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Valaris DS-9 drillship; Source: ExxonMobil
Rigs

ExxonMobil’s new gas discovery springs into view offshore Cyprus

Two energy giants, U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil and Qatar’s QatarEnergy, have made a new gas find off the coast of Cyprus, using a drillship owned by Valaris, an offshore drilling contractor.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig; Credit: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

Equinor’s North Sea wildcat yields no hydrocarbons

Equinor has finished drilling a wildcat well in the North Sea with one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs. The drilling activities did not result in a new oil and gas find off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago
Transocean Encourage rig; Source: Transocean
Rigs

Thumbs-up for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean rig

Equinor has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.

about 1 year ago
Scarabeo 8 rig; Source: Saipem
Rigs

Norwegian player’s oil & gas search hits a dry patch

Aker BP has come up empty after drilling an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by Italy’s Saipem.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig; Credit: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

North Sea wildcat coming up on Odfjell Drilling rig’s agenda in September

Equinor has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway’s coast, which will be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Yantai; Source: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

Potential development of oil discovery on the cards as appraisal ops in Norwegian waters end

ConocoPhillips has confirmed a previously made oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea, with the drilling of its second appraisal well.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Aberdeen rig; Source: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

As fourth rig returns to work, Odfjell Drilling winds down its fleet’s planned SPS scope

Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has confirmed the wrap-up of a special period survey (SPS) for another semi-submersible rig that was on the agenda this year.

about 1 year ago
COSL Prospector rig; Credit: COSL Drilling Europe
Rigs

COSL rig set to spin the drill bit in Norwegian waters next month

Equinor has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Barents Sea, which will be drilled next month with COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rig.

about 1 year ago
Noble's Noble GreatWhite, former Ocean GreatWhite rig; Source: Green Yard Feda
Rigs

Noble rig secures spot at Norwegian yard after UK drilling gig

Noble Corporation has booked a yard stay at Green Yard Feda, located close by Flekkefjord in southern Norway, for a semi-submersible, said to be one of the world’s largest and most advanced harsh-environment drilling rigs.

about 1 year ago
Transocean Spitsbergen rig; Source: Transocean
Rigs

Transocean rig lines up more offshore drilling work in Norwegian waters

Transocean has landed a new contract extension for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which is working off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago
Illustration; Source: ModuSpec
Rigs

Black Sea drillship reactivation job lands on ModuSpec’s table

MR Group’s ModuSpec, a rig intake and inspection specialist, has lined up a multi-staged support assignment during the intake process of a sixth-generation deepwater drillship in the Black Sea.

about 1 year ago
Noble Innovator jack-up rig; Source: Noble Corporation
Rigs

BP books Noble rig for carbon storage gig in North Sea

Noble Corporation has landed a new multi-well drilling assignment in the North Sea with BP, the UK-headquartered energy giant.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Nordkapp rig; Source: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

Go-ahead for Aker BP’s North Sea drilling ops with Odfjell rig

Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has secured the all-clear from the country’s authorities to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs for drilling operations in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago
COSL Innovator rig; Source: COSL
Rigs

Equinor gets go-ahead for drilling ops with COSL rig

Equinor has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.

about 1 year ago
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