Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has been awarded a long-term extension for the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Tom Madden from ExxonMobil.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
Following several audits, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has awarded an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the West Bollsta drilling rig to offshore driller Seadrill.
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has secured work on three different mooring projects in the Australian region.
Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has commissioned a mobile on-the-rig (OTR) drilling simulator to train Dolphin Drilling’s crews on the Borgland Dolphin ahead of its drilling programme in the Norwegian North Sea earlier this year.
Equinor has awarded a letter of intent to Odfjell Drilling for the drilling and completion of the Breidablikk project in the North Sea with Deepsea Aberdeen rig.
Lundin Energy has entered into an agreement with Idemitsu Petroleum to acquire its interests in a portfolio of licences in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged for another week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Borr Drilling is keeping its fleet busy as three of its rigs have recently started their new contracts and two more are expected to start operations in 4Q 2020.
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum to drill two development wells as part of Project Unity in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has appointed Stuart Jackson as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the West Hercules rig.
Singapore’s conglomerate Keppel Corporation has decided to review its offshore & marine business amid the sector’s challenging environment.
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway.
