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Eco Atlantic Starts Operations at Gazania-1 Wildcat Offshore South Africa

Oct 04, 2022

The Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived on Block 2B offshore South Africa, and is set to start operations on the Gazania-1 exploration well.The Gazania-1 exploration well is being drilled in approximately 150 meters of…

Equinor Adds One Well to Odfjell Drilling Rig Scope

Oct 03, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling said Friday that the Norwegian energy firm Equinor had exercised a further well for the Deepsea Stavanger offshore drilling rig.The well was added to the rig's scope under the continued optionality…

Offshore Drillers Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling Complete Merger

Oct 03, 2022

Offshore drilling companies Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling have completed their merger.The transaction concluded through the completion of Noble’s recommended voluntary public share exchange offer to the shareholders of Maersk Drilling…

Brazil: Shell Books Maersk Drilling Semi-sub

Sep 30, 2022

Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Shell Brasil for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.The offshore drilling rig will drill one exploration well and perform subsea well interventions at the BC-10 field…

ADNOC Drilling Buys Two Jack-up Rigs

Sep 26, 2022

ADNOC Drilling announced it has signed an agreement to acquire an additional two offshore jack-up drilling unit for a combined cost of $140 million.The two new rigs will join the ADNOC Drilling fleet and commence operations by the end of 2022…

Lyne Steps Into Chief Commercial Officer Role at Valaris

Sep 26, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris on Monday announced that Matt Lyne has commenced his role as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, having been appointed to the role in late May.Lyne previously served as chief commercial and strategy officer at rival Seadrill…

ADC Energy Wins Contract Worth More Than $1 Million

Sep 26, 2022

Aberdeen-based ADC Energy said it has secured a contract worth more than $1 million to deliver baseline condition assessments for five drilling vessels for a North American company.ADC Energy said it will conduct baseline condition assessments of all five rigs…

Maersk Drilling Secures Work for Maersk Viking Rig in Malaysia

Sep 26, 2022

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension with Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (SSB/SSPC) for the Maersk Viking drillship in Malaysia. The drillship will also work for PTTEP.Shell's Malaysian subsidiaries have have…

Archer Wins $50m Platform Drilling Contract

Sep 25, 2022

Archer secured a five year contract for the provision of platform drilling operations and maintenance services on seven installations with a U.K. North Sea operator.The new contract will commence November 1, 2022, in direct continuation of the…

OMV Confirms Find in One of "Largest Prospects in Norway"

Sep 23, 2022

The Norwegian arm of Austrian energy and petrochemicals company OMV has confirmed that the Oswig exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea has made a gas-condensate discovery. OMV (Norge), as operator, said that it and its partners had now…

Maersk Drilling Tapped for Danish Drilling

Sep 23, 2022

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with INEOS E&P A/S drilling two development wells and intervention work offshore Denmark. The contract is for use of the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolve. The two development wells will be drilled at the Solsort field…

OMV Targets Velocette Well in 2023

Sep 23, 2022

A rig contract for drilling the OMV-operated Velocette exploration well in the Norwegian Sea has been signed, according to partner in the project North Sea oil and gas company Longboat Energy.The company says that Velocette (PL 1016) will be drilled using the semi-submersible Transocean Norge…

Transocean Lands 17 Well Deal in Norway

Sep 22, 2022

Austria's OMV and German operator Wintershall Dea have jointly contracted Transocean's Transocean Norge semisubmersible drilling rig for drilling 17 wells in Norway. The two firms also said they had entered into an exclusive partnership with…

TotalEnergies Extends Suriname Rig Contract

Sep 22, 2022

TotalEnergies E&P Suriname has exercised an option to add the drilling of one additional well in Block 58 offshore Suriname to its contract for the Maersk Drilling's Maersk Valiant drillship. The contract extension is expected to start in January 2023…

UK Govt Confirms New North Sea License Round

Sep 22, 2022

The UK Government has announced it will support a new oil and gas licensing round in the North Sea that is expected to be launched in October. It has also lifted a moratorium on shale gas production in England. In a statement, the government said…

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