
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum to drill two development wells as part of Project Unity in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has appointed Stuart Jackson as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the West Hercules rig.

Singapore’s conglomerate Keppel Corporation has decided to review its offshore & marine business amid the sector’s challenging environment.

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has executed a new term loan credit agreement, gaining access to additional liquidity as it is working through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the course of last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has nominated a drillship to drill an exploration well offshore The Bahamas for Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC).

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has secured more work for two of its rigs operating in Indonesia and Qatar.

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has won a drilling contract with Spanish oil company Repsol for operations offshore Mexico.

Norwegian offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has completed its investigation of the incident on West Mira rig where the lower marine riser package (LMRP) was unintentionally disconnected.

Aker BP has awarded further work to the Odfjell Drilling-owned Deepsea Stavanger rig, scheduled to be done upon the rig’s return from a gig in South Africa with Total.

Offshore driller Odfjell Drilling has received a notice of early termination from oil major BP for the charter of the Deepsea Aberdeen rig but, concurrently, secured work for the rig with Wintershall Dea.

The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. is down by one unit over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes Company.