Westwood is seeing a rebound in high-impact exploration this year with expectations for it to pick up in the second half.
Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities for the drilling of a wildcat well, located in the Norwegian Sea.
i3 Energy and Europa Oil & Gas have completed a farm-in agreement ahead of the drilling of an appraisal well planned for September.
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using one of Transocean’s rigs.
Austrian oil and gas company OMV has started drilling operations on the Oswig exploration well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
After wrapping up its previous job, a jack-up rig is preparing to embark on its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign in the Black Sea off Turkiye.
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling the Ofelia exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts and extensions for its rigs with notable day rate increases.
Dolphin Drilling has entered into a master frame agreement with Norway’s IKM Gruppen for drilling and well services.
Saipem’s first sustainability plan, combining business and financial objectives with ESG criteria, has been approved.
A 400-ft jack-up drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles has joined the fleet of Italy’s contractor Saipem following a naming ceremony in China.
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has made a gas discovery off Norway near the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea.
Upstream oil and gas company Serica Energy has spudded the North Eigg exploration well located off the UK.
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use Transocean’s rig for production drilling and completion on a North Sea field.
