A drilling assignment for a 15-year-old drillship from a rig fleet operated by Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has been axed amid imposed sanctions.
Oslo-listed global consultancy ABL has been appointed to oversee rig moves for India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a new multimillion-dollar assignment for its 12-year-old drillship off the coast of Egypt with BP Exploration Delta, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant BP.
Equinor has secured the go-ahead from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with semi-submersible rigs owned by Transocean and COSL Drilling Europe, two offshore drilling contractors.
Seascape Energy Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southeast Asia-focused E&P company Seascape Energy, has confirmed the green light for the entry into the second exploration phase of a production sharing contract (PSC) for a deepwater block, operated by Japan’s Inpex, enabling the drilling of a pro
Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S.-based energy giant Chevron, is preparing to embark on drilling activities off the coast of Suriname with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, an American offshore drilling giant.
Norway’s oil and gas company OKEA has secured the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which is expected to be undertaken using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has turned a letter of intent (LoA) into a multimillion-dollar rig deal with Repsol, a Spanish multinational energy and petrochemical co
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, is one step closer to wrapping up its merger with the UAE-based Shelf Drilling, thanks to the lion’s share of the latter’s shareholders endorsing the business combination after t
Combifloat Group of the Netherlands and Poseidon Barge of the United States, with the backing of Marine Equipment Solutions (MES), have joined forces to forge a new joint venture (JV), named Poseidon Jackup, whose goal is to bring modular jack-up technology to North America.
A semi-submersible rig from Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, is staying longer off the coast of Indonesia with Eni Indonesia, a subsidiary of Italy’s energy giant Eni.
Harbour Energy has secured a permit to spud a wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be done with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.
Two drillships, which are part of a rig fleet owned by Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean, are staying in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) and Brazil, thanks to multimillion-dollar contract options, which the UK-headquartered BP and Brazil’s Petrobras decided to take advan
African energy exploration player Rhino Resources has made a gas condensate discovery off the coast of Namibia, thanks to drilling activities undertaken with a semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean (NOL) and managed by Odfjell Drilling.
