Norwegian oil firm Equinor has exercised an option to extend a contract for a Prosafe offshore accommodation unit.
Rowan Companies is keeping its rigs busy with contracts in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, off the UK, and in the Middle East region.
Oil company Tullow has paid drilling contractor Seadrill Partners a $248 million fee related to the recent court ruling regarding the rig contract termination case.
Italian oil and gas giant Eni has won Wood Mackenzie’s Most-Admired Explorer title, an accolade awarded in conjunction with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey. This is the third time in a row Eni has won the award.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea off Norway.
U.S. oil company Kosmos Energy has won a dispute with Tullow regarding its share of the liability of costs related to the West Leo rig contract beyond October 1, 2016. Kosmos Energy’s subsidiary Kosmos Energy Ghana HC was successful in its arbitration against Tullow Ghana Limited in a dispute over r
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for three wells in the North Sea.
The PSA has found improvement points during an audit of Lundin’s extended well testing of well 7220/11-5 S in the Barents Sea.
Brazilian prosecutors have charged former Vantage Drilling CEO Paul Bragg of corruption and money laundering.
Transocean has been awarded an 11-well contract for the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible GSF Development Driller I offshore Australia.
Norwegian offshore workers have extended their strike to 19 offshore units after the strike started last week on nine offshore rigs and platforms over pay disagreement.
Offshore driller Transocean has managed to find a long-term contract for a 1983-built semi-submersible drilling rig.
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The weekly U.S. offshore rig count remained unchanged this past week, Baker Hughes, a GE company said in its report on Friday.
