PV Drilling has signed a contract to supply the jack-up rig PV Drilling II to PVEP Song Hong Company Limited (PVEP Song Hong) in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The company did not provide any details regarding the contract value. However, PV Drilling did say that, starting from the middle of July 2015, PV Drillin
Paragon Offshore, a provider of offshore drilling rigs, has stacked two jack-up drilling rigs, one in Malaysia and another one in Cameroon, and it will be stacking four jack-ups in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Namely, Paragon Offshore stacked the jack-up rig Paragon L785 in Malaysia. The rig was previou
Maersk Drilling has decided to decommission the jack-up rig Maersk Endurer from the fleet and recycle it with Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling in China. “Given the current market situation and the over-supply of drilling rigs in the offshore market, there is a strong need to retire ol
An icebreaker which will support Shell’s drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska, will be repaired in Portland, after suffering a damage to the hull while navigating through the Unalaska Bay. MSV Fennica, which is still in Unalaska according to AIS data, will transit to Portland for r
Maersk Drilling’s ultra deepwater drillship Maersk Voyager has started its contract with Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd. According to Maersk Drilling’s social media updates, the contract and drilling operations on Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Project started this Saturday, July
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7220/6-2 in the Barents Sea. Well 7220/6-2 will be drilled from the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig. The drilling programme for well 7220/6-2 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in
KS Drilling, an international drilling company that is part of the KS Energy Group, and COSCO Nantong have mutually agreed to extend, by way of an amendment agreement, the delivery date for a rig that COSCO is building until April 30, 2016. The rig was originally scheduled for delivery in first quar
Fugro has delivered a structural monitoring system for Exxon Neftegas Ltd., as operator of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium, to monitor the structural integrity of its Berkut oil platform in the Arkutun Dagi field. The Berkut oil platform, located off the northeast coast of Sakhalin Island in the Russian F
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. The U.S. Offshore rig count has climbed up when compared to last week’s count. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +1 to 863 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 863, with oil rigs up 5 to 645, gas [&hellip
Apply Rig & Modules, a provider of control systems, products and system packages for the petroleum industry on- and offshore, has been awarded a framework contract from Songa Offshore. The contract is for electrical services and maintenance on all seven of Songa Offshore’s rigs operating on the Norw
North Atlantic Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for the semi-submersible rig West Phoenix by Total E&P UK. The extension will become effective mid-March 2016. The contract extension will secure work for the rig through the end of August 2016. According to North Atlantic Drilling, the t
Chevron has reached a major project milestone, as the sail-away and installation of the Alder Project’s topsides module in the Central North Sea, has been completed. The 800-metric-ton topsides structure was built in a Newcastle shipyard and travelled via transport barge 110 miles (175 km) to the Fi
Baker Hughes Incorporated issued Wednesday its monthly international rig count report, according to which the international offshore rig count is down 7 from May. According to Baker Hughes report, the international rig count for June 2015 was 1,146, down 12 from the 1,158 counted in May 2015, and do
A Petrobras-run floating production unit offshore Brazil caught fire Sunday. According to Sindipetro-NF, a Brazilian oil workers’ union, the incident could have been tragic as it happened near gas leaking lines. The union, which said the fire was quickly extinguished, added that the outbreak happene
