Rigs
Eight-well drilling program ups oil output at Southeast Asian offshore field
Canada-based Valeura Energy, an oil and gas company, has wrapped up its multi-well drilling campaign, which led to an oil production boost at an oil field off the coast of Thailand, Southeast Asia.
Shareholders cast their votes in favor of Vantage Drilling’s merger with Eldorado
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempt offshore drilling contractor, has secured its shareholders’ blessing for its proposed business combination with Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors.
Two oil & gas operators gearing up for North Sea drilling ops with COSL and Saipem’s rigs
Norwegian oil and gas operators, Equinor and Aker BP, have each obtained drilling permits for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be conducted with semi-submersible rigs owned by COSL Drilling Europe and Saipem.
Transocean rig pair lines up two drilling jobs in Norway and Australia
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new multimillion-dollar assignments for two of its harsh environment semi-submersible rigs off the coasts of Norway and Australia.
DrillDocs’ AI-driven tech gaining wider fleet adoption across Aker BP’s contracted rigs
Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP has set its cap on expanding the deployment of a digital shaker surveillance system technology across its contracted rig fleet on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) through its collaboration with DrillDocs, a provider of computer vision technology for drilling
Equinor’s Norwegian Sea wildcat yields no hydrocarbons
Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has conducted drilling activities at a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway with one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs. The drilling activity did not result in commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.
No ‘immediate commercialization’ in sight for gas discovery offshore Japan
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) has shed light on its exploratory drilling activities in the offshore Hidaka area of Hokkaido.
Equinor’s North Sea P&A ops with COSL’s 2012-built rig cleared for action
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for plugging and abandonment (P&A) activities in the North Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Shell’s new oil discovery adds fuel to Namibia’s black gold rush
Shell Namibia Upstream, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has found more oil in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.
Noble’s giant semi-sub rig scores new drilling gig with BP in UK waters
Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has lined up a new multi-well drilling assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs with the UK-headquartered energy giant BP on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Jack-up rig picked for six-well drilling campaign in Southeast Asia
West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered natural gas player Conrad Asia Energy, has booked a jack-up rig for a multi-well drilling campaign at its natural gas field in the West Natuna Sea off the coast of Indonesia, Southeast Asia.
2017-built rig’s Asian multi-well drilling assignment awaits new start date
Jasmine Energy (JEL), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, has signaled a revision in the timeline for a multi-well drilling program off the coast of Oman, which will be conducted with a nine-year-old jack-up rig from Texas-headquartered Northern Offshore, a builder and operator of jack-up
Velesto’s 2014-built rig takes on multi-well drilling campaign in Southeast Asia
Velesto Sumber, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, has won a new drilling assignment for a 12-year-old premium jack-up rig off the coast of Thailand, Southeast Asia.
Green light for North Sea ops with Odfjell Drilling’s rig
Norwegian authorities have approved drilling activities that Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), with a rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.