Rigs
$260 million drilling job with Eni takes Saipem’s drillship back to Côte d’Ivoire
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has picked up a multimillion-dollar assignment in African waters for one of its drillships, enabling the rig to once again work for Eni Côte d’Ivoire, a subsidiary of the Italian energy giant Eni.
First of five wells in €65 million North Adriatic drilling campaign yields more gas
Zagreb-headquartered INA Group, a member of the MOL Group, has found gas at the first well in its multi-well drilling campaign on its North Adriatic gas field off the coast of Croatia.
Chevron books Velesto’s 2015-built rig on multimillion-dollar gig in Southeast Asia
Velesto Drilling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has secured a deal to provide a jack-up rig for a drilling campaign off the coast of Malaysia, Southeast Asia.
ADES jack-up rig pair lines up drilling jobs in Nigerian and UK waters
ADES Holding Company, an oil and gas drilling services provider that is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has landed new multimillion-dollar assignments for two jack-up rigs in Africa and Europe.
Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year
Odfjell Drilling, a 53-year-old offshore drilling player, has won a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Borr Drilling’s Mexican JV closer to being five rigs richer as sale clears regulatory hurdle
Bermuda-headquartered Paratus Energy Services has picked up clearance for the divestment of drilling operations and jack-up fleet belonging to Fontis Finance, an indirect subsidiary, which is divesting its assets to Proyectos Globales de Energía y Servicios CME (CME) and BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint v
Eni, Halliburton cheer Asia-Pacific’s first integrated closed-loop rig automation milestone
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton and Italy’s energy giant Eni have celebrated a deepwater automation achievement with the deployment of a closed-loop drilling system off the coast of Indonesia.
North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig on Vår Energi’s agenda for August
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has obtained a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.
Rig trio to head back to work as Middle East conflict-induced suspensions end
Arabian Drilling, said to be Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling company by fleet size, has been given the green light to return three rigs to their assignments, following temporary suspensions for some offshore rigs in the Arabian Gulf triggered by the conflict in the Middle East.
Noble’s 2013-built drillship lines up 296-day Southeast Asian job
Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has landed a new multi-well deal for one of its drillships off the coast of Brunei, Southeast Asia.
Velesto scraps proposed sale of 16-year-old jack-up rig
Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has called off a deal to offload a 2010-built jack-up rig.
COSL Drilling Europe’s 2010-built rig staying with Vår Energi into 2028
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has prolonged a drilling assignment, which is being undertaken on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with one of the semi-submersible rigs owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.
North Sea wildcat to be spud by COSL rig next month
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has secured a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.
Dolphin Drilling’s 52-year-old rig secures longer run in India’s oil & gas exploration game
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 revealed that one of its units is staying longer at an assignment off the coast of India with Oil India Limited, an exploration and