Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has fitted one of its drillships with new equipment, reflecting its confidence in a strengthening offshore drilling market and busier years ahead for the global rig fleet.
Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has confirmed the completion of its assignment with the UK-headquartered energy giant BP off the coast of Trinidad before the expected timeline.
India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has begun drilling the first deepwater well in Mahanadi Basin off the Asian country’s coast to unlock the nation’s offshore hydrocarbon potential.
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 have made progress in advancing their proposed business combination with a U.S. antitrust milestone; however, the merger’s fate remains uncertain pending the review of potential offshore market
Huisman has been selected to deliver advanced lifting and handling systems for an offshore installation vessel being built for the joint venture (JV) of Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Netherlands-based SBM Offshore. Awarded by CIMC Raffles Offshore, the contract will see Huisman deliver an integrate
Australia’s engineering firm Worley has won its first major services framework deal with Inpex Operations Australia, a subsidiary of Japan’s Inpex.
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has disclosed the return to work of its 17-year-old semi-submersible, following repairs in the wake of an equipment-handling incident that ended rig activity earlier this year.
Subsea7 has secured a contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a joint venture company between the Brunei government and the UK-headquartered Shell, covering subsea installation for a pipeline replacement project offshore Brunei. Subsea7’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, cons
The first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore has arrived in Norway from Romania for the final phase of outfitting. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and constru
UK-headquartered energy giant BP is launching a process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale after operating in the region for 60 years. BP reported today, July 31, that the decision is part of an ongoing portfolio review and reflects the disciplined approach to capital allocation,
Two pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) owned by a joint venture of DOF Group and TechnipFMC have secured long-term contract extensions with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract amendments, Skandi Buzios has been awarded a 516-day extension and Skandi Recife a 550-day extension. Prev
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has put into production an expansion project of a field in the U.S. Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) that was discovered in 1998. BP reported today, July 30, the start-up of the Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project, which adds two new subsea water injection well
Construction has started in China on the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) topside destined for an ultra-deepwater development in Angola being developed by Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP. The Greater PAJ project is described as Angola’s first integ
Canadian oil & gas player Trillion Energy is changing its name to Dune Oil Corp. as part of its strategic pivot to oil development and exploration, representing a new direction for the company. The name change and the company’s new trading symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), DUNE, will
