Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new multimillion-dollar assignments for two of its harsh environment semi-submersible rigs off the coasts of Norway and Australia.
Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP has set its cap on expanding the deployment of a digital shaker surveillance system technology across its contracted rig fleet on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) through its collaboration with DrillDocs, a provider of computer vision technology for drilling
Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has conducted drilling activities at a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway with one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs. The drilling activity did not result in commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) has shed light on its exploratory drilling activities in the offshore Hidaka area of Hokkaido.
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for plugging and abandonment (P&A) activities in the North Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Shell Namibia Upstream, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has found more oil in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.
Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has lined up a new multi-well drilling assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs with the UK-headquartered energy giant BP on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered natural gas player Conrad Asia Energy, has booked a jack-up rig for a multi-well drilling campaign at its natural gas field in the West Natuna Sea off the coast of Indonesia, Southeast Asia.
Jasmine Energy (JEL), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, has signaled a revision in the timeline for a multi-well drilling program off the coast of Oman, which will be conducted with a nine-year-old jack-up rig from Texas-headquartered Northern Offshore, a builder and operator of jack-up
Velesto Sumber, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, has won a new drilling assignment for a 12-year-old premium jack-up rig off the coast of Thailand, Southeast Asia.
Norwegian authorities have approved drilling activities that Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), with a rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has picked up an assignment in the UK with an undisclosed oil and gas operator for one of its semi-submersible rigs.
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, and Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, have embarked on a merger quest, which is expected to strengthen drilling capabilities, customer relationships, and investment ca
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has picked up a new assignment in the UK sector of the North Sea, enabling it to provide well operatorship capability for the first time.
