
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new oil find on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), putting on the table a potential tie-back to the country’s largest oil development ever brought on stream in the Barents Sea.

Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has picked up a multimillion-dollar assignment in African waters for one of its drillships, enabling the rig to once again work for Eni Côte d’Ivoire, a subsidiary of the Italian energy giant Eni.

Zagreb-headquartered INA Group, a member of the MOL Group, has found gas at the first well in its multi-well drilling campaign on its North Adriatic gas field off the coast of Croatia.

Velesto Drilling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has secured a deal to provide a jack-up rig for a drilling campaign off the coast of Malaysia, Southeast Asia.

ADES Holding Company, an oil and gas drilling services provider that is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has landed new multimillion-dollar assignments for two jack-up rigs in Africa and Europe.

Odfjell Drilling, a 53-year-old offshore drilling player, has won a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Bermuda-headquartered Paratus Energy Services has picked up clearance for the divestment of drilling operations and jack-up fleet belonging to Fontis Finance, an indirect subsidiary, which is divesting its assets to Proyectos Globales de Energía y Servicios CME (CME) and BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint v

U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton and Italy’s energy giant Eni have celebrated a deepwater automation achievement with the deployment of a closed-loop drilling system off the coast of Indonesia.

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has obtained a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.

Arabian Drilling, said to be Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling company by fleet size, has been given the green light to return three rigs to their assignments, following temporary suspensions for some offshore rigs in the Arabian Gulf triggered by the conflict in the Middle East.

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has landed a new multi-well deal for one of its drillships off the coast of Brunei, Southeast Asia.

Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has called off a deal to offload a 2010-built jack-up rig.

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has prolonged a drilling assignment, which is being undertaken on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with one of the semi-submersible rigs owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has secured a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.