The U.S. weekly offshore rig count remained unchanged for the second week in a row, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Following its recent financial restructuring, Dolphin Drilling is establishing its international headquarters in Aberdeen.
Cooper Energy has made a new gas field discovery with the exploration well Annie-1 in the Otway basin offshore Victoria.
Malaysia-based Velesto Drilling has received a letter of award from Petronas Carigali for the provision of jack-up drilling rig Naga 7.
Northern Offshore has received a firm letter of award for the high-specification jack-up drilling unit Energy Emerger for work offshore Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
Wireline results from the Santos-operated Dorado-3 well located offshore Australia have confirmed hydrocarbons in the Caley, Baxter and Crespin intervals.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Repsol Norge a drilling permit for a well located offshore Norway.
Sonadrill, Seadrill’s 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a nine-well contract with six options, each for one well, in Angola for the Libongos drillship.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 35/11 in the North Sea, using the Deepsea Atlantic rig. However, the oil company has not been given consent for a sidetrack well.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig on the Gudrun field offshore Norway.
Mexican oil company Pemex has chartered two CIMC Raffles-built jack-up drilling rigs on long term contracts.
Stena AB has officially confirmed that an offshore rig contract signed last year with Alpha Petroleum has been canceled.
Hurricane Energy is preparing for drill stem testing at its Lincoln Crestal well, which is located in the Greater Warwick Area offshore the UK.
Petrogas has chartered a Maersk Drilling offshore rig for an appraisal well in the UK North Sea.
