
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has set a target of lowering the intensity of CO2 emissions from its drilling operations by 50 per cent by 2030.

Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a dry well north of the Gjøa field offshore Norway.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Equinor for a wildcat well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Oil and gas services provider Sapura Energy has announced two major project wins in South America, as well as a drilling contract win in the Ivory Coast.

Seadrill has entered into an agreement with some of its lenders for the suspension of debt payments while the company is working on restructuring its debt.

Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor consent to use Askeladd Phase 1 facilities on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has bought from Mermaid Maritime the minority holding of the share capital of Asia Offshore Drilling (AOD).

Apache has gathered further reservoir and technical data from its Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well located in Block 58 offshore Suriname and started drilling at another location within the block.

Turkey is bringing in another drillship for operations in the Black Sea only weeks after announcing a giant gas discovery in the area.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Neptune Energy for well 6406/12-G-1 H located in the Norwegian Sea.

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has terminated a bareboat charter agreement with China Merchants for two jack-up drilling rigs.

Well-Safe Solutions has acquired the West Epsilon jack-up rig from Seadrill sparking another job boost for the company. Namely, this move will create around 100 new jobs.

The U.S. weekly offshore rig count has not changed over the last week and remains flat at 15 units, according to a report by Baker Hughes Company..

Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) has been awarded a contract by Mitsui Oil for the provision of a jack-up rig for drilling operations in Japan.