Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has given Equinor consent to drill two exploration wells offshore Norway, using the West Hercules rig. The wells named 30/11-U-1 and 30/11-U-2 are located in Production licence 035 and 272 in the North Sea. The licences a
Petrodec has reactivated Haeva jack-up rig to DNV standards and the unit is now reporting for duty as the company’s second decommissioning vessel.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has given Seadrill two orders and a decision on a coercive fine after serious breaches of the regulations.
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has made an oil discovery near the Johan Castberg field, located in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
Total has decided to conclude drilling operations on the Keskesi East-1 discovery well off Suriname before reaching deeper targets due to substantial pressure increases.
Chinese ship and rig builder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) delivered two JU2000E jack-up rigs – the Guoshun and Guoxin – on 3 March.
Aban Offshore is selling two jack-up rigs, a drillship, and a floating production unit owned by Aban and two jack-ups and a drillship owned by subsidiaries.
Oil major ExxonMobil is nearly ready to start drilling the second of three exploration wells at the Canje Block located offshore Guyana.
Samsung Heavy will have to pay $411 million to rig owner Stena Drilling after losing a dispute related to the termination of a rig construction contract.
Danish maritime services provider Erria and Maersk Drilling have entered into a three-year agreement related to marine warranty surveys for Maersk’s rigs.
Innovative Energy has made an all-cash $12.5 per share offer to take UAE-based oil & gas drilling and production services provider ADES International into Saudi hands.
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. is down by three units over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands, which will employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute.
Saipem will have to pay compensation to two offshore workers in Norway due to the violation of working hours regulations.
