Ensco plc announced today that it has taken delivery of ENSCO 8504, the fifth of the seven ENSCO 8500 Series rigs constructed by Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore. After mobilizing to Brunei to complete deepwater sea trials and final outfitting, ENSCO 8504 will commence a previously announced drillin
RBG, as a result of a bid exercise, has been awarded a three year contract to provide Chevron North Sea Limited with global QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) inspection services. RBG have provided similar inspection services to Chevron since 2002. The contract involves the provision of both
Ensco plc reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.59 for second quarter 2011, compared to $0.85 per share in second quarter 2010. There were no discontinued operations in second quarter 2011. Earnings from discontinued operations in second quarter 2010 were $0.04 per sha
Wärtsilä, a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions and services, opens new workshop facilities in Helsinki, Finland. The new facilities enable Wärtsilä to offer a wide range of workshop services with rapid response times. Operations in Helsinki began in the beginning of August 2011. “Th
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd., in which Seadrill has a 75 percent ownership, has taken delivery of the new harsh environment jack-up drilling rig, West Elara from Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The rig is expected to depart Singapore on August 11th and arrive at Westcon Shipyard in Ølen, Norway in ear
Total EP Norge AS, operator of production licence 535, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7225/3-1. The well, which proved gas, was drilled in the Barents Sea, about 250 kilometres north of Melkøya. The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in Triassic reservoir rock
Noble Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a contract for the semisubmersible rig Noble Paul Romano and received a contract extension on the semisubmersible rig Noble Max Smith, two rigs located in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, the Company has been awarded a contract for the jacku
Cathelco have now won orders to supply seawater pipework anti-fouling systems for all three of the cantilever jack-up rigs operated by KCA Deutag, the international drilling and engineering contractor. Following the successful installation of a Cathelco system on the Ben Avon in the summer of last y
Songa Offshore SE reports total comprehensive income for the second quarter of 2011 of USD 21.0 million. Operating revenue for the second quarter was USD 125.8 million. This includes mobilization and demobilization revenue of USD 1.9 million. Total expenses for the second quarter were USD 78.2 milli
Statoil ASA and partners Petoro AS, Det norske oljeselskap ASA and Lundin Norway AS have made a high-impact oil discovery on the Aldous Major South prospect (PL 265) in the North Sea. Well 16/2-8, drilled by the Transocean Leader drilling rig, has identified an approximately 65-metre oil column in J
Recently, ConocoPhillips UK has sent a letter granting COSL wholly owned subsidiary company COSL Drilling Europe “CDE” the “Award for Outstanding Suppliers to ConocoPhillips UK Jasmine Project”. Since going into operation for ConocoPhillips UK in Jasmine Oilfield in the UK sea area of the North Sea
Starting of works over new shipbuilding project was marked for Zaliv by complex preparation process. Order, initially placed on SevMorZavod for construction of the vessel for offshore supply of drilling platforms (project 832 CD from design bureau of famous shipbuilding group Havyard International A
Det norske received Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA) concent to drill the Ulvetanna prospect, with exploration well 3/4-2S, yesterday. The prospect is located in block 3/4 in production license 356 in the southern North Sea. The well will be drilled with the jack-up rig Mærsk Guardian. Plan
Yesterdayday in Khabarovsk, Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee moderated a meeting dedicated to building up the Company’s resource base in the Far East. The meeting participants were informed that the Kolskaya jack-up floating drilling rig made in Russia had bee
