The number of U.S. offshore rigs dropped to 17 units this past week
Oil major Shell has taken a semi-submersible rig on a term charter from offshore drilling rig provider Saipem.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin a drilling permit for a well located offshore Norway.
Offshore driller Rowan Companies has bought two jack-up drilling rigs from Petrobras for a total of $77 million.
The Japan Vietnam Petroleum Co. (JVPC) has reportedly chartered one of PetroVietnam’s jack-up drilling rigs.
Offshore driller Borr Drilling has taken delivery of the jack-up rig Saga, built by Keppel in Singapore.
Diamond Offshore and Petrobras have settled a lawsuit related to an early rig contract termination back from 2016.
ExxonMobil has down-manned personnel from the Thebaud platform and the Noble Regina Allen rig ahead of a storm expected in the area.
The PSA has given a notice of order to Maersk Drilling following an investigation of the fatal accident on the Maersk Interceptor.
Offshore driller Northern Offshore has reportedly sold one of its jack-up drilling rigs to oil company Perenco.
Global oil exploration investments in 2018 are expected to be lower than in 2018
Norway’s Statoil has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-14 S near the Gina Krog field in the North Sea. The well is dry. The well is located in production license 029 C where Statoil is the operator. It was drilled on behalf of the Gina Krog Unit in production license 029 C just north of th
The yard will have the capacity to build more than 11 fixed offshore platforms and four drilling rigs per year.
Byron Energy is working to complete one well in the Gulf of Mexico for production and start drilling another one next week.
