Offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics announced on Monday that its drilling services contract with Woodside Energy for one of its semi-submersible rigs has been suspended and transferred to another drilling rig. According to Atwood, the drilling contract for the 1982-built drilling rig Atwood
Norwegian oil company Statoil has re-mobilized previously suspended COSL Drilling’s semi-submersible rig COSLPromoter, and sent it back to the Troll field, offshore Norway. To remind, Statoil recently decided to stop drilling operations with the COSLPromoter until it was “safe to discontinue well op
Dutch marine engineering firm Fugro is to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian drilling rig under a new contract awarded by Dana Petroleum. Operating one of its fleet of FCV 600 ROVs, specifically designed for North Sea drill support activities, Fugro will carry out drill
Drilling contractor Songa Offshore is pressing on with its defence in an arbitration case with South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). According to Songa Offshore’s statement on Monday, the drilling contractor submitted its defence in the arbitrations initiated by DS
Byron Energy has started with sidetrack well operations after failing to free the stuck drill pipe in its SM 6 #2 well located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The well was spud in February 2016 with Hercules Offshore’s Hercules 205 jack-up drilling rig. Byron Energy reported on March 18, 2016, that the
Mexican oil and gas services company Oro Negro has entered a one-year contract extension with Mexican state-owned oil and gas company, Pemex. Oro Negro’s 2014-built jack-up rig Decus will continue working for Pemex under a contract which provides options for another extension, until 2018. The amendm
After recent reports of planned shutdowns for the Jotun, Varg, Jette, and Oselvar fields, another oil company has decided to shut down an oil field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Namely, Norwegian oil giant Statoil will reportedly stop production from the Volve field located in th
Prosafe, world’s largest provider of flotels for the offshore oil and gas industry, has received confirmation from Mexico that the contract for its Safe Lancia unit will be suspended. Prosafe’s rigs in Mexico work under a contract with Cotemar, supporting the offshore oil and gas operations of the n
Kosmos Energy announced on Wednesday that its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well has delineated the Ahmeyim and Guembeul gas discoveries offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Located in Mauritanian waters, approximately 5 kilometers northwest, and 200 meters downdip of the basin-opening Tortue-1 discovery well in
Ocean Rig’s semi-submersible drilling rig Leiv Eiriksson arrived at Westcon Yards in Ølen, Norway, last night, before starting a drilling contract with Lundin. Westcon was hired by the offshore drilling contractor Ocean Rig to prepare the rig for the contract with the oil and gas company. The contra
Norwegian survey and positioning services company iSurvey has won a second contract extension with AGR to provide rig move and positioning services for the company and its clients, Faroe Petroleum and Engie during their exploration-drilling campaigns in 2016. The semi-submersible rig Transocean Arct
Oil and gas exploration and development company Cairn Energy has started drilling the third appraisal well as part of the SNE oil field appraisal program offshore Senegal. The second appraisal well, SNE-3, was completed last week. Cairn is using the 2013-built drillship Ocean Rig Athena for the comp
Offshore drilling contractor Songa Offshore has launched a new refinancing package that will enable the company to take delivery of its fourth and final Cat D rig, the Songa Enabler, while the driller’s client Statoil has reduced the contract duration for two Cat D rigs already in operation. Songa O
Offshore drilling contractor COSL Drilling Europe will axe 230 jobs as a result of a contract cancellation for one if its semi-subs with the Norwegian company Statoil. To remind, Statoil recently terminated the contract for the offshore driller’s COSLInnovator rig, and suspended its contract for ano
