Weekly offshore rig count in the U.S. remained flat at 21 active units for the second week in a row, oilfield services provider Baker Hughes informed in its report on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +10 to 424 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 10 rigs from last week to 424, with oil rigs up […]
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske oljeselskap a drilling permit for well 25/10-15 S, located in the North Sea offshore Norway. The well 25/10-15 S will be drilled from Maersk Drilling’s Maersk Interceptor jack-up drilling rig. The drilling program for well 25/10-15 S r
Boa, a Norwegian provider of offshore services, has won a rig-moving contract for two of its vessels from German oil company Wintershall. Boa’s two vessels will be assigned to complete the move of the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig currently working offshore Norway. The vessels invol
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling has informed that its semi-sub rig will leave the yard soon to continue working for Apache in the North Sea. Awilco’s 1982-built drilling rig WilPhoenix completed the yard stay in Hartlepool in April. However, at the time, Apache did not agree th
Iran could award around fifty billion U.S. dollars worth of contracts to offshore oilfield services providers by 2020, in a move to boost production to the pre-sanctions levels. According to estimates by Rystad Energy, a Norwegian energy intelligence group, around $100 billion will be invested in th
Faroe Petroleum, oil and gas firm focusing on exploration and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, has made an oil and gas discovery in its operated Brasse exploration well in licence PL740 in the Norwegian section of the North Sea. The Brasse well (31/7-1) has been drilled to a total dept
Lukoil, Russia’s privately owned oil company, has kicked off the development drilling operation at its Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. According to the company, president of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov and Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin visited the Vladimir Filanovsky fi
Hercules Offshore, a U.S. based driller which recently announced decision to file for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year, has laid off workers in Texas. The shallow water drilling company on Friday filed a notice to Texas Workforce Commission, according to which, 60 workers in Housto
Australian oil and gas company Santos is planning to start a sidetrack well on the AAL-4X appraisal well, at the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Indonesia, after a mechanical obstruction prevented the completion of the current well bore. Santos is the operator of the Nort
Mike Mullen Energy Equipment Resources, a Dallas, Texas-based investor in offshore assets, has taken delivery of an offshore accommodation rig. The new built accommodation jack-up unit ‘Crossway Eagle’ was christened on Friday, June 10, and is now sitting on legs in front of the Franklin Offshore Eu
Drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling and Trelleborg’s offshore operation have entered a Joint Development Agreement to develop, manufacture and market Helical Buoyancy riser technology developed by Diamond Offshore. According to a press release by Diamond Offshore, this patented riser buoya
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for well 7222/1-1 located in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. The well 7222/1-1 will be drilled in production licence 226 from Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 drilling rig. Eni also recently received consent from the Petroleum Saf
Malaysian drilling contractor Perisai Petroleum has deferred a jack-up rig delivery once again. The company on Friday said it agreed with the PPL Shipyard to postpone the delivery of the Perisai Pacific 102 until October 31, 2016. This is a second delay for the Perisai Pacific 102, as the companies
Weekly offshore rig count in the U.S. remained flat at 21 active units, Baker Hughes informed in its report on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +6 to 414 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 6 rigs from last week to 414, with oil rigs up 3 at 328, gas rigs up 3 to 85, and […]
