Singaporean rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine is in talks with Oslo-listed driller Borr Drilling about the possible sale of jack-up rigs currently being built by Keppel FELS.
The PSA has found seven non-conformities and six improvement points during an audit of the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
The contract is worth around $8.2 million, meaning the dayrate for the rig is around $136.000.
Offshore drilling giant Transocean has received shareholders’ approval to acquire its Norway-focused rival Songa Offshore.
Speedcast has been selected by Noble Corporation to provide IT communications equipment and connectivity services to its drilling fleet.
KS Energy’s subsidiary KS Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
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.
