Rigs
Well-Safe bags new North Sea decom job: Archer, NMC Energy supporting P&A ops for 260+ wells
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has landed a new decommissioning assignment at a field in the North Sea on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and hired Archer and NMC Energy to lend a hand with the plug and abandonment (P&A) scope of work.
Encore for Ventura Offshore rig as Eni and Petronas extend Southeast Asian drilling gig
Eni Muara Bakau, a subsidiary of Searah that represents a joint venture between Eni and Petronas, has prolonged a drilling assignment being conducted off the coast of Indonesia by a semi-submersible rig owned by Brazil’s deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore.
2018-built rig all done with Shell’s Namibian offshore drilling campaign
A 2018-built semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean and managed by Odfjell Drilling, has finished its drilling assignment with the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell off the coast of Namibia, Africa.
Transocean’s rig trio scoops up $1 billion for drilling work in Norwegian waters
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has lined up assignments for three of its harsh environment semi-submersible rigs with Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Appraisal ops at Namibian discovery corroborate oil-bearing reservoir continuity
African energy exploration player Rhino Resources has shed light on the appraisal of an oil discovery in the Orange Basin, confirming a connected oil-bearing reservoir at its appraisal well off the coast of Namibia.
Vantage and Eldorado merger births ‘enhanced’ offshore drilling player
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempt offshore drilling contractor, has wrapped up its proposed business combination with Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, establishing what it describes as a scalable offshore drilling platform with “enh
Path clear for Odfjell Drilling’s rig to spud North Sea wildcat in August
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
TotalEnergies and Petronas embark on ‘major’ oil & gas search in Oceania
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies and Malaysia’s Petronas have kicked off a multimillion-dollar oil and gas exploration campaign off the coast of Papua New Guinea, Oceania. The duo is said to be drilling the country’s first ultra-deepwater exploration well in the Gulf of Papua.
Path clears for Vantage Drilling-Eldorado merger with end in sight
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempt offshore drilling contractor, has confirmed that its proposed business combination with Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, is poised to be wrapped up soon.
First AI-powered walking island rig enters ADNOC Drilling’s fleet months ahead of schedule
Abu Dhabi-headquartered ADNOC Drilling, one of the Middle East’s drilling and integrated drilling services (IDS) providers, has taken delivery of its first automated walking island rig running on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, accelerating autonomous offshore operations in the United Ara
Perenco pens gas deal for Southeast Asian offshore project
Perenco Vietnam, part of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco, has inked a gas sales and purchase agreement (GSPA) for a project off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
44 jack-up rigs relocated in race against monsoon season
ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy Aqualis, has landed a hand to India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in the preparation for the monsoon season by helping reposition the offshore rig fleet deployed in the Asian country’s waters.
Saipem exits Saudi Arabian shallow-water drilling playground with sale of jack-up rig fleet to ADES
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem is divesting its shareholding in Saudi Arabian Saipem (SAS) to close its shallow water drilling chapter in Saudi Arabia, as it continues its shift to deepwater plays. This move enables ADES Holding Company, part of Saudi Arabia-he
Asian drilling campaign continues with third well after first came online, second set to follow suit
AIM-listed and Singapore-headquartered oil and gas player Jadestone Energy has made inroads in its infill drilling campaign off the coast of Malaysia by putting the first well into production mode, with the second one already drilled and activities at the third now underway.