The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. fell to 19 active units this past week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes.
Prosafe has postponed the delivery of three newbuild rigs from a Chinese shipyard.
Awilco Drilling has signed a contract with Shell UK Limited for the provision of WilPhoenix rig for a decommissioning program of 18 firm wells plus options totaling a further eight wells.
Mexican oil company Pemex is on the lookout for a drilling rig which it will use to test the size of the Zama discovery made by the U.S. operator Talos offshore Mexico in late 2017.
Danish maritime industry giant A.P. Moller Maersk is still aiming to sell its offshore drilling and offshore supply vessel businesses by the end of 2018, despite recent reports claiming the drilling business sale might spill over into 2019.
Borr raises $350 million in a matter of minutes as it takes a new bite out of the distressed asset fleet.
Oil companies Upland and Baron Oil have been given consent from the UK Oil and Gas Authority to farm-into Corallian-operated block in the UK North Sea, containing the Wick prospect.
Canadian oil company Suncor is being investigated over an oil spill from the Transocean Barents rig.
BW Offshore will drill an additional appraisal well to test one of several prospects mapped in the Ruche area within the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.
Offshore driller Borr Drilling has signed a master agreement with Singapore’s Keppel, to acquire five jack-up rigs for a total value of approximately $745m.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has awarded GustoMSC the first order for the new Chela smart crane.
Singapore’s rig builder Sembcorp Marine is on the lookout for a Chief Operating Officer, after parting ways with Ong Poh Kwee, who has held the position since July 2015.
Russia’s Rosneft has kicked off drilling operations at a production well at the (Lan Do field) as part of Block 06.1 development, offshore Vietnam.
Corallian Energy has entered into a letter of intent with drilling contractor Ensco for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig to drill its Colter and Wick wells offshore the UK.
