The intermediate logging of a well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is said to have confirmed high-quality, hydrocarbon-bearing sands in upper target sections.
Noble Corporation has taken steps to bring Diamond Offshore into its fold, which will give birth to a U.S.-based offshore drilling heavyweight with a fleet of 41 rigs and a combined backlog of $6.5 billion.
New Zealand’s government is setting the stage to lift the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration with a suite of proposed changes to an energy bill in a bid to stave off energy security woes due to looming gas supply shortages.
After hitting another snag due to a court-ordered temporary halt of operations, a gas project in the North Sea is awaiting outcome of court hearing.
Murphy Oil has widened the drilling scope of work Noble Corporation is in charge of carrying out in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Brazil’s Ventura Offshore Holding is celebrating its first day of trading on the Euronext Growth stock exchange market in Oslo, Norway.
Shelf Drilling has picked up a long-term drilling assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of West Africa.
Transocean has pulled off a hat trick with a batch of multimillion-dollar contract extensions for its rigs.
Shelf Drilling has disclosed plans to keep discussing options with the Norwegian offshore safety regulator to obtain an AoC for one of its jack-up rigs.
Stena Drilling has confirmed that one of its drillships made its way to Canadian waters, where it will embark on a drilling assignment with ExxonMobil.
BW Energy has confirmed a boost in recoverable reserves at a field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon.
The UK’s Salunda has secured a multi-year contract to install its red zone monitoring solution on a jack-up rig in the Middle East.
Norwegian oil and gas players Aker BP and Vår Energi have respectively drilled two wells in the North Sea and Barents Sea that turned out to be dry. Aker BP drilled the dry well 24/6-5 Alvheim Deep in the North Sea in production license 203, awarded in 1996, representing the eleventh exploration wel
Noble Corporation has landed a new assignment for one of its harsh environment jack-up rigs with Harbour Energy.
