Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has firmed up contract awards with Equinor for drilling operations on two projects in Norway.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped by one unit over the last week, according to the latest rig count report by Baker Hughes.
Seadrill has added approximately $52 million to its backlog following the end of 3Q and is looking to manage its rig count by recycling some of its rigs.
Noble Energy has changed its contract for a Maersk Drilling-owned drillship following a decision not to drill a well off Colombia this year.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.
Equinor is ready to drill two wells in the North Sea offshore Norway following the receipt of approvals and permits from the Norwegian authorities.
Transocean has been awarded contract extensions for two of its drillships that have been working for Petrobras.
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has secured drilling work for its jack-up rig in Indonesia and a drillship in India.
Stena Drilling’s Stena ICEMax drillship is preparing to set sail soon to the Bahamas to spud the Perseverance #1 well for the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC).
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has made another oil discovery at the Tanager-1 well off Guyana but the discovery was deemed non-commercial.
Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has not been able to find any hydrocarbons at the Polmak well exploration well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
Following a recent one-well contract award, Maersk Drilling has now also secured a one-well extension for the Maersk Viking drillship with Shell in Brunei.
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. inched up by one unit last week after a small decline the week before, according to data by Baker Hughes.
Shelf Drilling is selling five of its stacked drilling rigs. The rig owner has also won a couple of new gigs while some contracts have been suspended.
