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
Norwegian oil company Statoil has exercised its first option in the Deepsea Bergen rig’s drilling contract. Statoil in late May awarded the contract to the Odfjell Drilling-owned Deepsea Bergen rig for drilling activities in 2018-2019. The contract originally included one firm well plus 4 x 3 option
ADES International, a London-listed provider of offshore and onshore oil and gas drilling in the Middle East and Africa, has bought three jack-up drilling rigs from Nabors Industries for $83 million. ADES International has signed the purchase and sale agreement (PSA) for the three rigs with Nabors D
Offshore driller Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for the jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid by Total in Norway. The rig has been on contract for Total on the Martin Linge field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea since 2014 and this contract has now been extended for another firm 1
Statoil has been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Songa Enabler mobile drilling rig on the Snorre field in the North Sea.
Offshore drilling contractor China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) has reportedly found work for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP drilling permits for four wells in the North Sea.
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling is getting rid of its shareholding in Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) to focus on offshore drilling market.
