The NPD has granted MOL Norge, a Norwegian unit of the Hungarian oil company MOL, a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.
The Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC has reportedly chartered one of the world’s largest semi-submersible drilling rigs – the Bluewhale I.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway a drilling permit for a well offshore Norway.
Just as Singapore’s Jadestone Energy was getting ready to start its infill drilling program at the Stag oilfield located offshore Australia, the company was forced to halt its operations due to tropical cyclone Veronica.
Castex Energy has failed to find commercial hydrocarbons at the Main Pass Block 273 B-2 appraisal/development well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 20 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports released by Baker Hughes on Friday.
UK-based offshore driller Awilco Drilling and Singapore’s rig builder Keppel have officially signed a contract for the construction by Keppel of a new semi-submersible drilling rig.
Norwegian offshore driller Island Drilling has been awarded a contract by CNOOC for the Island Innovator rig for operations offshore the UK.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the PSA to use the Transocean Equinox rig on the Visund field.
Prosafe has agreed with Aker BP to restructure the remaining seven one-month options for the Safe Scandinavia unit at the Ula platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, to three one-week options.
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog has given its consent to Aker BP for the use of the Maersk Interceptor drilling rig on the Ivar Aasen field offshore Norway.
Greek oil and gas company Energean has started drilling its Karish North exploration well offshore Israel using the Stena DrillMAX drillship Energean’s flagship Karish and Tanin development project is on-track to deliver first gas in the first quarter of 2021. Energean started its four-well drilling
Russian driller Eurasia Drilling Company has reportedly won a contract extension for one of its four jack-up rigs.
IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been selected by offshore driller Seadrill to transform and maintain its global digital infrastructure.
