Diamond Offshore, a U.S. based offshore drilling contractor has reportedly taken legal action against Petrobras for the recent rig contract termination. To remind, Offshore Energy Today has earlier reported that Petrobras had on August 30, terminated the contract for Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Valor s
U.S. offshore operators added two more rigs to the U.S. offshore rig count this past week, the second week recording a rise in a row, Baker Hughes said in its Weekly Rig Count report posted on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -2 to 506 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week […]
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has received a contract extension for a semi-sub rig. However, the rig’s dayrate has been more than halved. According to the driller’s latest fleet status report on Thursday, the 1981-built semi-submersible rig Noble Paul Romano has received a one-well
Engie E&P Norge is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 36/7-4 located in the North Sea. The well proved oil and gas. The well is located in production license 636, in a prospect named Cara, where Engie is the operator with 30% interest. The other partners are Tullow Oil Norge w
Oil exploration company Cobalt International Energy and drilling contractor Rowan Companies have agreed to amend a drilling contract for one of Rowan’s drillships allowing for an early termination. Cobalt said on Thursday it has entered into an amendment to its drilling contract with Rowan (UK) Reli
Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has issued a tender for a rig contract for the Druid exploration well, located in the Southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland, with a spud date set for June 2017. The Druid well is located in the Frontier Exploration License (FEL) 2/14 which lies in
Wintershall Norge is in the process of completing the drilling of four wells near the Vega field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The company has made a minor oil discovery. The four wells are located in the production license 248 F where Wintershall is the operator. The wells are wildcat well 35/
Mubadala Petroleum has completed drilling of the MNA-17 well on the Manora Oil Development located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. The new production well is set to come online in November. Mubadala Petroleum is the operator of the G1/48 concession containing the Manora Oil Development with 60% in
Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling is reportedly preparing yet another round of downsizing. According to Offshore.no, a Norwegian-language news website covering the country’s oil and gas industry, Dolphin Drilling is set to cut ‘at least’ 180 jobs. Based on the report, the ratio
The Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has granted consent to the oil company Statoil to use the drilling rig Scarabeo 5 on the Snorre field, offshore Norway. Statoil will use the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 5 for well intervention on the Snorre fiel
Australian Green Party and the environmental organization Greenpeace have called for the national regulators to dismiss BP’s application to drill in the Great Australian Bight, following concerns that the rig selected to be used for the project might have faulty equipment. The calls follow a report
Following the return of several rigs to the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. offshore rig count climbed back up again last week, according to a weekly rig count reports by the oilfield services provider Baker Hughes. To remind, the U.S. offshore rig count took a hit two weeks ago after the tropical storm He
Total Norge is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 1/5-5, located northwest of the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 40 kilometers northwest of the Ekofisk field, in the production license 618 where Total is the operator, and 320 kilome
Oil and gas company Mubadala Petroleum has hit oil at the appraisal well on the Manora Oil Development located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. Mubadala is the operator of the G1/48 concession, where the development is located, with 60% interest while its partners Tap Oil and Northern Gulf Petroleu
