Mexican drilling contractor Grupo R has informed that its first two jack-ups, Cantarell I and Cantarell II, have started operations for the Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex. According to Grupo R, the rigs started their work on Monday, August 1, 2016, in the Mexican Gulf of Mexico. The Cantarell
Det norske oljeselskap has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/10-15 S, in the North Sea. The well is dry. The well was drilled in the central part of the North Sea, about six kilometres north of the Hanz discovery and 200 kilometres northwest of Stavanger. The well is located in production li
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat 7222/1-1 (Aurelia), in the Barents Sea. The well is dry. The well is located in located in Production License 226 where Eni Norge is the operator and its partners are DEA Norge,
One of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, Transocean, posted a sharp drop in second quarter 2016 profit while its revenues were almost halved. Transocean reported net income for the second quarter of 2016 attributable to controlling interest of $77 million, compared to $342 million i
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Det norske consent to use the Safe Zephyrus semi-submersible accommodation rig to accommodate personnel during the completion and start-up phase of the Ivar Aasen development off Norway. Det norske is the operator of the Ivar Aasen field, located 175
Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given consent to Statoil to use Saipem’s Scarabeo 5 semi-submersible drilling rig for maintenance of a production well on the Snorre field, offshore Norway. The rig is under contract with Statoil until 2017 but has had a prolon
Quadrant Energy has experienced a delay while drilling the Roc-2 appraisal well offshore Australia due to a mechanical issue with the drilling rig. The Roc-2 well is located within the WA-437-P exploration permit in the North West Shelf of Australia. The equity interest holders are Quadrant Energy a
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil its consent to use the Songa Enabler semi-sub Cat D rig for drilling three wells at the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Statoil is the field operator at Snøhvit, a gas field northwest of Hammerfest developed using a subse
Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has decided to cut jobs following a recent, early contract termination for its 2014-built drillship. According to Reuters, the company will cut 122 jobs due to the contract termination for the drillship Maersk Valiant. To remind, the offshore driller rece
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Offshore’s semi-sub rig Songa Delta for well plugging at Tune field, offshore Norway. The Tune field is a gas and condensate field in the North Sea, around 10 kilometers west of the Oseberg field center. Statoil is t
Quadrant Energy has started drilling the Driftwood-1 commitment well on the WA-320-P permit, offshore Western Australia. Quadrant-operated WA-320-P permit is located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia and the Driftwood-1 commitment well is located in WA-320-P in the Barrow sub-basin
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Det norske consent for exploration drilling in production license 442 in the North Sea with the Maersk Interceptor jack-up drilling rig. The PSA said on Tuesday that Det Norske will drill the exploration well in PL 4
Drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has decided to cold stack one semi-submersible drilling rig and one jack-up rig, and scrap two semi-subs. The company said on Monday in its 2Q 2016 report it decided to cold stack the semi-sub Ocean Endeavor and jack-up rig Ocean Scepter. The Ocean Endeavor, buil
Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Noble Corporation to oversee the load-on, transportation and load-off operations of the first journey of the ‘world’s largest’ jack-up rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble. Aqualis Offshore said on Monday that its scope of wor
