Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, and Vantage Holdings’ subsidiary have reached an agreement to provide a sixth-generation drillship for operations in East Africa.
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured new contracts for two drillships, including a stacked one, and a jack-up rig.
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs took a downturn in February 2023, slipping by 4 units, compared to last month.
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States dropped down by one unit last week.
IOG plc has started drilling the second Blythe production well, as part of the Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1 in the UK Southern North Sea.
Shell has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well offshore Namibia with Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig.
Saipem has been awarded a new contract in Ivory Coast worth $400 million for a recently chartered seventh-generation drillship.
Aker BP has completed the drilling of an exploration well near the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea but failed to find hydrocarbons.
Vår Energi’s oil discovery near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea has brought the possibility of a tie-back to the existing infrastructure.
Diamond Offshore has recorded strong operational performance during the fourth quarter of 2022 and earned a sixth performance bonus in Senegal.
Norwegian regulator is awaiting a response from Repsol regarding the way the identified nonconformities on a jack-up rig will be handled.
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has completed an investigation into an incident involving a personal injury during work on a drag chain on a jack-up rig.
Dolphin Drilling has revealed its expectations of reaping the benefits in the future, thanks to improvements in the offshore drilling market.
Noble Corporation has reaped the benefits of its combination with Maersk Drilling, as shown within its results for 4Q 2022.
