The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained flat at 12 units for the second week running, according to the latest weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Neptune Energy for production drilling on the Gjøa field using the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig.
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for plugging and removal work at the Valhall drilling platform using the Maersk Invincible drilling rig.
Maersk Drilling believes that continued rig scrapping is needed to obtain a healthier balance between rig demand and supply.
OMV is ready to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea following an offshore safety approval for the use of a rig and the receipt of a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities.
Beach Energy is preparing for exploration drilling in the Canterbury Basin offshore New Zealand, which could include up to 11 wells.
Bahamas Petroleum has signed a drilling contract with Stena Drilling for the provision of a rig for its Perseverance #1 well, located offshore The Bahamas, thereby ditching its previous plans to use a Seadrill-owned rig.
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Norway rig on the Ekofisk field offshore Norway.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to the latest weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
Archer has secured a formal contract award for the provision of a modular drilling unit and associated services from TAQA.
CEO of Noble Corporation has transitioned to the role of executive chairman of the board while a new CEO has been named.
International Maritime Industries (IMI) has cut the first steel on the first of two newbuild rig orders from ARO Drilling.
Borr Drilling is working to secure a liquidity runway until 2022 even in an unlikely low scenario without any further contracts.
Odfjell Drilling and Total have agreed to keep Odfjell’s semi-sub rig Deepsea Stavanger idle in Norway prior to mobilising it to South Africa for Total’s drilling operations.
