The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased by three units last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Western Gas has filed its environment plan for the drilling of the Sasanof exploration well and secured a Valaris-owned semi-sub rig.
Maersk Drilling has secured an extended well intervention scope with Equinor off Norway for the low-emission rig Maersk Intrepid.
The trend of winning new deals and extensions continues for offshore drilling contractor Valaris following another extension for one of its jack-up rigs.
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a contract for a drillship with BP offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
Brazilian drilling contractor Constellation Oil Services has been awarded a contract for a drillship from compatriot oil company Petrobras.
Oil and gas company Hurricane Energy has completed the plugging and abandonment of the Lincoln-14 well in the Greater Warwick Area (GWA) off the UK.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made what it says is a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect offshore Ghana.
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has concluded the drilling of a well in the North Sea offshore Norway but found no commercial amounts of hydrocarbons.
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ExxonMobil has failed to find commercial hydrocarbons at its Jabillo-1 located offshore Guyana and will be moving on to the next well soon.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to Baker Hughes.
Vantage Drilling has secured an additional year of contract for a jack-up unit while two other jack-up rigs have started their gigs.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Lundin Energy Norway for a well in the North Sea off Norway.
