Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using one of Saipem’s semi-submersible rigs.
Seadrill has secured a contract extension for one of its drillships, which will continue to carry out operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Trillion Energy has started drilling the third well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway.
TotalEnergies and its partner, APA Corporation, have completed the drilling of an exploration well in Block 58 offshore Suriname.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has completed the drilling of a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea but failed to find hydrocarbons.
CGX and Frontera have wrapped up the preparations to spud an exploration well off Guyana upon arrival of the Noble-owned rig.
Dolphin Drilling’s Blackford Dolphin rig has arrived in Las Palmas, Spain, where it is expected to prepare for its assignment in Nigeria.
UK-headquartered IOG plc has restored production from its Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1 in the UK sector of the North Sea, after a shut-in.
Equinor has exercised its option to drill additional wells with the Odfjell Drilling-owned rig, extending the rig’s stay offshore Norway.
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway, using one of Transocean’s rigs.
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has delivered the first of three newbuild jack-up rigs to the UAE’s ADNOC Drilling.
Despite the uptick in utilisation and award activity for the North Sea semi-submersibles, Westwood said the demand outlook for 2023 is low.
Odfjell Drilling is seeing an increase in demand for offshore rigs with average utilisation of 97.1 per cent for its own fleet.
