Rigs
UK oil & gas operator hires Dolphin Drilling’s rig on multimillion-dollar gig
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has picked up an assignment in the UK with an undisclosed oil and gas operator for one of its semi-submersible rigs.
Rig market consolidation continues with Vantage Drilling-Eldorado merger
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, and Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, have embarked on a merger quest, which is expected to strengthen drilling capabilities, customer relationships, and investment ca
Fresh North Sea gig for Well-Safe Solutions’ semi-sub rig
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has picked up a new assignment in the UK sector of the North Sea, enabling it to provide well operatorship capability for the first time.
Beach Energy shelves well drilling ops, freeing $500M for higher-value projects
Australia’s oil and gas player Beach Energy has dropped its plan to drill and complete a development well or pursue the subsea tie-in to the Otway gas plant, unlocking over $500 million in estimated near term capital to redeploy into higher-return opportunities.
Drilling ops with Transocean rig pushed forward: New operator taking the helm at Australian gas field
Amplitude Energy (formerly Cooper Energy), an Australian gas production company focused on supplying the Southeast domestic gas market, has set the wheels in motion to take over the operatorship of an offshore gas field in the Otway Basin off the coast of Australia.
Borr Drilling’s CEO: Middle East conflict brings uncertainty but empowers long-term rig outlook
Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player with its corporate base in Bermuda, has secured 13 contracts year-to-date, enhancing its backlog by adding 2,250 days and $274 million in jack-up rig deals.
Light turns green for North Sea drilling ops with Saipem rig
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has obtained a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which is slated to be drilled next month using a semi-submersible rig owned by Italy’s Saipem.
ADES’ 2014-built rig turns one-year North Sea gig into three-year drilling job
ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has secured a long-term extension for a drilling assignment its 12-year-old jack-up rig is undertaking in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Velesto lines up multi-well offshore rig job in Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has been hired to supply a jack-up rig for a drilling campaign off the coast of Malaysia, Southeast Asia.
DNO in the clear for drilling ops with Odfjell Drilling-managed rig
Norway’s oil and gas player DNO has received the go-ahead from the country’s authorities for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Seal of approval for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean’s 2016-built rig
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received clearance from the Norwegian authorities to conduct drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.
ADES’ 1982-built rig scoops up multimillion-dollar drilling gig in Nigerian waters
ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has won a new offshore drilling assignment off the coast of Nigeria for one of its jack-up rigs.
Rig job for Southeast Asian development campaign goes to PV Drilling
Vietnam’s Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has been hired on a jack-up assignment for a development drilling program at a field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
Dolphin Drilling’s 1990-built rig scores North Sea job as 1974-built semi-sub stays in India
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of three harsh environment mid-water and deep-water semi-submersible drilling rigs, has firmed up a multimillion-dollar assignment for its 36-year-old semi-submersible rig on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), while