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New Contracts Drive Maersk Drilling to Upgrade Financial Guidance for 2021

May 19, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling on Wednesday upgraded its financial guidance for the year 2021, on the back of improved contracting performance.'Maersk Drilling continues to demonstrate strong commercial and operational performance…

PTTEP Makes Another Gas Discovery Offshore Malaysia

May 19, 2021

Thai oil company PTTEP has made another gas discovery offshore Malaysia, this time at the exploration well, Kulintang-1, its first drilled in the Block SK438, located around 230 kilometers off the coast of Miri, Sarawak.The company has been…

New Fortress' Floating LNG Plans Boosted by Maersk Drilling Rigs Buy

May 18, 2021

Maersk Drilling sold two oil drilling rigs to U.S.-based energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE) which it will convert into floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, the companies said on Monday.Maersk sold the jack…

Norway: Chrysaor's North Sea Wildcat Comes Up Dry

May 18, 2021

Oil and gas company Chrysaor has drilled a dry well at the production license 973, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The exploration well 15/12-26, targeting the Ilder prospect was drilled 26 kilometers south of the Sleipner Øst platform and…

ASCO's Supply Base Services for Southern North Sea Development

May 17, 2021

Integrated logistics and materials management firm ASCO has won a contract with Petrofac to provide logistics and supply base services for Phase One of IOG's development project in the Southern North Sea (SNS).Petrofac, as Well Operator for IOGs’ development of the Southwark…

ADNOC Kicks Off Investor Meetings Ahead of Drilling Unit IPO

May 17, 2021

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has started virtual meetings with potential investors ahead of the planned initial public offering of its drilling unit, two sources told Reuters.Banks working on ADNOC Drilling are scheduling calls with local…

Ineos Books Maersk Resolve Drilling Rig for UKCS Project

May 17, 2021

Ineos Oil & Gas UK has hired Maersk Drilling's harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolve for drilling and hydraulic stimulation at the Breagh Alpha A11 well in block 42/13 of the UK North Sea. The contract is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2021…

Maersk Drilling Sells Two Jack-Up Rigs to New Fortress Energy

May 17, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has sold the jack-up rig Maersk Guardian to New Fortress Energy. The two firms have also signed a deal for the sale of the jack-up rig Mærsk Gallant with anticipated closing in June 2021. The…

Sonadrill Nets 12-well Drillship Contract in Angola

May 14, 2021

Angolan offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, the 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a twelve-well contract in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship. The contract includes one option for nine wells and eleven one well options…

Diamond Offshore's New CEO to Earn $700k + Bonuses

May 13, 2021

U.S.-based offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore's new CEO Bernie Wolford will have a base salary of $700,000 plus bonuses, the company said Thursday.As previously reported, Diamond Offshore, which in April emerged from their chapter…

Schlumberger's DrillPlan Solution Gets OTC Award

May 13, 2021

Schlumberger's coherent well construction planning solution DrillPlan has received a 2021 OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award. The annual awards program recognizes new, innovative technologies that are advancing and revolutionizing the future of offshore energy…

Aban Offshore Resumes Jack-up Rig Ops after Suspension Due to Virus Outbreak

May 13, 2021

Indian offshore drilling rig owner Aban Offshore has resumed operations at its Aban IV jack-up drilling rig following a suspension due to a Covid-19 outbreak.Aban Offshore had suspended operations on the 1983-built, 2011-refurbished offshore drilling rig in the first week of May…

Suriname: Total Extends Maersk Drilling Rig Charter

May 12, 2021

French oil firm Total has extended the contract with the Danish drilling contractor Maersk Drilling for the use of the Maersk Developer offshore drilling rig in Suriname.Total, via its Suriname subsidiary Total E&P Suriname, has exercised an…

Shell Makes 'Significant' Discovery in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

May 11, 2021

Oil major Shell has made a significant discovery at the Leopard prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico,  some 245 miles (394 km)  south-southeast of Houston.According to Shell, the Leopard well encountered more than 600 feet (183 meters) net oil pay at multiple levels…

Wind-Powered Offshore Drilling Rigs in Canada: Saitec, WESI Get Gov't Funding

May 11, 2021

The Government of Canada has approved funding for Waterford Energy Services Inc. (WESI) and Saitec Offshore's project designed to power offshore drilling rigs using a plug-and-play renewable energy solution.The funding program aimed to support…

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