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Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig; Credit: Noble

Rigs

Noble’s 2013-built rig picks up drilling gig offshore Suriname

Noble Corporation has disclosed a new drilling assignment off the coast of Suriname for one of its jack-up rigs that reportedly wrapped up its assignment with France’s TotalEnergies in Argentina last month.

about 1 year ago

Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig; Credit: Odfjell Drilling

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Norway sheds more light on recent gas/condensate discovery

After a new hydrocarbon discovery at a prospect off the coast of Norway, which was drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has disclosed more information about the latest gas/condensate find in the Norwegian Sea.

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Seadrill drillship staying busy with US drilling campaign thanks to multimillion-dollar extension

Talos Energy has decided to keep a drillship, owned by Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, occupied with additional drilling into September 2025.

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Third time not the charm as another well comes up dry in same North Sea area

Norwegian oil and gas player Vår Energi has found no hydrocarbons in an exploration well located in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Odfjell Drilling rig finds more gas/condensate offshore Norway

Equinor has made a new hydrocarbon discovery off the coast of Norway, using a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Rig return expands Petrobras’ contracted fleet for oil & gas search

A semi-submersible rig, owned by Constellation Oil Services, has kicked off its multi-year drilling assignment off the coast of Brazil with Petrobras, the South American country’s state-owned energy giant.

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Hunter Queen on black gold hunt: All systems go for rig’s multi-well drilling campaign off Brazil

PRIO has received the go-ahead from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama) for its offshore drilling plans in the Campos Basin, Espírito Santo. A sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling rig will carry out the planned six-well drilling program off the co

about 1 year ago

DS Carolina drillship; Source: Ventura Offshore

Rigs

Drillship picks up where it left off during suspension in Brazilian waters

A drillship from Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, has been cleared to carry on with activities off the coast of Brazil in the wake of a suspension.

about 1 year ago

Transocean Equinox, former Songa Equinox; Credit: ALP Maritime

Rigs

Transocean rig on the move as potentially ‘transformational’ offshore drilling campaign inches closer

ConocoPhillips has received a green light for its environment plan (EP), which sets a timeline for the start-up of its upcoming Otway exploration drilling program (OEDP) in 2025. The exploration campaign will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Malaysia’s Sapura Energy bags $720M worth of drilling contracts

Sapura Drilling, the drilling arm of Malaysian oil & gas services provider Sapura Energy, has secured multiple contracts that have a combined value of approximately $720 million. Sapura Drilling secured two contracts with PTTEP Energy Development Limited for the provision of its tender assist drilli

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Offshore Energy Amsterdam 2025 exhibition floor 70% booked

This is an article by Navingo, owner of the Offshore-Energy.biz media brand and the organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The year has just started but the exhibition floor for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2025 in November is filling up quick

about 1 year ago

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ExxonMobil, Mitsui and Woodside investing $200M in Australian gas project

Esso Australia, an Australian affiliate of ExxonMobil, and its co-venture partners Mitsui and Woodside Energy are planning to invest almost $200 million into a project offshore Australia that will bring additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin online. The Kipper 1B Project will use the VALARIS

about 1 year ago

Rigs

Aker BP comes up empty-handed at another prospect as drilling ops wind down

Aker BP has found no hydrocarbons in the Norwegian Sea, following drilling activities conducted by one of Saipem’s semi-submersible rigs off the coast of Norway.

about 1 year ago

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New rig job lands on Seatrium’s table

Seatrium has emerged as the winner in an international tender from International Maritime Industries (IMI), said to be the largest shipyard in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, for the supply of equipment and license for jack-up rig destined to work in the Middle East.

about 1 year ago