
In response to Hurricane Ian, oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have evacuated 12 offshore platforms.

Saipem has been awarded two new contracts in Ivory Coast worth approximately 1 billion euros (around $956 million) overall.

Karoon Energy has decided to postpone intervention activities on the fourth well at a field, located offshore Brazil.

Vaalco is expecting a boost to its reserves and production after the fourth well in its drilling programme off Gabon goes online next month.

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has welcomed a new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to its executive management committee.

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has encountered difficulties during its drilling operations offshore Canada. As a result, operations will take longer than previously expected.

ADNOC Drilling has inked a deal to purchase two additional premium jack-up rigs and hinted at further acquisitions in the pipeline.

Following contract preparations in Singapore, two jack-up rigs from Borr Drilling are en route to Saudi Arabia.

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension with Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum for the drillship Maersk Viking in Malaysia.

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea, using one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs.

Ineos and its partners have made a final investment decision (FID) on the development of an oil and gas project in the Danish North Sea.

OMV has confirmed a gas-condensate discovery at its Oswig exploration well located in the North Sea and decided to drill a sidetrack well.

Two oil and gas companies, OMV and Wintershall Dea, have awarded a drilling contract to Transocean to drill 17 wells in Norway.

Vår Energi has secured two types of permits from the Norwegian authorities for two exploration wells located in the Barents Sea off Norway.