Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has started drilling of an exploration well at the Shirotno-Rakushechnaya prospect, located to the north of the V.I. Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Seadrill has transitioned to quotation on OTC Capital Markets following its delisting from the NYSE with Oslo Stock Exchange now being its primary listing.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped by two units over the last week, according to a weekly report published last Friday by Baker Hughes Company.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Atlantic rig.
Shelf Drilling has received an early termination of a drilling contract for a jack-up rig operating offshore Egypt.
Decommissioning services specialist Petrodec has completed skidding operations for the topside removal of Perenco’s Pickerill A unmanned platform, located offshore the UK.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells located in the North Sea off Norway.
Wintershall Noordzee, a joint venture of Wintershall Dea and Gazprom, has started gas production from its second B2 production well at the Sillimanite field offshore the Netherlands.
There is a case to be made that the coronavirus crisis has been setting the stage for the restructuring of the offshore drilling market.
Mubadala Petroleum has added another development well to its Manora drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand, expanding it to four new development wells.
Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has suspended its contract for the Shelf Drilling-owned High Island IV jack-up rig.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea off Norway.
