Shell is engaged in a rig selection and contracting process for a two-well drilling campaign in 2024 while site survey works associated with this exploration program in the North Sea are still ongoing.
Shell has received the green light to use an Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for plugging and abandonment activities in the North Sea.
Equinor has received consent to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs on two fields located in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, respectively.
Harbour Energy has secured a drilling permit to spud a wildcat well in the North Sea, using one of Noble Corporation’s jack-up rigs.
Transocean has tucked under milestone under its belt, thanks to one of its semi-submersible rigs being awarded DNV’s Abate (Power+) notation.
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its semi-submersible rigs in the UK with EnQuest.
Awilco Drilling has won the second arbitration case related to a rig termination deal, after the arbitration tribunal ruled in its favor.
Equinor has received consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway, using a KCA Deutag Drilling-managed rig.
KCA Deutag’s Kenera business unit has been hired for a rig electrification project by Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor.
Vår Energi has received consent to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs on a field located in the Barents Sea.
Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig for drilling activities at a field in the North Sea off Norway.
Equinor has exercised options to drill additional wells with an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig, extending the rig’s backlog further and prolonging its stay on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
Neptune Energy has secured a drilling permit from the Norwegian authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
