The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
TechnipFMC ROV Services has recently deployed two new Gemini ROV systems for Shell, operating on contracted deepwater rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gemini ROV is the latest innovation from TechnipFMC’s ROV Services group and leverages precision robotics to improve productivity and reduce rig days
Pacific Drilling has been awarded a contract by Murphy Oil for ten firm wells for its drillship Pacific Sharav in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. offshore rig count stayed flat again, as the number of active rigs is steady at 12 for the fifth week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has won a six-month deal for the Noble Sam Croft drillship with ExxonMobil in Guyana.
Scientists from around the UK, led by the Heriot-Watt’s International Centre for Island Technology, are investigating marine life connected to the rigs, pipelines and other infrastructure in the North Sea.
Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has hit a duster near the Ivar Aasen field in the central part of the North Sea.
UK-based tech firm SRO Solutions has replaced asset management software systems on six Stena Drilling offshore rigs.
ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore, a company of ST Engineering North America, has installed a 215 mt NOV passive heave compensator on Diamond Offshore’s Ocean BlackLion drillship.
Oil and gas exploration firm Neptune Energy has stated that it made the largest oil discovery in Norway so far this year with its Dugong well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Semi-submersible accommodation vessel OOS Tiradentes has become the first offshore rig to resume operations in Brazil following Petrobras’ shutdown of facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offshore drilling rig owner Borr Drilling has won deals for three of its warm-stacked jack-up drilling rigs.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a well located in the Norwegian Sea.
The U.S. offshore rig count has remained flat for another week, making this the fourth week straight with 12 active units, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.
