UK independent i3 Energy has said that the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has completed its acceptance testing ahead of drilling operations in the UK North Sea.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during a duo of audits on the West Mira drilling rig.
Pacific Drilling has been awarded a one-well extension for its drillship working for French oil major Total in Mauritania.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the West Hercules drilling rig.
Wintershall Dea has begun drilling four production wells on the Dvalin gas field in the Norwegian Sea, getting ready for the start of production in 2020.
BW Energy has started drilling an exploration well at the Hibiscus Updip prospect on its Dussafu Marin permit located offshore Gabon.
Tullow Oil has made an oil discovery at its Jethro-1 exploration well, drilled on the Orinduik license offshore Guyana.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased by one unit over the last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Remote communication and IT solutions provider Speedcast has been awarded a new multi-year contract on the West Bollsta semi-submersible rig.
An environment plan by Beach Energy’s subsidiary for drilling the Artisan exploration well in the Otway Basin offshore Australia is now under assessment with Australian regulator NOPSEMA.
Talos Energy has discovered more oil pay in the deeper target of its operated Bulleit well located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The well will be tied back to Talos’ GC 18 facility, which is located about 10 miles west of Bulleit.
The worldwide offshore rig count in July 2019 went up by 10 units compared to June, and 45 year over year, according to monthly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Shelf Drilling reduced its net loss in the second quarter of 2019 and added $343 million to its contract backlog since the beginning of April 2019.
Aker BP has completed the drilling of a wildcat well and an appraisal well located in the North Sea and made a small gas discovery as a result.
