field redevelopment project in New Zealand has been completed. Horizon Oil, a partner in the project, has now reported that the final well, MR10, is on production. OMV previously reported that the well MR10 was being tied-in to the production ne
Atwood Oceanics, Inc., offshore drilling contractor, has reached an agreement for a six-month extension of its existing contract, with a revised day rate, with Eni S.p.A. for the jack-up rig, the Atwood Beacon. The Atwood Beacon started its initial two-year drilling services contract with Eni on Dec
On May 5, 2015, the rig Maersk Discoverer completed what is claimed to be the deepest well ever drilled in Egypt and the longest ever drilled in the Mediterranean Sea. The Maersk Discoverer is a sixth generation semi-submersible rig owned and operated by Maersk Drilling. Atoll-1 was drilled in 923m
Master Marine’s subsidiary, Jacktel AS, has won a contract from Mærsk Oil and Gas for the use of the accommodation jack-up “Haven” offshore Denmark. The contract has a duration of 6 months and starts on or around October 1, 2015. According to Master Marine, the client is responsible for towage of th
Heerema Zwijndrecht, one of the yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), has secured a contract from Oranje-Nassau Energie B.V. (ONE) for the Procurement & Construction of a topside and jacket. It concerns an unmanned and sustainable satellite platform for the P11-E field, located near the Dutch co
COSL Drilling Europe has reportedly secured a contract for its rig COSLRigmar with Maersk Oil. The COSLRigmar is a self-elevating jack-up accommodation rig built in 1979 and designed to operate in water depths up to 85 meter. The rig was converted to accommodation unit in 1992 in Brevik, Norway and
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has announced the beginning of the high impact Levitt-1 exploration well in WA-482-P Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. Karoon has a material 50% equity interest in WA-482-P and is carried for 90% of the cost of the well. Joint venture partner, and operator Quadran
Aqualis Offshore, an offshore marine and engineering consultancy, has been contracted by Perforadora Mexico to support with the transportation and installation of a platform rig for a fixed platform offshore Mexico. Under the contract, Aqualis Offshore will monitor and document the sequence for rig-
Weekly U.S. offshore rig count, as well as the overall U.S. rig count rose when compared to the previous week, the Baker Hughes weekly rig count report reveals. The report was issued Thursday, July 2, due to the US Independence Day holiday on July 3. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +3 to 862 rigs U.S. Rig Count
Semco Maritime has reportedly won a contract to prepare Songa Offshore’s Songa Equinox after the rig arrives in Norway. According to Offshore.no, Semco Maritime was awarded the contract in cooperation with PSW Group, and the operations on the rig will be performed in Hanøytangen, Norway. Songa Equin
