Greenpeace has informed that its 35 activists and its Arctic Sunrise ship have been released following last week’s arrest in Norway. The Norwegian Coast Guard last Thursday boarded the Arctic Sunrise and arrested the ship and the crew at Statoil’s Korpfjell drill site in the Barents Sea, after Green
Offshore driller Ensco has secured a contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship ENSCO DS-7 with Noble Energy in Israel. Noble will use the drillship to to drill two wells and complete four production wells at the Leviathan field development in the Mediterranean Sea. The contract is expected to start
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP drilling permits for two wells in the North Sea, offshore Norway. NPD said that the wells 25/2-19 S and 25/2-19 A would be drilled using the Maersk Interceptor drilling rig in the North Sea production license 442. The drilling program for
The U.S. weekly offshore rig count fell again following a slight rise a week ago. According to the Baker Hughes weekly U.S. rig count report on Friday, the overall North American rig count including Canada fell to 1160 this past week, down from 1169 in the previous week. U.S. Rig Count is down 3 rig
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has been awarded a double contract extension for one of its drilling rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Namely, Noble said on Thursday in its fleet status report that the 1981-built semi-submersible drilling rig Noble Paul Romano secured two extensions with the oil c
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The well 33/9-12 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen semi-submersible drilling rig. The Norwegian oil and gas explorer awarded a contract to the Odf
Norwegian authorities have stopped a protest by Greenpeace against Statoil’s drilling activities in the Barents Sea offshore Norway, seizing the organization’s ship and arresting 35 activists and crew on board. Greenpeace activists on Thursday entered a 500-meter safety exclusion zone of Statoil’s d
Offshore driller Noble Corp. has found work for its Noble Bob Douglas drillship in Guyana. The contract is with ExxonMobil in Guyana and is for a three-year period. Noble did not disclose the contract dayrate. The drillship, built in 2013 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, is expected to start working for
Activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have entered the exclusion zone of Statoil’s drilling rig Songa Enabler in the Barents Sea with kayaks and inflatable boats, while swimmers are in the waters protesting with hand banners. According to the environmental organization’s statement on Thu
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling has recorded increased profit and revenues in the second quarter of 2017 when compared to the same period last year. Awilco’s said in its financial report that the net profit for the quarter was $15.1 million, compared to $6.9 million in the corr
Norwegian oil company Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well on the Gina Krog field in the North Sea with the Maersk Integrator jack-up rig. Gina Krog is an oil and gas field located 250 kilometers west of Stavanger and 30 kilometers north
Norwegian oil company Statoil has received a consent to use the West Elara drilling rig for drilling and completing on the Valemon field, offshore Norway. According to the Petroleum Safety Authority that has given the consent, Statoil will use the West Elara jack-up drilling rig to drill and complet
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling International said on Wednesday an investigation into the company’s possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding alleged improper payment in Brazil had been completed. The company said it had received a letter from the United States
Indebted offshore driller Seadrill Limited has made changes to its credit facilities to insulate Seadrill Partners, a limited liability company formed by Seadrill Limited to own drilling rigs, from its restructuring. Seadrill Limited informed on Thursday it has completed amendments to three secured
