Norwegian offshore drilling technology company Enhanced Drilling said Wednesday that Spanish Repsol had signed up to use its RMR Riserless Mud Recovery system in the Norwegian part of the North Sea in a multi-well deal due to start in May 2022…
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won a contract that could employ its Maersk Resolve jack-up drilling rig with an undisclosed client in the UK sector of the North Sea for the majority of 2022.The contract is expected to start in April 2022…
PSA Norway, the Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety regulator, on Monday gave its approvals to Aker BP and ConocoPhillips for offshore drilling projects in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea, respectively.Aker BP has obtained PSA Norway's…
Oil and gas drilling and engineering firm KCA Deutag has secured a contract with Equinor to carry out an energy optimization project for two CAT J jack-up drilling rigs, the Askeladd and Askepott, in the Norwegian section of the North Sea. The project…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a meeting with leaders of the UK offshore oil and gas industry on Monday to discuss energy security and investment in the North Sea, his spokesman said.'We've been clear that the energy firms, these suppliers…
Empyrean said Friday it had secured a rig slot for the use of the COSL NH9 semi-submersible drilling for the drilling of Empyrean's Jade offshore well offshore China. Empyrean has described the Jade prospect as 'one of the most exciting wells to be drilled globally in 2022…
A Valaris drillship hit the Akti bulk carrier ship on Saturday, after breaking free its moorings near the VT Halter Shipyards and Chevron docks in Pascagoula, Mississippi. At around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders…
Germany should rethink its ban on allowing new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as it tries to reduce its dependence on Russian energy due to the invasion of Ukraine, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday.Under the coalition…
Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire 100% of Toronto-based JHI Associates Inc. ('JHI'), including JHI's 17.5% stake in the Canje Block offshore Guyana.The Canje Block, offshore Guyana, is directly adjacent to the prolific Stabroek…
UK-based oil and gas firm IOG said Friday it had struck a new gas sales agreement ('GSA') with BP Gas Marketing Limited ('BPGM'), for the gas to be produced from its gas fields in the southern North Sea, offshore the UK.The deal covers its equity…
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Petronas, has awarded a two-year contract to Velesto Energy's subsidiary Velesto Drilling for the provision of jack-up drilling rigs.The contract, which covers a suite of Velesto's NAGA jack-up rigs…
Norwegian oil company Equinor Energy AS, the operator of production licence 057 (part of the Snorre Unit), has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/4-18 S and the well is dry.The well was drilled about 7 kilometers north-west of the Snorre…
Guyana-focused oil companies Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy, joint venture partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, said Friday they'd entered into a $35 million loan deal that will enable CGX to continue to finance part of its share of costs related to the Corentyne Block…
Oslo-listed drilling contractor Northern Ocean on Thursday said Thursday that it would change the names of its two semi-submersible drilling rigs West Bollsta and West Mira.The two 6th generation offshore drilling rigs, used for drilling operations offshore Norway…
Offshore drilling companies Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling, which are set to merge, on Wednesday announced Board of Directors for the combined company, to be effective upon the closing of the business combination announced on November 10…
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