Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy has begun its 2025/2026 drilling program off the coast of Gabon with a jack-up rig owned by Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player.
Singapore-headquartered provider of offshore, marine, and energy solutions Seatrium has won a job with International Maritime Industries (IMI), said to be the largest shipyard in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, for the supply of equipment and license for another jack-up rig bound to
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has landed a new multimillion-dollar assignment with an undisclosed oil and gas operator for one of its drillships off the coast of Australia.
As the offshore energy sector sees advancements in exploration, infrastructure expansion, LNG diversification, and carbon management initiatives, new discoveries in Norway reinforce the ongoing oil and gas dominance. International players, such as Shell, Equinor, Chevron, and Petrobras are reshaping
Vår Energi, an independent upstream oil and gas company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has made a new oil discovery off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.
ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group ABL Group, has shaken hands with Egypt’s Petroleum Marine Services Co. (PMS) on the launch of a unified rig moving service in the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, with the support of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).
Norwegian authorities have signed off on exploration drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi is planning to undertake in the Barents Sea, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Equinor has checked off the list the Norwegian authorities’ green light for drilling activities in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has landed a new offshore drilling assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Brunei with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a joint venture company between the Brunei go
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has put the finishing bow on the merger with the UAE-based Shelf Drilling, augmenting its offshore drilling fleet with 33 more jack-up rigs.
Aside from a deal to build a fourth jack-up in a series of 20 planned newbuild Saudi-operated and manufactured offshore rigs, which has been signed by International Maritime Industries (IMI) and ARO Drilling, a 50/50 joint venture between Valaris and Aramco, a keel laying ceremony has been held for
Equinor has obtained the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Barents Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has secured a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is on a drilling assignment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, is days away from crossing the finish line for its merger with the UAE-based Shelf Drilling, expanding its offshore drilling fleet with the addition of 33 jack-up rigs.
