The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for an exploratory well offshore Florø, Norway. NPD stated on Friday that the wellbore 35/11-19 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig after completing the drilling of wildcat
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has revealed results of the audit relating to the life extension of the Gullfaks A. PSA said in a statement on Friday that it carried out a working environment audit between 8 and 10 March relating to Statoil’s plan to extend t
Iran’s energy sector is attracting investments from around the world following the recent lifting of sanctions on crude oil exports. The Singapore-based firm Kim Heng Offshore & Marine on Friday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iran Marine Fund to provide its technical expertise
Singapore’s driller KS Drilling has deferred a newbuild jack-up drilling rig delivery citing challenging drilling market conditions. The company on Thursday said that delivery of the rig, named KS Orient Star 2, built by Cosco Nantong in China, would be delayed from April 30, 2016 until December 31,
Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register and Singaporean shipyard Keppel have joined forces in a bid to improve safety and performance of new semi-submersible designs. The undertaking, which will be co-funded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, will make use of LR’s ‘NewWave’ si
Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has signed a rig positioning framework agreement with the Port of Esbjerg. The port said on Thursday that it would provide Maersk Drilling with the possibility of positioning a number of rigs there. It carried on by saying that the main objective of the a
Offshore exploration company Faroe Petroleum will drill for hydrocarbons in the North Sea, offshore Norway, by using Transocean’s 1987-built semi-sub rig. The oil industry safety body Petroleum Safety Authority Norway on Wednesday said it had granted Faroe Petroleum consent for exploration drilling
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Wintershall its approval to drill an exploratory well with the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig offshore Florø, Norway. Wintershall is the operator for production licence 248 in the North Sea where the well will be drilled. The exploration prospe
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project has reached a milestone by completing the offshore mooring system pre-lay in the Browse Basin, located off the northern coast of Western Australia. Inpex, a Japanese energy company, said on Wednesday that part of the mooring system for the project has been set
Sparrows Group, a provider of engineered products and services, primarily to the offshore sector, has been awarded a 20-month inspection services contract to cover Stena Drilling’s global fleet of drilling vessels. The company announced on Wednesday that this agreement will see Sparrows Group delive
Transocean’s M.G. Hulme Jr. semi-submersible drilling rig has reached South Korea following a trip from Labuan in Malaysia. Captain Neil Johnston, Master aboard the Terasea Falcon deepsea tug was kind enough to share the above images with Offshore Energy Today. The photos show the rig anchoring with
U.S. weekly offshore rig count this past week fell by one drilling unit, compared to the previous week, Baker Hughes said in its Weekly Rig Count report on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -5 to 415 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 5 rigs from last week to 415, with oil rigs down 4 to 328, gas rigs […]
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the international offshore rig count in April 2016 was up sequentially, but down year over year. According to Baker Hughes’ report, the international rig count for April 2016 was 946, down 39 from the 985 counted in March 2016, and down
UK-based drilling contractor Ensco has received terminations for two rig contracts from Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras and these two semi-sub rigs will now be ‘permanently retired’. In addition, Ensco has been awarded an extension, including dayrate reduction, for one drilling contract with Petrobras.
