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Hanwha Ocean Marks Entry into Deepwater Drilling Market with First Drillship

Apr 08, 2025

Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry.The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary design and is capable of drilling at depths of up to 12 kilometers in waters as deep as 3.6 kilometers.The drillship is also equipped with a dynamic positioning system for a stable station keeping and ready to accommodate 20…

Libya's Mellitah Ready to Drill

Apr 08, 2025

Libya's Mellitah Oil and Gas Company said on Tuesday Norwegian contractor Borr Drilling's Vali rig will start drilling eight offshore gas wells for the group soon, with the aim of producing 160 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.Mellitah…

Gulf Marine Services Lands New Jack-Up Vessel Contract

Apr 08, 2025

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has secured a contract for one of its large-class vessels in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.The new contract spans a total of 142 days…

Shell Hires Stena Drillship for Job Offshore Suriname

Apr 08, 2025

Shell, through its subsidiaries, has awarded a contract to Stena Drilling for the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Stena DrillMAX, which will be put to work offshore Suriname.KE STP Company and BG International Limited Suriname Branch, subsidiaries of Shell…

Borr Drilling Bags Three New Assignments for its Jack-Up Drilling Rigs

Apr 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured new contract commitments for three of its premium jack-up rigs, with other rigs in its fleet also preparing for drilling jobs across the world.Borr Drilling secured new contract awards for the rigs Thor…

ADES Signs Long-Term Deal for One of its Suspended Offshore Jack-Ups

Apr 08, 2025

Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has signed a 10-year contract renewal for one of its standard offshore jack-up rigs, which was among the suspended rigs previously operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The standard jack-up is currently fulfilling a medium-term contract in Egypt…

Borr Drilling’s Rig Up for 120-Day Drilling Campaign off West Africa

Apr 07, 2025

Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Rex International, has signed a contract with Borr Drilling’s affiliate Borr Gerd Limited for a jack-up drilling rig, which will be used in a campaign offshore Benin in West Africa.Lime Petroleum signed up the…

SLB, Shell: New Partnership to Expand Deployment of Subsurface Digital Technology

Apr 04, 2025

Global technology company SLB announced a partnership with Shell to deploy Petrel subsurface software across its assets worldwide. The adoption of Petrel software is designed to increase digital capabilities and drive operating cost efficiencies…

Eneos Scoops Jack-Up Drilling Contract Offshore Vietnam

Apr 04, 2025

Japan's Eneos Drilling, a subsidiary of Eneos Xplora, has entered into a drilling contract with Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company for the jack-up rig HAKURYU-14, for work offshore Vietnam.The rig will be deployed Block 15-2, offshore Vung Tau…

Equinor’s Activity in Norway Major Driver of Supplier Services Across Country

Apr 04, 2025

A new report has found that deliveries within exploration, development projects and operation of Equinor-operated fields and onshore facilities in Norway continued to grow in 2024.Equinor procured goods and services with a total value of $13…

Aker BP, SLB, Stimwell Renew Alliance for Boosting Oil Production

Apr 03, 2025

Aker BP, together with SLB and Stimwell Services, has extended its well intervention and stimulation alliance agreement for another five years to further accelerate and boost oil production.Formed in 2019, the alliance has supported Aker BP’s operated assets in meeting production targets…

TotalEnergies Terminates Contract for Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig

Apr 03, 2025

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has received a notice of contract termination from TotalEnergies EP Denmark for its Shelf Drilling Winner jack-up rig, operating offshore Denmark.Under the notice and in accordance with the contract, the termination will be effective during August 2025…

TWMA Lands Long-Term Drilling Waste Management Job for TotalEnergies

Apr 02, 2025

Specialist drilling waste management company TWMA has secured a three-year contract with TotalEnergies UK for its drilling waste management services.Agreed following a call for tender, the contract started in October 2024 and includes the option for extension…

Valaris Wins Drillship Contract in West Africa

Mar 31, 2025

Valaris has been awarded a two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-10 that is expected to commence late in the second quarter or in the third quarter 2026.The total contract value for the firm term is $352 million, excluding the provision of additional services…

Woodside Hires SLB for Trion Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Job off Mexico

Mar 31, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB has secured a major drilling contract by Australian oil and gas operator Woodside Energy for its ultra-deepwater Trion development project, offshore Mexico.SLB will oversee the delivery of 18 ultra-deepwater…

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