The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Suncor Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 25/10-13 S, in the North Sea. Well 25/10-13 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig in the central North Sea. Suncor recently completed drilling of an appraisal w
On February 18, 2015, a condensate leak occurred on the Gudrun platform in the North Sea. The incident has been investigated by Statoil’s corporate investigation team which classifies it to be of the highest degree of seriousness. In the morning of February 18, 2015 noise and vibrations were reporte
Rowan Companies, a Houston-based provider of drilling services, has been awarded several contract extensions with lower day rates, and a new one-well contract. According to its latest fleet status report, Rowan’s jack-up drilling rig Rowan Gorilla V was awarded a two-well extension estimated for an
Talisman Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 672, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 15/12-24 S, in the North Sea. The well is dry. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) granted Talisman a drilling permit for this well in April 2015. The well was drilled in the central part o
A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to extend the lifetime of the Draugen platform, in the Norwegian Sea. Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea, around 150 km north of Kristiansund. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the field’s operator. Production
Norwegian oil major Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig to drill two production wells at Gullfaks Sør, offshore Norway. Statoil is the operator for Gullfaks Sør, located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the
Bergen Group has now come to an agreement with Semco Maritime AS for sale of the rig service activity, and with Hellik Teigen AS and Hellik Teigen Eiendom AS for sale of the real estate at Hanøytangen. The parties have agreed to uphold the sales price of NOK 245 million ($32.8 million), as set out [
PSW Group has entered into a frame agreement with COSL Drilling Europe for Subsea & Riser Maintenance services of the company’s drilling rigs. According to PSW, the agreement has a duration of 3 years and with an optional period of 2 years. Work under the contract has already started. The scope of w
Transocean Ltd., a drilling contractor, has amended its construction contracts with Singapore’s Keppel FELS to further delay the delivery of its five newbuild high-specification jack-ups. This is in addition to the six-month delay announced in February 2015. Transocean ordered the rigs in November 2
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) has informed that the final results for the 14/20-1 “Isobel Deep” well, offshore the Falkland Islands, are expected in early June. The well is being drilled with Eirik Raude drilling rig. According to FOGL, a zone of suspected elevated formation pressure was penet
Kosmos Energy’s Tortue-1 exploration well in Block C8 offshore Mauritania has encountered additional hydrocarbons while drilling to total depth to evaluate the deeper Albian stratigraphy. Based on the preliminary analysis of drilling results, Tortue-1 has intersected approximately 10 meters (32 feet
Dozens of protesters in kayaks gathered in the Port of Seattle on Saturday to protest against Shell’s Arctic drilling plans. The event followed a similar protest held Thursday where the ‘kayaktivists’ welcomed the semi-submersible rig into the port with signs such as “Shell No Seattle Loves The Arct
Norway’s Westcon Yard has informed that the Floatel Victory flotel will be arriving at its yard in Ølensvåg, Norway today, May 18, 2015. The rig will take its place next to semi-sub Transocean Leader that arrived in February and flotel Safe Scandinavia that arrived in March for a conversion work int
Odfjell Drilling has secured new employment for Deepsea Metro I drillship through signing a contract with VietGazprom in Vietnam. The area of operation is in blocks 130 and 131 offshore Vietnam. According to Odfjell, the contract is expected to start mid Q3 2015 and last for approximately 20 weeks w
