A further insight into the preliminary findings related to a recent gas discovery, made by the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell in the North Sea, indicates recoverable resources level may be at the lower end of pre-drill estimates.
Scana-owned PSW Technology, a Norwegian provider of services and solutions to the drilling industry, has renewed a frame agreement with what it says is an international rig company. The framework agreement includes subsea services and will commence in the first quarter of 2025, extending for a perio
Odfjell Drilling has entrusted Norway’s Coast Center Base (CCB) with the special periodic survey (SPS) job for one of the harsh environment semi-submersible rigs it manages on behalf of China’s CIMC. Another rig, which the drilling contractor is managing on behalf of Northern Ocean (NOL), has begun
TotalEnergies has discovered new gas condensate resources during drilling operations with a Shelf Drilling-owned jack-up rig at a well in the Harald East area. This gas will be exported through the Tyra facilities in the Danish sector of the North Sea.
Netherlands-based Mammoet has been hired by Damen Shiprepair to assist with a jack-up leg repair for a rig owned by the U.S.-headquartered Noble Corporation.
A new merger may soon be visible on the rig market horizon, as the Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean is now allegedly contemplating a business combination with its Bermuda-headquartered rival Seadrill.
Transocean has got hold of a new batch of contracts and extensions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, India, Norway, and Australia for six floaters, encompassing four drillships and two semi-submersible rigs.
Shelf Drilling has now received the Norwegian offshore safety regulator’s stamp of approval after the watchdog’s initial rejection of its application to obtain an acknowledgment of compliance (AoC) for one of its jack-up rigs, which is gearing up for work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) wit
Noble Corporation is expecting a ramp-up in drilling demand for the floater fleet from late 2025 and 2026, which will spur further rig reactivations, as it perceives the oil and gas production from deepwater reservoirs as an important factor in the global security of energy supply.
Canarship has confirmed the arrival of a semi-submersible rig to the Port of Las Palmas. This rig is owned by Norway’s Island Drilling.
While the preliminary findings indicate the presence of gas, Shell is continuing activities at its high-impact gas prospect in the UK sector of the North Sea, thus, more information will be available following a comprehensive review.
Vår Energi has received the all-clear from Norway’s authorities to use one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs for drilling operations at three wells in the Barents Sea.
KCA Deutag has landed multiple new onshore and offshore drilling assignments and extensions, spanning different continents, which expands its total backlog by $900 million.
Aker BP has used one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs to delineate a two-year-old gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea and will contemplate a subsea tie-back to existing infrastructure as a development option.
