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OMV to drill Wisting license well with Island Innovator

Jun 27, 2017

Island Drilling has been awarded a drilling contract with OMV Norge for one well on the Wisting license in the Norwegian Barents Sea. OMV will use the Island Innovator semisubmersible drilling rig, starting in Q3 this year.  The Island Innovator is currently in warm lay-up at Hanøytangen…

Deepsea Bergen to drill at Goanna, Fogelberg

Jun 20, 2017

Faroe Petroleum and its partners have secured Odjfell Drilling’s Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible rig to drill the Goanna and Fogelberg wells in late 2017 and early 2018. The Goanna exploration well is expected to spud in Q4 2017 at License PL881…

Wellesley to drill offshore Norway

Jun 12, 2017

Odfjell Drilling signed a contract with Wellesley Petroleum for one firm exploration well, plus an optional well testing and sidetrack, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible.  Drilling…

Statoil to drill Carmen prospect

Jun 07, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil the go-ahead to drill the Carmen prospect in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil will use the semisubmersible Deepsea Bergen to drill Carmen, located on Block 6507/8 in 358 m of water at Haltenbanken…

Statoil hires Deepsea Bergen

May 31, 2017

Odfjell Drilling signed a letter of award (LoA) today (31 May) with Statoil to secure the Deepsea Bergen for drilling activities in 2018-2019. The LoA includes one firm well plus four options for three additional wells, which totals out to 14 months in all…

Faroe to drill Brasse duo with Deepsea Bergen

May 16, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has approved Faroe Petroleum to drill two exploration wells at the Brasse prospect in the North Sea, starting next month. Brasse (well 31/7-1) is some 97km west of Øygarden in Hordaland county in production license 740…

Faroe gets Brasse appraisal approval

May 10, 2017

Faroe Petroleum has gained consents for the drilling of an appraisal well 31/7-2S on the Brasse discovery. Faroe, as operator has entered into a contract with Odfjell Drilling for the use of the semisubmersible drilling rig, the Deepsea Bergen…

Faroe given nod for Brasse appraisal

May 05, 2017

Faroe Petroleum has been given Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approval to drill appraisal well 31/7-2 S on the Brasse discovery. Well 31/7-2 S will be drilled using the Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible drilling rig in production license 740…

Sovcomflot takes on Polarcus seismic vessel

Apr 24, 2017

Norway's Polarcus has delivered its Polarcus Amani seismic vessel, without streamers, to Russia's Sovcomflot in Bergen.  The vessel has been chartered by Sovcomflot under a bareboat agreement for five and a half years. Following delivery of the vessel to Sovcomflot…

Deepsea Bergen inks one-well deal

Apr 21, 2017

Odfjell Drilling has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed party for further employment for its third-generation semisubmersible, the Deepsea Bergen, for one firm exploration well plus optional sidetrack and well testing on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

New chairman for GCE Subsea

Apr 20, 2017

Norwegian subsea industry focused group GCE Subsea has elected OneSubsea's Jon Arve Sværen as its chairman. Sværen is currently employed as VP Business Strategy Processing in OneSubsea.  'I am convinced that subsea technology has a bright future despite the current downturn in the industry…

Aker to buy Reinertsen

Mar 30, 2017

Aker Solutions has agreed to acquire oil-services provider Reinertsen for nearly US$25million in a move to build on its position as a leading maintenance and modifications supplier offshore Norway. Image from Aker Solutions…

Semco, Skipavika sign service preparedness agreement

Mar 15, 2017

Semco Maritime and Skipavika enter into strategic agreement on service preparedness for all rigs at the port facility Skipavika Terminal near Bergen. The agreement also comprises an intention to develop the submarine base Olavsvern near Tromsø as a rig service center…

Deepsea Bergen lands HPHT well deal

Mar 15, 2017

Odfjell Drilling received a letter of intent for use of the Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible for one firm high-pressure, high-temperature well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Image of the Deepsea Bergen…

Statoil makes Valemon discovery

Feb 03, 2017

Statoil has made a new 20-50 MMboe gas discovery on the Norwegian North Sea Valemon field, at Valemon West. The well was drilled using the jackup rig West Elara, in 133.5m water depth, 160km north-west of Bergen. It is the seventh exploration…

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