Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan, a subsidiary of Israel’s NewMed Energy, are getting ready to begin drilling activities in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria.
Equinor has received the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
A 2019-built semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean, has now been acquired by Odfjell Drilling, which plans to rename this mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) in 2026.
OMV Petrom, Romania-headquartered affiliate of Austria’s OMV, has provided insight into its drilling plans in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea, where several wells remain on the list to be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.
As the offshore energy sector sees advancements in exploration, infrastructure expansion, LNG diversification, and carbon management initiatives, new discoveries in Norway reinforce the ongoing oil and gas dominance. International players, such as Shell, Equinor, Chevron, and Petrobras are reshaping
Vår Energi, an independent upstream oil and gas company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has made a new oil discovery off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.
Norwegian authorities have signed off on exploration drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi is planning to undertake in the Barents Sea, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Equinor has checked off the list the Norwegian authorities’ green light for drilling activities in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Equinor has obtained the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Barents Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has secured a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is on a drilling assignment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Transocean, an offshore drilling giant, has lined up more work off the coasts of Brazil, Norway, and Romania for one of its drillships and two semi-submersible rigs.
DNO Norge, a subsidiary of Norwegian oil and gas player DNO, has not found black gold during the drilling of a well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which was conducted with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant.
A six-year-old semi-submersible rig, managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean, is getting a new owner, as the current manager sets the stage to become the new owner of this mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU).
Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has landed a new assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which will enable the unit to be booked until the second quarter of 2029.
