
Norwegian authorities have given the go-ahead for production drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NOC), with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered energy giant.

Three players – Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime (KM), a technology player, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services – have forged an alliance to develop the next generation of remote dynamic positioning (DP) technology to establish new standards for

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has wrapped up its investigation into a well control incident that occurred on a semi-submersible rig working in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This incident is classified as being in the company’s highest category of severity.

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has found more black gold in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, thanks to drilling activities with one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs.

Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has landed a multi-year drilling assignment for one of its rigs with Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of the Asian country’s energy giant Petronas.

Velesto Drilling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, has secured a $16.5 million contract with the Malaysian unit of Singapore’s Jadestone Energy for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig. The contract will see the NAGA 8 rig support infill drilling activities at the East Belu

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has obtained multimillion-dollar assignments and extensions for seven mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) from its rig fleet.

Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a batch of new drillship and jack-up rig assignments and extensions in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North and South America.

UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has embarked on multi-well drilling activities off the coast of Egypt with a drillship owned by Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling.

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured the go-ahead from the country’s authorities to use one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs for drilling operations in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player with its corporate base in Bermuda, has landed multiple new work assignments in Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America. As a result, 25 of our 29 rigs are either contracted or committed, with six in Southeast Asia, five in the Middle East and North Afric

Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has conducted drilling activities at a wildcat well in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs. This well did not yield commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received clearance to deploy a ten-year-old jack-up rig at its offshore field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant, has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions off the coasts of Guyana, Norway, Nigeria, Trinidad, South America, and the U.S. Gulf, which have enabled the firm to augment its backlog.