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Byron secures Ensco rig for South Marsh

Sep 12, 2017

Byron Energy has signed a drilling contract with Ensco Offshore for the Ensco 68 jackup rig to drill at the company’s South Marsh Island Block 71 drilling and completion program in the Gulf of Mexico. Ensco 68 jackup…

Ensco lands Leviathan rig deal

Aug 22, 2017

Noble Energy has hired Ensco’s ENSCO DS-7 ultra deepwater drillship for its giant Leviathan field, offshore Israel. Image from Ensco. The agreement for the ENSCO DS-7 includes the drilling two wells…

Ensco, Atwood set shareholder vote meetings

Aug 21, 2017

Ensco and Atwood Oceanics have filed definitive proxy materials with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proposed merger announced in late-May. Atwood Oceanics headquarters…

Tesco acquisition ‘prudent step’ in Nabors strategy

Aug 15, 2017

Nabors Industries' acquisition of Tesco Corp. will accelerate the automation and integration of tubular services into Nabors’ rigs, creating immediate global scale for Nabors Drilling Solutions (NDS), while providing Tesco with an expanded platform for its businesses…

Ensco lands three West Africa contracts

Jul 11, 2017

Ensco has been awarded three drillship contracts offshore West Africa, representing an aggregate three years of contracted term and more than six additional years of options. ENSCO DS-4 is expected to start a two-year contract with Chevron offshore Nigeria in August 2017…

Updated: Ensco to takeover Atwood Oceanics

May 30, 2017

Ensco is set to acquire Atwood Oceanics in an all-stock transaction worth some US$839 million, creating a company with the largest jackup fleet in the world. Image from Ensco. Ensco…

Ensco delays DS-10 drillship

Jan 24, 2017

Houston’s Ensco agreed to an amendment with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the ENSCO DS-10 drillship construction contract that will see the delivery extended again until 31 March 2019. Ensco said it may elect to take delivery of…

Lamprell delivers Ensco jackup

Nov 04, 2016

Lamprell delivered the Ensco 141 jackup drilling rig to Ensco Intercontinental GmbH. The contract for the Ensco 141 rig was signed in April 2014 and is the second rig with the LeTourneau Super 116E (Enhanced) Class design Lamprell has delivered to the Ensco subsidiary…

Lamprell delivers delayed Ensco newbuild jackup

Aug 26, 2016

UAE-based Lamprell has delivered the delayed Ensco 140 newbuild jackup to Ensco, after signing an agreement with Ensco to settle all claims arising from the late delivery. Image from Lamprell. The…

Lamprell - newbuild jackup delayed

Jul 26, 2016

UAE-based rig builder and engineering firm Lamprell says delivery of a jackup drilling rig, which had been scheduled for delivery in Q2 2016, has been delayed due to an issue with equipment supplied by an original equipment manufacturer. According to a November 2015 presentation by Lamprell…

Ensco inks contracts, sells rigs for scraps

Jul 19, 2016

Offshore drilling services provider Ensco has revealed several global contracts in its latest fleet status report, along with its decision to sell several of its rigs for scrap value. Image from Ensco…

Stone cancels Ensco rig contract

Jun 30, 2016

Stone Energy has terminated an existing long-term deepwater rig commitment with Ensco for a total consideration of US$20 million. The agreement includes approximately $5 million that was a deposit previously provided to Ensco pursuant to the drilling services contract…

BP sets 2018 target for Atoll

Jun 20, 2016

Oil major BP is planning to reach first gas from its 1.5 Tcf and 31 MMbbl condensate deep water Atoll field offshore Egypt in 1H 2018. The firm has sanctioned a Phase One development project targeting up to 300 MMcf/d, with backing from the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)…

Sounding the alarm

Jun 01, 2016

Michael Cole, Fugro’s manager of survey prospects, explains how dynamic alarms coupled with office assisted remote services, can help provide better early warnings and navigation for end users. Vessel…

Ensco stacks two semisubs

Apr 12, 2016

While Ensco adds two more rigs to its cold-stacked list, the rig provider sold one of its semisubmersibles for US$1 million. The Houston-based company has also seen several of its contracts shortened. Image from Ensco…

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