Ratings house Moody's issued a damning report on the health of some of the industry's top offshore drillers following a review. Out of six US offshore drilling companies, it has downgraded two by three notches, three companies' ratings…
Chevron awarded Ensco a contract for its Ensco 8504 semisubmersible rig, offshore Indonesia. The rig is mobilizing to Indonesia, and is expected to begin operations in late March. The contract is set to end in early July with a dayrate of about US$270…
Houston-based Ensco received a cancelation notice from Brazilian giant Petrobras for the DS-5 drilling rig, citing improper payments. Image of the Ensco DS-5 drillship. Courtesy of Ensco. Last year…
Ensco appointed Carey Lowe as the new chief operating officer. Lowe is based in London and succeeds Mark Burns, who is retiring from the company. Lowe has held various executive management positions at Ensco since joining the company in 2008…
Italian explorer Eni is set to spud its deepwater Gulf of Mexico Vernaccia exploration well in early October, according to partner Louisiana-based Stone Energy. The Vernaccia prospect, in Mississippi Canyon Block 35, will target the Miocene interval in a four-way structure…
Houston-based ConocoPhillips terminated its order for the recently delivered Ensco DS-9 deepwater drillship in concurrence to its plans to reduce future capital expenditures in deepwater exploration. The Ensco DS-9…
Ensco's Executive Vice President and CFO Jay Swent will be retiring after more than 11 years of service. Swent will continue to serve in his current role until the succession process has been completed and a new CFO has been named. The completion of the succession process may extend into 1H 2016…
Suncor Energy began operations at the Niobe exploration prospect in the UK North Sea, according to partner Trap Oil. Niobe map. From Suncor. Niobe is located in license P.1889…
OMV's Maari MR7A development well is now online offshore New Zealand, according to joint venture partner Cue Energy. Map of PMP 38160. From Cue. The Maari MR7A well is located in PMP 38160 in the Taranaki basin…
Ensco entered into a three-year contract with NDC for a new premium jackup, ENSCO110. This newbuild rig is scheduled to begin operations later this month offshore United Arab Emirates at a rate of approximately US$114,000 per day. NDC…
Global rig provider Transocean said it will scrap two more rigs from its fleet taking the total number of floaters it is planning to scrap to 18, the company announced on 1 April 2015. The two rigs joining its soon to be departed brethren are the GSF Aleutian Key and Sedco 707…
Offshore drilling rig operators have put a positive spin on the tough market conditions, suggesting that the downturn could improve the global fleet and offer opportunities to buy distressed assets. Seadrill CEO and President Per Wullf said while…
Development drilling has started on the INPEX-operated Ichthys gas-condensate field, part of the Ichthys LNG Project about 200km offshore Western Australian. The first of about 20 horizontal production wells to be drilled was spudded 3 February…
Controls, instrumentation, monitoring and handling systems firm EFC Group has been awarded contracts with major oil and gas drilling contractor companies to the value of £3.65 million. The company has already completed two BOP control system contracts with Ensco worth more £1…
Ensco has promoted Carey Lowe to executive vice president, reporting directly to CEO and President Carl Trowell. He will be responsible for overseeing investor relations, public relations, employee communications and branding, led by vice president Sean O’Neill…
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