Rigs
Barents Sea prospect ends up being dry
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.
Go-ahead for Equinor to use 2016-built rig at North Sea field
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’s backlog climbs to $7.5 billion
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.
Transocean rig duo staying longer on drilling gigs in Norwegian waters
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has picked up multimillion-dollar extensions for two of its harsh environment semi-submersible rigs deployed off the coast of Norway.
Vantage Drilling’s 2010-built drillship lines up multi-year gig in India
Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has landed a long-term assignment for its 16-year-old drillship off the coast of India with the country’s state-owned energy giant ONGC.
‘Disappointing’ well results not halting gas search offshore Australia
Amplitude Energy, an Australian gas production company focused on supplying the Southeast domestic gas market, has shed light on the results of drilling operations at an exploration well in the Otway Basin offshore Victoria, Australia.
Rig search ongoing to get Southeast Asian gas drilling project back on track
UK-based and AIM-listed Sunda Energy, formerly Baron Oil, is setting the stage to undertake its planned drilling campaign on a gas field off the coast of Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia.
Transocean’s play for Valaris forging $17 billion offshore drilling giant with 73 rigs
Transocean has made a multibillion-dollar merger move on Valaris to breathe life into a combined company with a diversified offshore fleet of 73 rigs, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships, nine semi-submersibles, and 31 modern jack-ups, to meet emerging growth opportunities.
Stena Drilling ups GHG abatement ante as 2024-built drillship gets DNV’s notation
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has received DNV’s Abate (P+) notation for one of its drillships, underscoring the rig owner’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its operations.
Drilling yields ‘non-significant’ gas shows, next Black Sea well to be spud soon
Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan, a subsidiary of Israel’s NewMed Energy, which have drilled a dry hole in the Bulgarian sector of the Black Sea, are weeks away from drilling another well.
WATCH: Valaris drillship undergoing upgrades in Spain as another rig reaches Brazil
A 2014-built drillship, owned by the Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris, has come to Brazilian waters ahead of its assignment with Equinor Energy do Brasil, a subsidiary of Norway’s energy giant Equinor. Another unit from the rig owner’s fleet is currently getting upgrades in
Exclusive interview with Noble: Tight rig demand on 2026 horizon – Golden Triangle and US Gulf as core growth regions
With contracting opportunities still on the uptick in spite of potential softer energy prices, Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant, has pinpointed the Golden Triangle, the U.S. Gulf, South America, and West Africa as the key regions that will drive its floater demand grow
Seadrill’s 2014-built drillship staying one more year in Brazil
Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, has secured more time with Equinor Brasil Energia, a subsidiary of Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor, for a drillship working off the coast of Brazil.
2017-built jack-up rig lines up multi-well drilling gig in West Asia
Texas-headquartered Northern Offshore, a builder and operator of jack-up rigs, has secured a new assignment for a nine-year-old jack-up rig off the coast of Oman, West Asia.