Aker BP has received two safety consents from the country’s offshore watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for operations offshore Norway.
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -12 to 904 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 12 rigs from last week to 904, with oil rigs down 12 to 742, gas […]
PGNiG Upstream Norway on Friday started drilling an exploration well on the Shrek prospect located offshore Norway, for the first time in the role of the operator.
Borr Drilling expects 40 jack-up deals to be awarded in the next 12 months.
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has been awarded more work for one of its jack-up rigs in the Dutch North Sea.
BW Energy has encountered hydrocarbons at the Hibiscus Updip prospect on its Dussafu Marin permit located offshore Gabon. A side-track well will be drilled following well logging operations.
Oil and gas company Vaalco Energy is planning to start its drilling campaign offshore Gabon next month. According to Vaalco’s update on Wednesday, Vantage Drilling has notified Vaalco that it expects to release the Topaz Driller jack-up rig to Vaalco in early September following completion of Eni’s
Byron Energy has confirmed substantial hydrocarbon column at its SM58 011 well on the Cutthroat prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. Byron will now move forward with the development of SM58 block.
Offshore telecommunication services provider RigNet has scored an exclusive contract with jack-up rig specialist Borr Drilling.
Tower Resources has decided to change the rig which will be used to drill its well on the Thali block offshore Cameroon. As a result, Tower has released Vantage’s Topaz Driller jack-up in favor of a COSL-owned rig.
Springfield Energy “on course to make history”
Tullow Oil has started drilling at the Joe prospect in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana, the company’s second well in the block, after the Jethro-1 well which struck oil earlier this month.
Valaris, formerly known as EnscoRowan, has been awarded new contracts and contract extensions for its rigs, with associated revenue backlog of $84 million.
PGNiG has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, using the Deepsea Nordkapp rig.
