
Following delays, Trillion Energy has started its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea offshore Türkiye.

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new drilling contract from CNOOC for operations offshore Gabon.

Harsh environment and deepwater drilling contractor, Dolphin Drilling, has confirmed that it is being activated on the Euronext N-OTC list as of 15 September 2022.

PGNiG has completed the drilling of a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea but came up empty as no hydrocarbons were found in this well.

Maersk Drilling has secured five more wells with Petrogas for one of its rigs, which will carry out a drilling campaign off the Netherlands.

UK-based Serica Energy is frustrated after encountering technical issues on its North Eigg exploration well located in the North Sea.

Two oil and gas operators have completed the drilling of wildcat wells in the North Sea offshore Norway without finding hydrocarbons.

Aker BP has decided to exercise its option for additional wells to be drilled by one of the Odfjell Drilling-owned semi-submersible rigs.

Following a drilling campaign in Mexico, a Valaris-owned jack-up drilling rig has arrived in Trinidad to work for oil major BP.

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension with Shell for a drillship, enabling it to carry out drilling services offshore Mexico.

Italian oil and gas company Eni plans to drill an exploration well offshore Mexico, using a Valaris-owned rig, in late 2022.

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured two new contract awards for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships.

TotalEnergies and its partners in Block 11B/12B off South Africa have filed an application for a production right to the country’s petroleum regulator.

Valaris has expressed its excitement over growth prospects arising out of a 20-rig newbuild programme, which ARO Drilling is pursuing.