Island Drilling has secured two new contracts, one with Petrofac in the UK North Sea and another with Maersk Decom for work in Mauritania.
PGNiG has awarded a one-well contract to the offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling for drilling operations offshore Norway.
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have agreed to renew a frame agreement for two jack-up rigs. The estimated value of this deal is around $1 bln.
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for a jack-up rig for operations in the Adriatic Sea offshore Italy.
Following a two-month drilling hiatus over an issue with Noble’s rig, IOG plc is preparing to spud a development well in the North Sea.
ADC Energy has secured three global contract extensions for the delivery of its rig inspection, selection and audit services.
Billionaire John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Group has acquired an interest in Seadrill’s rival offshore drilling contractor Valaris.
Lundin has received consent from the offshore regulator to use the Deepsea Stavanger rig for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
PGNiG is in the process of concluding the drilling of a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, as the well turned out to be dry.
Stena Drilling has revealed an agreement with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries related to an option to buy a newbuild drillship.
Maersk Drilling has secured a one-well contract with OMV (Norge) for a high-pressure, high-temperature exploration well off Norway.
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to sell a former Ocean Rig drillship to an unnamed European company.
UK’s Ardersier Port, which was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, is now set to be transformed into Europe’s first fully circular energy transition facility.
ModuSpec has been chosen to verify whether the Well-Safe’s rig is fit for purpose to complete the upcoming decom campaigns in the North Sea.
