UK-based offshore driller Ensco has reportedly decided to stack three drillships and one semi-submersible rig thus affecting 350 jobs in Houston. According to a WARN Notice sent to the Texas Workforce Commission, Ensco started the workforce reduction process, that will last for 60 days, on May 11, 2
Advent Energy is currently evaluating what type of rig to use for a drill target in the PEP11 in the Sydney Basin, offshore Australia. PEP11 is held 85% and operated by Asset Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advent Energy, an investee entity of MEC Resources. Bounty Oil & Gas NL holds the remain
Australian oil and gas company Santos started drilling the AAL-4X appraisal well at the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Indonesia on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Joint Venture partners in the Northwest Natuna PSC are AWE, with 50% stake, and Santos as the operator with the
Quadrant Energy, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, will drill the Outtrim East-1 well, offshore Australia, in June. According to the partner in the well, Carnarvon Petroleum, Quadrant Energy will use the Noble Tom Prosser rig for the operation. The objective of the well is to find enoug
U.S. weekly of offshore rig count fell some more last week, down to 22 active drilling units, Baker Hughes said on Friday. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -9 to 406 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 9 rigs from last week to 406, with oil rigs down 10 to 318, gas rigs up 1 to 87, […]
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
