Petrobras has obtained a favorable arbitration award related to a rig dispute with its compatriot offshore driller Sete Brasil.
Italian oil company Eni has selected a spud date for the drilling program in the Rabat Deep Offshore license in Morocco.
Atkins has been awarded a contract with Repsol to provide structural front end engineering design (FEED) for the remediation of the Yme asset in the North Sea.
W&T Offshore has failed to find hydrocarbons in the ST 224 #1 offshore exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Its partner in the project Otto Energy on Friday said the well had been drilled to a total measured depth of 10,900 feet (3,322 meters). The targeted BN sand interval was intersected c
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling is looking to reduce pay for its offshore workers.
Australia’s Quadrant Energy is preparing to drill two wells offshore Australia in 2018 with its partner Carnarvon Petroleum. Carnarvon Petroleum on Thursday said the partnership had had a meeting recently to review progress on the Phoenix project. “The key work flows presented included preparing for
Maersk Drilling has hired Aker Solutions to modify the production module on the Maersk Inspirer jack-up rig for the Repsol-operated Yme oilfield offshore Norway. The work scope covers engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning services. The value of the contract is 1 bill
Kosmos Energy has completed drilling the Lamantin-1 exploration well located in Block C-12 offshore Mauritania. The well will now be plugged and abandoned.
Anglo African Oil & Gas (AAOG) has been forced to postpone its drilling plans at the Tilapia oil field offshore Congo.
The number of U.S. offshore rigs remained unchanged last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. +2 to 931 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 931, with oil rigs up 2 to 751, gas rigs unchanged at 180, and […]
The Petroleum Safety Authority, has begun an investigation of an incident on the Maersk Interceptor rig where one person died and another suffered serious injuries.
Offshore driller Transocean is facing a lawsuit that could have an adverse effect on its liquidity. The company’s indirect subsidiary Global Marine has been sued by Wilmington Trust Company, over an alleged default under the indenture governing its $300 million of outstanding 7.00% Notes due June 20
CHC has been awarded a contract from Centrica to provide helicopter services in support of its drilling program at the Fogelberg field in the Norwegian Sea.
A gangway connecting Statoil-operated Mariner A platform with an accommodation rig disconnected last night, prompting the oil giant to transfer some of its workers to another installation by helicopter. Discovered more than thirty years ago, the Mariner heavy oil field is located about 150 kilometer
