Norwegian offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling has dismissed all of the employees at its management, including its CEO and CFO, amid restructuring efforts.
Gulf Marine Services has secured more work and says it sees an uptick in demand for its vessels
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) has said it is in advanced talks with financiers and suppliers of an early production system for its Nigerian offshore block development. It is also raising cash via share placing for working capital.
Stena Drilling-owned semi-submersible drilling rig Stena Spey has deployed anchors and is set to start drilling the Guillemot A GUA‐P1 side‐track well, a planned production enhancement project at the Anasuria Cluster concession in the UK North Sea.
Equinor has received consent from the PSA for drilling of a top hole on the Gullfaks Satellites using the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling rig.
Chinese oil, shipping, telecom, dredging, and offshore drilling companies are facing a threat of U.S. sanctions if a South China Sea bill introduced last Thursday by several U.S. senators is enacted.
Equinor has been given a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for the exploration well 16/5-7 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
The U.S. weekly offshore rig count remained unchanged over the course of last week.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has posted a quarterly loss but says it sees improvement in deepwater drilling contracting activity. The company has also revealed it has secured more work for its rigs.
MOL Norge has completed exploration well 3/7-11 S, targeting the Vinstra and Otta prospects in PL539 in the North Sea. Both targets were dry.
The Gloria platform is the first offshore drilling platform in Romania.
French oil major Total is on the lookout for a deepwater drillship for a 2020 drilling campaign in the OML 130 block offshore Nigeria.
EnQuest has hired a tender assist drilling rig owned by Singapore’s Energy Drilling for its drilling operations offshore Malaysia, making this Energy Drilling’s first contract in Malaysia.
Jadestone Energy has announced that the Stag 49H infill well – the first well at the Stag field in six years – is in production at a rate of 1,400 bopd. Jadestone, the 100% owner and operator of the producing Stag oil field located offshore Australia, started drilling the Stag infill well in March,
