Esso Deepwater Gippsland, an Australian subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has begun an offshore exploration drilling program in the Gippsland Basin to search for new sources of gas.
The Government of The Republic of The Gambia has approved the assignment by FAR Gambia of a 40% interest in petroleum licences for offshore Blocks A2 and A5 to a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Petronas.
Azinor Catalyst started drilling the 9/14a-16 well on the Agar Plantain Prospect on August 24, 2018, using the Transocean Leader drilling rig.
Xervo has signed a contract to deliver an R-002 lifeboat system for a new semi-submersible drilling rig for Awilco Drilling.
Offshore driller Stena Drilling has secured more work for its Stena Don offshore drilling rig with the French oil giant Total.
There just aren’t enough new rigs to meet long-term drilling requirements in the North Sea and Canada. More newbuilds are coming.
ADX Energy has scheduled the drilling of the Dougga gas discovery appraisal well offshore Tunisia for April 2019.
Seadrill and Odfjell Drilling have selected Kongsberg Maritime to deliver real-time monitoring systems for three semi-submersible rigs.
Lundin Norway has boosted its Rolvsnes discovery resources, following successful completion of the appraisal well 16/1-28S and production test on the discovery located in the PL338C in the Norwegian North Sea.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 18 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Danish driller Maersk Drilling has named Jesper Ridder Olsen its new Chief Financial Officer, following an announcement by Maersk last week that it will demerge the drilling unit via the Nasdaq Copenhagen listing in 2019.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
Petrobras has awarded a second charter to the POSH-owned semi-submersible accommodation vessel (SSAV) POSH Xanadu.
The PSA has found irregularities during an audit regarding the use of the Songa Enabler rig on the Goliat field.
