Rigs
Seadrill’s new rig deals of over $860 million lift total backlog to $3.1 billion
Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, has secured a batch of rig assignments and extensions across the U.S. Gulf, Brazil, and Angola, with LLOG, a subsidiary of Harbour Energy, Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras, and France’s energy giant TotalEnergies..
Seal of approval for North Sea oil & gas exploration with COSL rig on drilling duty
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has received authorization from the country’s authorities to embark on exploration drilling activities with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Transocean’s $5.8 billion merger with Valaris pending US antitrust clearance
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean’s business combination with the Bermuda-incorporated Valaris is facing extended antitrust scrutiny, as the offshore drilling giants’ merger request is under review with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United Sta
Probe into offshore rig incident uncovers serious breaches
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has been served with an order from Norway’s offshore safety regulator, which investigated an incident that resulted in an injury at a semi-submersible rig deployed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Norwegian firm pulls off hat trick for rigs working in Europe
Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured three new assignments for rigs deployed in the Black Sea, the Netherlands, and Norway.
Noble scores over half a billion dollars in drilling gigs for rig sextet
U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has obtained new drilling assignments and extensions across multiple geographies for six floaters in its rig fleet, including jobs in Brazil, Australia, Guyana, the U.S. Gulf, Ghana, and Malaysia.
Transocean rig hard at work on Beach Energy’s second stage of Australian drilling campaign
Australia’s oil and gas player Beach Energy has embarked on the next phase of its drilling program in Australian waters, which is being conducted by a rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling giant.
Saipem’s drillship tasked with appraising Namibia’s light oil discovery
African energy exploration player Rhino Resources has booked a drillship from Italy’s Saipem to undertake appraisal activities at a light oil-bearing reservoir discovery made during a drilling campaign on Block 2914 in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.
Equinor picks up permit for drilling ops with Transocean rig
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained a drilling permit for operations in the Barents Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.
Two deals for ultra-deepwater drillships add $260M to Seadrill’s backlog
Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill and U.S.-headquartered LLOG Exploration Company (LLOG), a subsidiary of London-listed oil & gas company Harbour Energy, have expanded their more than decade-long collaboration with contract awards for two ultra-deepwater drillships. The Wes
Norway: Dry well in license awarded in 1985
Norway’s state-owned energy firm Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well off Norway in the North Sea, in a production license awarded in August 1985. Following the drilling permit awarded in January, the wildcat well 34/8-A-37 H was drilled in production licence 120, 140 kilometers west of
Valeura charters Shelf Drilling’s 19-year-old rig
Canadian oil & gas company Valeura Energy has chartered a jack-up drilling rig owned by UAE-based Shelf Drilling for multi-year work in the Gulf of Thailand. The Enterprise jack-up rig has been chartered for a three-year term which runs until December 31, 2029. Valeura Energy has an option on the st
Probe underway as rig ops come to a standstill after blowout preventer drop
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has reported an equipment-handling incident on a 17-year-old semi-submersible, which halted rig activity pending repairs.
Transocean scores 390-day Mediterranean Sea job for 2014-built drillship
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won a multimillion-dollar assignment for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.