Vår Energi, Norway’s oil and gas player, has obtained the green light for drilling activities in the Barents Sea, which will be carried out with COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rig.
Transocean has unveiled plans to optimize its fleet by bidding goodbye to four drillships and one semi-submersible rig that are currently stacked, which will reduce the size of its rig fleet.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.
Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has found no commercial hydrocarbons in an exploration well in the Barents Sea, which was drilled with COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rig off the coast of Norway.
Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player, has secured three multimillion-dollar deals for two jack-up rigs in Europe and West Africa.
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has completed the conversion of a semi-submersible drilling unit into a floating production unit (FPU) to be deployed at compatriot Eni’s project offshore Congo.
ConocoPhillips Australia (COPA), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips, has modified its timeline for the start of a two-well gas exploration campaign in the Otway Basin, which will be undertaken with one of Transocean’s rigs off the coast of Australia.
Sonadrill Holding, a joint venture between offshore drilling contractor Seadrill and an affiliate of Angola’s state-controlled oil company Sonangol, has won two contracts for a vessel pair from its fleet.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new oil and gas discovery in the North Sea, using one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs.
UAE-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension in West Africa with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron.
Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has agreed to prolong the expiration date of a conditional letter of award (CLOA) with an undisclosed client regarding a potential job for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships.
Aker BP, a Norwegian oil and gas player, has brought its exploration campaign in the North Sea to an end, uncovering a new oil find that augments its hydrocarbon arsenal off the coast of Norway.
With digitalization spreading its wings across offshore operations, Norway’s offshore drilling contractor Island Drilling has handed out a multi-year deal to Tampnet, a compatriot provider of offshore high-capacity and low-latency connectivity services, to enhance the digital capabilities of its sem
AIM-listed and Singapore-headquartered oil and gas player Jadestone Energy has revealed the results of initial flow testing at a well off the coast of Australia that achieved production rates significantly above expectations.
