Offshore energy engineering and construction services company Lamprell said Friday it had delivered the first of two new build jack-up rigs to its client, International Maritime Industries (IMI). The jack-up rig, Kingdom 1, which has been built collaboratively between ARO, IMI, and Lamprell, is based on the LeTourneau Super 116E design. The rig features high-specification offshore drilling technology…
Singapore's Seatrium said Tuesday its subsidiary PPL Shipyard would soon receive a payment of around 968 million Singaporean dollars (around USD 713,7 million) from offshore drilling company Borr Drilling.PPL Shipyard in October 2022 reached…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has discovered gas in the license containing the Gina Krog field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.'The discovery is small, but gas production can start as early as 2023,' Equinor said.The recoverable volumes…
Oil and gas company BW Energy said Monday that its DHBSM-1 appraisal well has encountered commercial volumes of oil in the Hibiscus South satellite prospect, offshore Gabon.The company said it planned to return to the well to complete it as a production well in early 2024…
Shelf Drilling said Tuesday it had secured contracts for the Adriatic I and the Shelf Drilling Mentor jack-up rigs for operations offshore Nigeria for firm durations of 16 months and 8 months, respectively. The combined estimated contract value for the two rigs is approximately USD 93 million…
Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a two-well contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up rig. The rig is on a contract with China's CNOOC, operating in the UK North Sea, at the Golden Eagle offshore oil field.The…
China-based offshore drilling contractor China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) said this week it had agreed to buy four jack-up drilling rigs from Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore.COSL's subsidiaries have agreed to buy four JU2000E jack-up drilling rigs at a total contract price of RMB3…
Offshore drilling company Noble Corp. said Tuesday it had won a contract with TotalEnergies, to redeploy the harsh-environment jackup rig Noble Regina Allen for the drilling of three horizontal wells at the Fénix project in southern Argentina…
The North Sea jack-up rig market has been out of the limelight lately, overshadowed by increased contracting activity in the semi-submersible rig market, resulting in the departure of some of these units from the region. As the North Sea outlook remains soft…
Offshore drilling company on Monday announced new drilling contracts worth $65 million in total, excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements.These contracts were awarded after the company issued its most recent fleet status report on August 1…
Gulf of Mexico-focused oil and gas exploration firm Arena Energy and drilling contractor White Fleet Drilling recently christened and mobilized a refurbished jack-up drilling rig in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. White Fleet, Arena's strategic partner…
Malaysian drilling contractor Velesto Drilling revealed Wednesday it had secured an offshore drilling rig contract with Jadestone Energy. Under the contract, Velesto Drilling is providing a jack-up drilling rig for the East Belumunt field infill drilling program…
Offshore drilling company Shelf Drilling has won a contract for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up drilling rig with a European subsidiary of the Chinese oil company CNOOC in the UK North Sea.Under the contract, the rig, owned by Shelf Drilling's subsidiary Shelf Drilling North Sea…
Oil and gas company Kistos said Friday that its appeal against the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs' decision not to extend the term of the M10/M11 offshore license had been successful.'This ruling is effective immediately and the licence is extended by five years…
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy has started production from the third well of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.'Well performance is in line with expectations, with current production at approximately 6…