Advanced Energy Systems (ADES), part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Holding, has signed a multi-year contract extension with the state-owned QatarEnergy for a jackup rig from its fleet.
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 secured a letter of intent (LoA) with an undisclosed company for one of its rigs.
Vår Energi, Norway’s oil and gas player, has obtained the green light for drilling activities in the Barents Sea, which will be carried out with COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rig.
Transocean has unveiled plans to optimize its fleet by bidding goodbye to four drillships and one semi-submersible rig that are currently stacked, which will reduce the size of its rig fleet.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.
Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has found no commercial hydrocarbons in an exploration well in the Barents Sea, which was drilled with COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rig off the coast of Norway.
Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player, has secured three multimillion-dollar deals for two jack-up rigs in Europe and West Africa.
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has completed the conversion of a semi-submersible drilling unit into a floating production unit (FPU) to be deployed at compatriot Eni’s project offshore Congo.
ConocoPhillips Australia (COPA), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips, has modified its timeline for the start of a two-well gas exploration campaign in the Otway Basin, which will be undertaken with one of Transocean’s rigs off the coast of Australia.
Sonadrill Holding, a joint venture between offshore drilling contractor Seadrill and an affiliate of Angola’s state-controlled oil company Sonangol, has won two contracts for a vessel pair from its fleet.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new oil and gas discovery in the North Sea, using one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs.
UAE-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension in West Africa with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron.
Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has agreed to prolong the expiration date of a conditional letter of award (CLOA) with an undisclosed client regarding a potential job for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships.
Aker BP, a Norwegian oil and gas player, has brought its exploration campaign in the North Sea to an end, uncovering a new oil find that augments its hydrocarbon arsenal off the coast of Norway.
