
A 400-ft jack-up drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles has joined the fleet of Italy’s contractor Saipem following a naming ceremony in China.

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has made a gas discovery off Norway near the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea.

Upstream oil and gas company Serica Energy has spudded the North Eigg exploration well located off the UK.

Houston-based Vaalco Energy plans to add two more wells to the work scope of a Borr Drilling-owned jack-up rig in Gabon.

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new drilling contract from BP for operations offshore Canada.

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use Transocean’s rig for production drilling and completion on a North Sea field.

Equinor has decided to exercise its option for additional wells to be drilled by an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig offshore Norway.

Valaris has been awarded new deals and contract extensions for ops in Brazil, Australia, Brunei, North Sea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Valaris has revealed that one of its jack-up rigs is on its way to its new assignment with Repsol, a Spanish oil and gas company.

Vår Energi has awarded a long-term framework agreement to the Hammerfest-based Oss-nor for valve services on an FPSO in the Barents Sea.

Two oil and gas players have been granted drilling permits by Norwegian authorities for wildcat wells in the North Sea offshore Norway.

UAE’s oil and gas giant Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has wrapped up a major decommissioning project in the North Sea.

Hydro Drilling will deploy Nabors’ technologies and services in Europe and Africa to improve hydrocarbon production and curb emissions.

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use a Transocean-owned rig for well intervention on a field located in the North Sea.