Aker BP has received a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities for a wildcat well located in the Norwegian Sea off Norway.
Equinor and Aker BP have secured permits from Norwegian authorities for three wildcat wells off Norway to be drilled by Odfjell’s rigs.
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a long-term deal for one of its jack-up rigs for operations offshore India.
Following a recent report that Turkey is about to welcome the fourth addition to its fleet of drillships, the vessel has now arrived in Turkey.
Transocean has recently held a naming ceremony in Singapore for its delayed newbuild Deepwater Atlas, the world’s first 8th generation drillship.
Trillion Energy has signed a definitive offshore drilling services contract with GSP to secure a jack-up rig for a campaign offshore Turkey.
Since a Valaris-owned rig has kicked off mobilisation activities, Western Gas is preparing to drill the Sasanof-1 well next week.
Petrofac has grown its presence in Africa after having been selected by Tullow Oil to provide well decommissioning services in Mauritania.
Borr Drilling has secured a binding Letter of Award (LOA) for a jack-up drilling rig from an undisclosed operator in Southeast Asia.
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has started its drilling campaign offshore Canada. The success of this campaign would contribute to Bay du Nord’s resources.
Lamprell and IMI have completed load-out and float-off operations for the first of two jack-up rigs built for this Saudi yard.
Westwood has revealed that the offshore rig utilisation is expected to continue its upward traction and spur a further rise in day rates.
Karoon Energy has started its intervention campaign on the Baúna field offshore Brazil using a Maersk Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig.
As the offshore drilling market continues to improve, Vantage Drilling managed to reduce its net loss in the first quarter of 2022.
