Seadrill’s drilling rig West Phoenix is now being moved from Norway to the UK Continental Shelf to start operations on a three-well drilling campaign for Equinor.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Partners has secured a six-well contract with three option wells offshore Cote d’Ivoire.
Greek oil and gas company Energean is on track to spud the Karish North well located offshore Israel in March 2019.
OMV will be undertaking a well intervention campaign at its operated Pohokura gas field located offshore New Zealand.
Equinor has proven gas and condensate in the Ragnfrid North exploration well, which is located near the Kristin field offshore Norway.
Corallian Energy has failed to find hydrocarbons at its Wick exploration well located off the UK.
Offshore drilling company Ensco has raised its offer for rival Rowan Companies, offering an increase in the exchange ratio for its all-stock combination with Rowan. The increased offer comes a week after it was announced that one of Rowan’s major shareholders, Canyon Partners, would oppose the merge
Equinor has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Transocean Spitsbergen rig.
ADES International, an oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa, has secured a one-year extension option for its existing contract for Admarine II.
The PSA and the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority have jointly audited Maersk Drilling’s routines for handling whistleblowing at work.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. decreased to 21 units last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has denied it has bought another Gusto-designed newbuild jack-up rig from PaxOcean’s Graha yard in Indonesia.
Offshore drilling contractor Rowan Companies has been awarded a rig contract in Norway by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS.
