ConocoPhillips has wrapped up seabed surveys over potential drilling locations to support its gas exploration activities in the Otway Basin off the coast of Australia.
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has secured the all-clear from the country’s authorities to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs for drilling operations in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Equinor has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.
Equinor has received a drilling permit for two exploration wells in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which will be drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Velesto has landed a new multi-year drilling campaign for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Indonesia, boosting the firm’s expansion efforts in Southeast Asia in line with its long-term strategy of broadening its regional presence.
Damen Shiprepair, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen Shipyards Group, has hosted a naming ceremony for a self-elevating heavy lift jack-up, being repurposed from two former units by decommissioning services specialist Petrodec, at its yard in Rotterdam.
ADES has won a multi-year contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs with North Oil Company (NOC), a joint venture (JV) between QatarEnergy (70%) and TotalEnergies (30%).
Velesto has won a new multi-well drilling assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea, off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by Italy’s Saipem.
ADES Group has landed a long-term contract renewal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which allows another one of its previously suspended jack-ups to return to work with Aramco, a Saudi energy giant.
As part of Türkiye’s mission to cut its reliance on foreign natural gas and diversify its sources of supply, the country is conducting oil and gas exploration activities. One of the drillships tasked with searching for hydrocarbon reserves has made a new natural gas discovery in the Black Sea.
Norwegian authorities have handed out a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, which is expected to be drilled this month using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.
ConocoPhillips is getting a new partner for hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Otway Basin off the coast of Australia, where the firm and its partners will look for more commercially viable natural gas reserves.
As Africa continues to attract more interest in its offshore basins, U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has lent a helping hand to Rhino Resources for exploration activities on Block 2914 within the petroleum exploration license (PEL) 85 off the coast of Namibia.
