Ocean Rig, an international offshore driller, has signed a drilling contract with Statoil for a one-well drilling program offshore Tanzania. Ocean Rig said on Friday that the contract was expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018. The company added that the drilling operations would be performe
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has been awarded new deals for two of its drilling rigs. Noble reported on Thursday in its latest fleet status report that the 2013-built drillship Noble Bob Douglas was awarded a contract with an undisclosed operator in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract for the Gus
Danish driller Maersk Drilling has been awarded two contract extensions for two jack-up rigs working in the North Sea. Maersk said on Thursday that the jack-up Maersk Resolve was awarded a contract extension by Wintershall for the drilling of a third well in the ongoing drilling campaign. The drilli
The Norwegian safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given consent to Aker BP for modifications relating to gas lift at the Tambar field, in the North Sea. The modifications on the Aker BP-operated Tambar are related to a redevelopment project that was approved in March. The redevelo
American energy corporation ConocoPhillips has received consent to use the West Elara drilling rig for drilling and completion of water injection wells at the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Watchdog (PSA), said on Wednesday that the consent regards dri
Norway’s Bayerngas Norge has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well in the North Sea with the Songa Enabler drilling rig. The well is located in production license 682 in the North Sea where Bayerngas is the operator. The offshore safety body has now
Operations in the Gulf of Mexico are slowly returning to normal following Storm Nate, but another 1 million barrels of daily production remains shut-in. According to Tuesday’s report by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), based on data from offshore operator reports submitted
Oil and gas company Mubadala Petroleum has begun a drilling program in the G1/48 concession in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. The G1/48 concession, containing the Manora oil field, is located in the Gulf of Thailand where Mubadala is the operator with a 60 percent interest. The remaining interest is
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has won more work in Southeast Asia for its Maersk Deliverer semi-submersible drilling rig. Maersk Drilling said on Tuesday that the semi-submersible Maersk Deliverer was awarded a contract in Southeast Asia by Total E&P Malaysia. According to the company, the
Japan Drilling has found work for another jack-up rig with the North Oil Company on the giant Al Shaheen oil field offshore Qatar. This will be a second rig deal awarded to Japan Drilling on the Al Shaheen field after the Hakuryu 12 jack-up was awarded a two-year firm deal with the NOC in early June
By Bartolomej Tomić Borr Drilling, a recently established offshore drilling company is getting bigger by the day, amassing a sizable jack-up fleet in a short space of time. The Oslo-listed company, as reported on Monday by Offshore Energy Today, has ordered a fresh batch of jack-up rigs – nine – fro
Norwegian oil major Statoil has hit dust in the Koigen Central wildcat well (7317/9-1) in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. To remind, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) gave Statoil a consent to drill the well using the Songa Enabler drilling rig in July. A consent to drill the well came from the
Oil company Lundin Norway has started drilling exploration well 7219/12-2 on the Hufsa prospect in PL533 in the southern Barents Sea. The well is located in PL533, south of the Filicudi oil discovery and the large Statoil-operated Johan Castberg oil discovery. According to Lundin’s statement on Mond
Offshore driller Borr Drilling Limited has signed a master agreement for the acquisition of nine premium jack-up rigs from Sembcorp Marine’s PPL Shipyard. Borr Drilling said last Friday that the acquisition would increase the company’s fleet to a total of 26 jack-up rigs once all rigs under construc
