Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for plugging and removal work at the Valhall drilling platform using the Maersk Invincible drilling rig.
Maersk Drilling believes that continued rig scrapping is needed to obtain a healthier balance between rig demand and supply.
OMV is ready to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea following an offshore safety approval for the use of a rig and the receipt of a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities.
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Norway rig on the Ekofisk field offshore Norway.
Archer has secured a formal contract award for the provision of a modular drilling unit and associated services from TAQA.
CEO of Noble Corporation has transitioned to the role of executive chairman of the board while a new CEO has been named.
Borr Drilling is working to secure a liquidity runway until 2022 even in an unlikely low scenario without any further contracts.
Spanish oil company Repsol has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), to use the Maersk Inspirer jack-up rig on the Yme field offshore Norway.
Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger is preparing for drilling operations off South Africa, where it will start a firm contract with French major Total. The dual derrick, dynamic positioned (DP), semi-submersible is set to work in demanding environmental conditions char
Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for production drilling on the Vega field using the West Mira drilling rig.
The future of Prosafe’s contract for the Safe Zephyrus flotel with Shell is uncertain following Shell’s decision not to perform its previously planned work at the Shearwater field this year.
Due to the limited impacted of the COVID-19 outbreak during the first quarter of 2020, offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling was able to post a higher profit than in the first quarter of 2019.
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has conducted ‘the world’s first’ dual drilling operation from an integrated subsea template structure at the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.
