Vantage Drilling has entered into a contract with Eni for its premium jack-up rig, the Topaz Driller, to perform drilling services offshore of Montenegro. Vantage said on Tuesday that the contract with Eni is for 180 days. Ihab Toma, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Securing this c
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use the Deepsea Atlantic rig on the Peon discovery located offshore Norway. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said on Monday that Equinor would use the Deepsea Atlantic to drill a test well on
Seadrill has received a contract suspension for the jack-up drilling rig AOD II operating in the Middle East due to changes in the drilling program.
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer, which will be employed by Petronas for a one-well exploration campaign in Block 52 offshore Suriname.
Aker BP is set for drilling operations in the Norwegian Sea with the Deepsea Nordkapp rig following approvals from the Norwegian authorities.
The U.S. weekly offshore rig count has not changed over the last week, but it remains stuck at 11 units.
Norway’s recent tax relief package for the oil and gas industry is expected to cut breakeven prices by 40 per cent, thereby boosting the country’s rig demand while the UK’s plunges.
Dolphin Drilling has secured a letter of intent with a Norwegian operator for a three-well P&A operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) has temporarily suspended operations at two drilling rigs in the Arabian Sea after 54 positive tests for COVID-19 and one death.
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has prolonged the deadline for certain conditions of an agreement and settlement with Sete Brasil related to a charter of four and termination of contracts for 24 drilling rigs.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for two wells located in the Norwegian Sea.
The US District Court of Texas has rejected a $250 million damage claim filed by Petrobras America against South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit regarding Maersk Drilling’s application for an acknowledgement of compliance for Mærsk Inspirer.
Keppel has started an arbitration process to resolve a dispute with Awilco Drilling related to a termination of a rig construction contract.
