Wintershall Dea has secured a drilling permit from Norway’s authorities to spud a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
Equinor, on behalf of Aker BP, is in the process of concluding the drilling of an exploration well in the North Sea.
Equinor has received consent to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs for exploration drilling at a block in the Norwegian Sea.
OMV has made a new gas discovery at an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.
Seadrill has tucked a new milestone under its belt, thanks to the installation of a controlled mud level (CML) system on one of its rigs.
Norwegian oil and gas company DNO Norge has made a new gas condensate discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Following a military operation, Ukraine has brought back into its fold platforms in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea.
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using Odfjell Drilling’s rig.
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows a further increase in the number of offshore rigs in August 2023, as 4 additional units were recorded compared to the month before.
Vår Energi has picked a sixth-generation semi-submersible rig from COSL Offshore Management for drilling operations in the Barents Sea.
Equinor has hired two semi-submersible rigs from COSL Offshore Management for drilling operations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
While Westwood believes that a newbuilding cycle will not happen anytime soon, any new rig orders are likely to be for jack-ups.
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use rigs owned by Shelf Drilling and Transocean for drilling activities 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.
