Odfjell Drilling News


Aker BP signs Deepsea Stavanger deal

Aug 10, 2017

Aker BP has signed a US$68 million deal with Odfjell Drilling for use of the Deepsea Stavanger at various locations in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. Deepsea Stavanger. Image from Odfjell…

Wellesley to drill offshore Norway

Jun 12, 2017

Odfjell Drilling signed a contract with Wellesley Petroleum for one firm exploration well, plus an optional well testing and sidetrack, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible.  Drilling…

Odfjell inks Taqa drilling gig

Jun 12, 2017

TAQA Bratani has awarded Odfjell Drilling a contract for platform drilling and maintenance services on five of its platforms in the UK North Sea. The contract period is two years, with additional yearly options. The contract is planned to start Q3 2017…

Deepsea Metro I seals Southeast Asia deal

May 30, 2017

Odfjell Drilling, on behalf of Golden Close Maritime Corp., inked a two-well contract for the ultra deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I with an undisclosed party in Southeast Asia.  The deal will see the Deepsea Metro I drill two firm…

Odfjell awarded South Africa work

Mar 01, 2017

Odfjell Drilling has signed a conditional letter of award with an oil major for a one well contract to be drilled by the sixth generation semisubmersible, Deepsea Stavanger, offshore South Africa. The contract commencement is back to…

Statoil to drill Johan Sverdrup appraisal well

Nov 28, 2016

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil consent to drill well 16/2-22, an appraisal well, on the Johan Sverdrup field. The consent also applies to a possible sidetrack from this well. The Statoil-operated field, located around 140km west of Stavanger in the North Sea…

Wintershall picks Odfjell for Maria

Sep 07, 2015

Wintershall Norge has awarded Odfjell Drilling's semisubmersible Deepsea Stavanger a contract for the drilling of production wells on the Maria field in the Haltenbanken area on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The firm contract is for…

Deepsea Metro to drill off Vietnam

Aug 11, 2015

The drillship Deepsea Metro I has started drilling operations in Vietnam under its contract with VietGazprom, Odfjell Drilling announced. The contract has a duration of approximately 20 weeks and an estimated contract value of US$40 million…

Statoil awards Johan Sverdrup drilling contracts

Jun 15, 2015

Statoil has awarded Odfjell Drilling two contracts worth more than US$550 million (NOK 4.35 billion) for drilling services on its massive Johan Sverdrup field. The $14.8 billion first phase development on the field will see four, bridge-linked installations alone…

Odfjell gets hands on Deepsea Aberdeen

Nov 06, 2014

Odfjell Drilling has taken delivery of Deepsea Aberdeen semisubmersible drilling rig from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea.  Deepsea Aberdeen, pictured, is a sixth generation ultra deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersible of enhanced GVA 7500 design…

Odfjell Drilling, WJM form partnership

Oct 16, 2014

Odfjell Drilling and William Jacob Management (WJM) signed a cooperation agreement under which the companies will mutually deliver engineering services of offshore drilling facilities to the global energy market. The services will include conceptual and FEED studies…

Odfjell Drilling wins Statoil contract

Sep 10, 2014

Statoil awarded Odfjell Well Services a contract for tubular running services and rental services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The frame agreement is for tubular running services on a selection of Statoil’s installations…

BP extends Odfjell Angola contract

May 20, 2014

Odfjell Drilling and BP Angola have agreed a deal securing further work for Odfjell Drilling's sixth generation ultra-deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersible Deepsea Stavanger (pictured) on Block 18 in Angola. The contract is…

Iversen to be Songa CEO

May 13, 2013

Songa Offshore has appointed Bjørnar Iversen as its new CEO just months after he joined the company as president of Songa Rig AS. Iversen will take up the new role, based in Cyprus, replacing interim CEO Jens Wilhelmsen, effective as of June 1…

Odfjell gets Mariner drilling work

Apr 10, 2013

Statoil has awarded the contract for drilling services on the Mariner platform on the UK continental shelf to UK-based Odfjell Drilling.'Mariner is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more than a decade. Over its lifetime the project…

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