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OMV strikes oil in Norwegian North Sea
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OMV strikes oil in Norwegian North Sea

OMV Norge, a subsidiary of Austria’s oil and gas company OMV, has made an oil discovery near the Gudurun field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) reported today, 20 April, that OMV Norge, operator of the production license 817, had completed the drillin

about 3 years ago
Transocean Norge rig; Source: Transocean
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Rig deals lift Transocean’s total backlog to $8.6 billion

Transocean has tucked under its belt new contracts and extensions in Norway and Australia for four rigs in its drilling fleet, raising its total contract backlog to $8.6 billion.

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about 3 years ago
Transocean Norge; Source: Transocean
Rigs

Wintershall Dea gets nod to spin the drill bit in Norwegian Sea

Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.

about 3 years ago
Shelf Drilling’s Shelf Perseverance jack-up rig; Source: IOG
Rigs

Potential delay on the cards for completion of drilling ops at UK North Sea well

IOG plc has encountered a challenge that could extend its previous drilling duration timeline for the second Blythe production well.

about 3 years ago
Illustration; Source: North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)
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With oil & gas seen as ‘wreaking havoc’ in UK waters, zest to end offshore drilling ignites

Recent report about the impact of oil spills on UK waters is bound to spur further calls to end offshore drilling while targeting the Rosebank project.

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Transocean Norge; Source: Transocean
Rigs

Green light for Wintershall Dea to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.

about 3 years ago
Scarabeo 8 rig; Source: Saipem
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Aker BP finds more oil in North Sea thanks to new discovery

Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the North Sea off Norway, using a Saipem-owned rig.

about 3 years ago
Uranus rig; Source: Trillion Energy
Rigs

Rig spuds fifth well in Black Sea drilling campaign

Trillion Energy has started drilling the fifth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.

about 3 years ago
Well-Safe Defender rig; Source: Well-Safe Solutions (video)
Rigs

WATCH: Semi-sub rig embarks on its inaugural decom job in North Sea

One of Well-Safe Solutions’ rigs is on its way to start its first decommissioning assignment on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

about 3 years ago
In focus: Vessel decarbonization efforts power ahead
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In focus: In pressing need for GHG reduction, vessel decarbonization efforts power ahead

In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore vessel services providers are certainly the protagonists in the whole decarbonization story. However, although we are seeing an increasing number of initiatives, we still have a long way to go.

about 3 years ago
Noble Invincible rig (for illustration purposes); Source: Noble
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International offshore rig count on the upswing

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs was on the rise in March 2023, surging upward by 6 units.

about 3 years ago
Depsea Yantai rig; Source: Odfjell Drilling
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Norwegian oil & gas firm gets the go-ahead to spud North Sea prospect

DNO has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using one of the Odfjell Drilling-managed rigs.

about 3 years ago
Scarabeo 8 rig; Source: Saipem
Rigs

Aker BP gearing up to spin the drill bit off Norway

Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.

about 3 years ago
Deepsea Stavanger rig; Source: Odfjell Drilling
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Equinor gets clearance to spin the drill bit at North Sea prospect

Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.

about 3 years ago