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COSL Prospector rig; Source: Canarship
Rigs

Equinor gearing up to spud Barents Sea wildcat with COSL rig

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained the all-clear from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.

about 11 months ago
Deepsea Bollsta; Source: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

2019-built rig staying longer with Equinor in Norwegian waters

Equinor has prolonged a rig drilling assignment off the coast of Norway, which is being undertaken by a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean.

about 11 months ago
COSL Prospector rig; Source: COSL
Rigs

Norwegian giant in the clear for drilling ops with COSL rig

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be done with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.

about 11 months ago
West Elara jack-up rig; Source: Seadrill
Rigs

Seadrill’s 2011-built rig is hard at work in North Sea with ConocoPhillips

A 14-year-old jack-up rig, owned by Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, is going full speed ahead with drilling operations at an oil field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago
Valaris 121 rig; Source: Valaris
Rigs

Shell, BP, Ithaca, GE Vernova book Valaris’ five rigs for oil & gas and offshore wind jobs

Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has divested one mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) from its fleet and found multimillion-dollar assignments for five rigs within the oil and gas and offshore wind realms.

about 1 year ago
COSL Prospector rig; Source: Canarship
Rigs

All systems go for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean and COSL rigs

Equinor has secured the go-ahead from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with semi-submersible rigs owned by Transocean and COSL Drilling Europe, two offshore drilling contractors.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Yantai rig; Source: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

Go-ahead clears path for Odfjell Drilling-managed rig’s ops in Norway

Norway’s oil and gas company OKEA has secured the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which is expected to be undertaken using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.

about 1 year ago
Borgland Dolphin rig; Source: Dolphin Drilling
Rigs

Repsol books Dolphin Drilling’s 1977-built rig for multi-well work

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 turned a letter of intent (LoA) into a multimillion-dollar rig deal with Repsol, a Spanish multinational energy and petrochemical co

about 1 year ago
Transocean Norge; Source: Transocean
Rigs

Harbour Energy obtains go-ahead for North Sea drilling ops with Transocean rig

Harbour Energy has secured a permit to spud a wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be done with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.

about 1 year ago
Paul B Lloyd Jr. rig; Source: Dolphin Drilling
Rigs

Dolphin Drilling’s 35-year-old rig returning to its North Sea gig

Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has confirmed the return of a 1990-built semi-submersible rig, which it acquired from Transocean, to the North Sea, where it will resume its assignment in UK waters.

about 1 year ago
Deepsea Bollsta; Source: Odfjell Drilling
Rigs

Equinor gets clearance to use Odfjell Drilling-managed rig at its North Sea field

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained the Norwegian authorities’ go-ahead for activities in the Norwegian North Sea, which will be carried out with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean.

about 1 year ago
Transocean Encourage rig; Source: Transocean
Rigs

Equinor earns regulatory sign-off for upcoming drilling ops with Transocean rig

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has received the all-clear from the country’s authorities to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs for drilling operations at a field off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago
COSL Innovator rig; Source: COSL
Rigs

Equinor’s latest drilling quest in North Sea hydrocarbon hunt brings no black gold

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has finished drilling a wildcat well in the North Sea with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs. This hydrocarbon exploration did not lead to a new oil and gas discovery off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago
COSL Pioneer rig; Source: COSL
Rigs

As COSL rig wraps up drilling ops at North Sea well, preparations underway for next one

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi is setting the stage to spud the next well on its list off the coast of Norway after drilling its second well in the North Sea with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs.

about 1 year ago
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