Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG) has started drilling the Elgood development well, 48/22c-H1, located in the UK North Sea.
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped by three units over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
Turkey’s national oil and gas company TPAO has started drilling operations at a new well in the Black Sea, using Fatih drillship.
Malaysian offshore drilling contractor Velesto Drilling has been awarded a contract by Shell for the provision of jack-up rig services.
Consulting services firm ICM Group has been awarded a global preferred agreement for Vantage Drilling’s onboard regulatory and crane training requirements.
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract from Tullow for the provision of the drillship Maersk Venturer for operations off Ghana.
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Shell for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Viking to drill offshore Malaysia.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made a new light oil discovery in Block 15/06, which is located in Angola’s deep offshore.
Tullow Oil has started a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign off Ghana following the beginning of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee field.
Masirah Oil has completed drilling three exploration prospects that were located near to the Yumna offshore field, located in the Arabian Sea.
Offshore drilling rig contractor Seadrill has asked creditors to write off more than 85 per cent of its debts in exchange for a 99 per cent stake in the reorganized company.
Well-Safe Solutions has completed the intake of its new asset, the Well-Safe Protector, and is now preparing for rig acceptance audits in the coming weeks.
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. is up by two units over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
China’s Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry has delivered the second jack-up drilling rig to China National Offshore Engineering.
