Eni, the operator of the Frontier Exploration Licence (“FEL”) 3/04 located in the southern Porcupine Basin offshore Ireland, has postponed a well site survey over the Dunquin South prospect.
Norway’s Aker BP A has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-15 in the North Sea, offshore Norway, without hitting hydrocarbons.
Offshore accommodation rig owners Prosafe and Floatel have agreed to merge businesses in what they say is “merger of equals.”
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea using the West Phoenix drilling rig.
Singapore’s ST Engineering has set up a subsidiary in the U.S. focused on, among other things, upgrade and repair of drilling rigs.
Chevron Australia and the Gorgon joint venture participants have started the Gorgon Stage 2 drilling campaign off the northwest coast of Western Australia.
Eni has made the fifth oil discovery in one year in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Hess for its 2008-built jack-up rig Maersk Resilient.
U.S.-based independent energy company Hilcorp has hired one of Spartan Offshore Drilling’s jack-up rigs.
Brazilian oil firm Petrobras will hire Prosafe’s offshore accommodation unit the Safe Eurus.
The driller has signed a deal with an undisclosed operator which should see the 6th generation rig deployed on a three-month long contract starting in the first quarter of 2020.
Odfjell Drilling booked a profit in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher revenues. Odfjell Drilling has seen an increased utilization of the harsh environment fleet driven by higher demand.
Mexican oil and gas company Pemex has reportedly chartered the Uxpanapa jack-up drilling rig.
In some regions, such as the North Sea, Middle East and West Africa, competitive utilisation for modern units is well above 90%,
