Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has been given a drilling permit to drill the 7219/11-1 well in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.
Offshore drilling company Vantage Drilling International saw its net loss shrink in the first quarter of 2019.
Serica Energy and drilling contractor Awilco have signed a contract for the provision of WilPhoenix rig for one-well workover on the Rhum field located off the UK.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has been given a drilling permit to drill the 30/2-5 S well in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Austrian oil and gas company OMV has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Island Innovator drilling rig.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, has noted a 900 per cent rise in demand for the remote inspection of offshore assets and equipment since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped by one unit over the last week, according to weekly rig count reports published last Friday by Baker Hughes Company.
The USS Montgomery combat ship and the dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez checked out the West Capella drillship during their presence operations in the South China Sea on Thursday.
Offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has decided to take another swing with the job axe and lay off even more staff.
Oil giant Saudi Aramco has suspended the contract for one of Noble Corporation’s offshore drilling rigs.
Despite posting a loss in the first quarter of the year, offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling has had an overall better first quarter than the one in the year prior, but the company is preparing itself for ‘challenging times’ ahead.
Noble Corporation saw its quarterly net loss deepen after being negatively affected by rig impairment charges amid lower demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices.
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Neptune Energy for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has failed to find hydrocarbons in an exploration well located in the Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico.
