Maersk Drilling has been awarded a four-year contract for the deep-water drillship Maersk Venturer by Tullow in Ghana.
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The number of U.S. offshore rigs dropped to 18 units last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Italian contractor Saipem has launched a video of its semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 9 crossing the Bosphorus Strait and clearing three Istanbul bridges.
Byron Energy has encountered four discrete hydrocarbon bearing sands in the SM 71 F2 well within the South Marsh Island 71 (SM 71) lease in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aberdeen-based oil company Siccar Point Energy has applied to the UK government for consent to drill an exploration well off the Shetland Islands. The exploration well 208/2-A (Lyon) is located in license P1854, approximately 125 km northwest of the Shetland Islands. The water depth at the site is a
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has signed an agreement for the sale of the semi-submersible rig West Rigel to a buyer at a price of $500 million.
Saipem has won a batch of contracts with a total value of about $380 million, which will see the company work offshore Angola, Norway, in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arabian Gulf.
The number of U.S. offshore rigs remained flat during the past week, said Baker Hughes in its weekly rig report.
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded a contract for the harsh environment semi-submersible rig Transocean Spitsbergen by Statoil. According to Transocean’s statement on Thursday, the rig has received a 22-well contract with an estimated duration of 33 months; plus two one-well options in the
Aker BP has received consent from the PSA to drill an exploration well off Norway with the Transocean Arctic semi-submersible rig.
Following a recent letter of intent, North Atlantic Drilling Ltd has now been awarded a contract for for the semi-submersible rig West Phoenix with VNG Norge.
Northern Drilling Ltd, a newcomer in the offshore drilling space, has exercised its option to buy the semi-submersible rig Bollsta Dolphin for $400 million.
Russian oil company Rosneft has spudded the Maria-1 exploration well in the Black Sea. Forecasted oil in place for Zapadno-Chernomorskaya licence area is estimated to exceed 570 million tons. Rosneft pointed out in a statement on Wednesday that drilling preparations included acquisition of more than
