Offshore driller Vantage Drilling has been awarded more work by CPOC for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Deep Sea Mooring has begun providing pre-lay mooring products and services to the Deepsea Bergen semi-sub offshore Norway.
Up to 50 offshore rigs could be working on deepwater programs in South America depending on how new prospects turn out.
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well off Norway with the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig.
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has found work in Europe and Asia Pacific for two of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Scottish authorities are preventing the movement of three drilling rigs previously owned by Diamond Offshore and currently stacked at the Port of Cromarty Firth, following concerns about their destination and disposal.
Australian regulator has accepted an environment plan submitted by Cooper Energy for an abandonment of one and drilling of two wells on the Sole field located in VIC/L32 offshore Australia.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit to Spirit Energy for an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea.
U.S. offshore driller Northern Offshore has taken delivery of a new jack-up drilling rig built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) in China.
Japanese offshore drilling company JDC has informed that two of its drilling rigs have started drilling operations for clients in the Middle East and Malaysia.
British trade union RMT has raised concerns over the North Sea decommissioning industry, following the cash sale of three semi-submersible drilling rigs to be scrapped in India and Bangladesh.
U.S. oil company Murphy Oil has reportedly hired a drillship from the Swiss-based offshore driller Transocean.
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes has reported that the U.S. weekly offshore rig count has risen to 19 active units.
Offshore Drilling contractor Stena Drilling is looking to cut workforce, being unable to find work for its three drillships currently idle in Las Palmas
