Dead bodies of six offshore workers, which went missing following the explosion of Socar’s Caspian Sea platform on Friday, have been found. According to the Azeri ministry for emergency situations, two bodies have been brought to shore, and the other four are expected to be recovered soon. This now
Statoil is advancing the appraisal work on the Bay du Nord oil discovery, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, with plans for further drilling in 2016. The Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil is the operator of Mizzen, Harpoon and Bay du Nord discoveries, in the Flemish Pass Basin, with 65% interes
Baker Hughes, one of the world’s largest oilfield services companies, reported on Monday that the international offshore rig count for November 2015 has dipped when compared to the same period last year and October 2015 rig count. According to Baker Hughes’ report, the international offshore rig cou
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with Maersk Oil for the jack-up rig Maersk Guardian for accommodation on various fields in the Danish part of the North Sea. According to Maersk Drilling, the firm contract duration is 5 years with a start date in September 2016. The contract includes two
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG), the North Sea-focused oil and gas company, has secured funds and set a spud date for its Skipper appraisal well, in the UK North Sea. Namely, on December 4, 2015, the company and its subsidiary IOG North Sea Limited entered into two loan agreements with GE O&G and
KrisEnergy, an independent upstream oil and gas company, has announced that the KS Java Star jack-up rig has started drilling of the Mustika-1 exploration well offshore Indonesia. The well is located in the KrisEnergy-operated Sakti production sharing contract, in the East Java Sea. The company says
Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor, announced on Monday that one of its rigs has been awarded a two-year contract offshore Canada. Transocean’s harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig Henry Goodrich was awarded a contract with Husky Oil Operations Limited at a dayrate of $275,000. T
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil Petroleum its consent to use the COSLInnovator rig for drilling, completion, intervention, workover and well plugging on the Troll field, off Norway. In a letter sent to Statoil, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gave the company i
The Netherlands-based contractor SPT Offshore has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Muhibbah Engineering for the detailed design of the suction pile foundation, design supervision of the jacket and full transportation and installation (T&I) of the Ophir wellhead platform. Muhibbah is the Engine
Baker Hughes has posted its Weekly Rig Count reports, and the numbers are down, both offshore and onshore. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -7 to 737 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 7 rigs from last week to 737, with oil rigs down 10 to 545, and gas rigs up 3 to 192. U.S. Rig […]
Prosafe, the world’s largest provider of offshore accommodation rigs, has raised NOK 590 million in gross proceeds through a private placement of shares.
Marathon Oil Corporation, an exploration and production company based in Houston, has abandoned its wildcat well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Marathon said on Wednesday that the Solomon exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico had reached its total depth of approximately 34,600 feet on Walker Ridge Blo
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL) has reached a standstill agreement with Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard for the delivery of the sixth generation harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Rigel. The agreement for the semi-sub is effective until June 2016. The rig was previously slated
Songa Offshore, a Norway-based midwater drilling contractor, has received an approval from the Norwegian safety watchdog for the use of first out of its four Cat D drilling rigs, the Songa Equinox. Songa Offshore took delivery of the Songa Equinox from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering on Jun
