Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill and U.S.-headquartered LLOG Exploration Company (LLOG), a subsidiary of London-listed oil & gas company Harbour Energy, have expanded their more than decade-long collaboration with contract awards for two ultra-deepwater drillships. The Wes
Norway’s state-owned energy firm Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well off Norway in the North Sea, in a production license awarded in August 1985. Following the drilling permit awarded in January, the wildcat well 34/8-A-37 H was drilled in production licence 120, 140 kilometers west of
Canadian oil & gas company Valeura Energy has chartered a jack-up drilling rig owned by UAE-based Shelf Drilling for multi-year work in the Gulf of Thailand. The Enterprise jack-up rig has been chartered for a three-year term which runs until December 31, 2029. Valeura Energy has an option on the st
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has reported an equipment-handling incident on a 17-year-old semi-submersible, which halted rig activity pending repairs.
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won a multimillion-dollar assignment for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has obtained multi-year assignments for three premium jack-up rigs and a contract extension for one drilling unit off the coast of Nigeria.
MR Group’s ModuSpec, a rig and well control equipment specialist, has secured multiple shipyard rig intake projects, supporting drillship and jack-up readiness for deployment across Europe and Africa.
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has lined up a new assignment for its 2008-built mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) off the coast of Greece.
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has won a potential long-term job with an undisclosed oil and gas player for one of its semi-submersible rigs.
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has obtained a multimillion-dollar contract extension for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras has unveiled a new hydrocarbon discovery in the deep waters of the pre-salt Campos Basin off the coast of Brazil.
ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group ABL Group, has sealed a rig move pact with Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), Egypt’s offshore construction and services company.
Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player with its corporate base in Bermuda, has shed light on operational and contracting activities of its fleet, expecting to witness a boost in rig action.
Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has confirmed the arrival of a seventh-generation drillship to Somalia, where it is expected to kick off hydrocarbon offshore exploration activities and spud what is described as the world’s second-deepest offshore well.
