Transocean has won a number of new contracts for its drillships and semi-submersible drilling rigs, which will operate in Canada, UK, China, Mexico, Norway, and Malaysia.
Offshore driller Rowan, soon to merge with Ensco, has said it has won a contract for its Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig with Norway’s Equinor.
Maersk Drilling-owned drillship Maersk Viking is nearly ready to start drilling an appraisal well offshore Ghana for Aker Energy, following the arrival in Ghanaian waters.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. decreased by three units last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Aker BP has confirmed hydrocarbons during the drilling of appraisal wells on the Gekko oil and gas discovery in the North Sea.
Rowan Companies has received a contract extension for one of its drillships and a one-well contract for an idle jack-up drilling rig.
London-listed Ophir Energy has begun operations on the Paus Biru-1 exploration well in the Sampang PSC offshore Indonesia.
Faroe Petroleum has started drilling the Rungne exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
New Age has completed a two-well appraisal campaign at the Etinde block offshore Cameroon and confirmed additional resources in the block.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for a wildcat well located offshore Norway.
Axess Petrorig Ghana has signed a long-term total rig integrity management contract with an “international drilling operator.”
The PSA has found irregularities during an audit of the Haven accommodation rig working on the Johan Sverdrup field.
Aker BP has received consent from the PSA to use the Maersk Reacher rig as a quarters facility on the Valhall field.
Faroe Petroleum has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Transocean Arctic.
