Rigs
Transocean rig drawing Beach Energy’s first chapter of Australian drilling campaign to a close
Beach Energy is edging closer to the end of the first phase of its drilling program in Australian waters, which is being conducted by a rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling giant.
Borr rig embarks on multi-well oil & gas drilling job in Asia, another unit joining next month
UK-headquartered oil and gas player Pharos Energy has confirmed the start of drilling activities in Block 16-1, located in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, off the coast of Vietnam. A jack-up rig, owned by Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player, has begun this drilling assignment. This mobile o
2014-built rig kicks off its five-year Asian drilling gig
Singapore’s tender-assisted drilling provider Energy Drilling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyprus-headquartered SED Energy Holdings, has confirmed the start of its 11-year-old rig’s drilling assignment with Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limite
Sanctions send ripples through offshore drilling realm as Vantage’s rig deal dissolves
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.
ABL secures rig moving contract with Indian player
Oslo-listed global consultancy ABL has been appointed to oversee rig moves for India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
BP hires Valaris’ 2013-built drillship for multi-well gig in Middle East
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.
All systems go for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean and COSL rigs
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.
Rig and drilling site search next on Inpex’s deepwater oil & gas exploration agenda in Malaysia
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 gearing up for drilling ops with Noble rig offshore Suriname
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.
Go-ahead clears path for Odfjell Drilling-managed rig’s ops in Norway
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.
Repsol books Dolphin Drilling’s 1977-built rig for multi-well work
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
Landslide shareholder vote begins final countdown to ADES-Shelf Drilling merger completion
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
Poseidon Jackup rises in North America as new joint venture makes a debut
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.
Eni prolongs Ventura Offshore rig’s drilling gig in Asia
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.