Northern Offshore’s drilling rig Energy Enticer has started drilling operations with Qatargas.
Maritime and offshore classification company ABS has expanded remote survey technologies which can now provide surveys for the majority of the world’s offshore drilling units.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for drilling in the North Sea using the West Hercules drilling rig.
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has started an investigation of a well incident on the Gjøa field when the drill string became stuck fast and blocked the blowout preventer (BOP).
The Ocean Apex semi-submersible drilling rig has been handed over to BP for the drilling of the Ironbark-1 exploration well offshore Australia.
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has been awarded a long-term extension for the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Tom Madden from ExxonMobil.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
Following several audits, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has awarded an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the West Bollsta drilling rig to offshore driller Seadrill.
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has secured work on three different mooring projects in the Australian region.
Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has commissioned a mobile on-the-rig (OTR) drilling simulator to train Dolphin Drilling’s crews on the Borgland Dolphin ahead of its drilling programme in the Norwegian North Sea earlier this year.
Equinor has awarded a letter of intent to Odfjell Drilling for the drilling and completion of the Breidablikk project in the North Sea with Deepsea Aberdeen rig.
Lundin Energy has entered into an agreement with Idemitsu Petroleum to acquire its interests in a portfolio of licences in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged for another week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Borr Drilling is keeping its fleet busy as three of its rigs have recently started their new contracts and two more are expected to start operations in 4Q 2020.
