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Maersk Drilling Wins Semi-Submersible Rig Contract Offshore Timor-Leste

Oct 10, 2018

Maersk Drilling signed on semi-submersible rig Mærsk Deliverer with Eni for exploration well offshore Timor-Leste.Maersk Drilling and Eni JDPA 11-106 B.V. (Eni) as operator of the JPDA 11-106 Joint Venture have signed a one-well contract for…

Aker BP, Maersk Drilling Sign Rig Contract off Norway

Sep 06, 2018

Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have signed a one-year contract to deploy the Maersk Integrator jack-up rig off Norway from June 2019, Aker BP said in a statement on Thursday.The contract, based on an alliance created between the two firms and Halliburton in 2017…

Tullow signs up Maersk drillship for Ghana drilling

Jan 03, 2018

Danish drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling has won a four-year contract with Tullow Oil for use of the deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer offshore Ghana. The contract, signed in December 2017, is expected to start in February 2018…

Total hires Maersk Deliverer off Malaysia

Oct 10, 2017

Total E&P Malaysia has signed a 60-day contract for the Maersk Deliverer semisubmersible to drill offshore Southeast Asia, bringing the vessel out of warm stacking. The contract covers the drilling of one exploration well in the Block DW-N Sabah offshore Malaysia…

Mærsk Developer to drill Shell Trinidad wells

Aug 17, 2017

Shell has chosen the Mærsk Developer semisubmersible to drill and complete three wells offshore Trinidad beginning in January. Mærsk Developer. Image from Maersk Drilling. According to Maersk Drilling…

GE, Maersk Drilling step up digitization pact

Jul 18, 2017

GE Marine and Maersk Drilling are extending the scope of their digital partnership, following the success of their SeaStream Insight pilot project that was launched in November 2016. The collaboration brings the next big step in innovative…

Wintershall hires Maersk Resolve

Jun 21, 2017

Maersk Drilling is bringing back the Maersk Resolve high efficiency jackup into operation after being warm stacked for a one-well deal offshore UK for Wintershall Noordzee. Maersk Resolve. From Maersk Drilling…

Dayrate slashed for Maersk Viking extension

May 24, 2017

ExxonMobil has awarded Maersk Drilling a contract extension valued at US$22.5 million for the ultra deepwater drillship Maersk Viking. The three-year contract, originally scheduled to end in July and valued at $610 million, will now run an additional 150 days into December this year…

Rig market recovery some way off yet - Maersk Drilling

May 12, 2017

Danish drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling has said it doesn't expect to see significant improvements in offshore rig demand until oil prices stabilize above US$60/bbl, or until drilling costs adjust to a lower oil price.  'With the excess supply…

Senior management changes at Maersk Drilling

Feb 06, 2017

Maersk Drilling has announced a shake-up in its senior managerial ranks.  Lars Ostergaard, currently acting as asset manager in Maersk Drilling, has been appointed the new chief commercial officer. By mutual agreement, Ana Zambelli will…

Maersk Resolute signed for Dutch drilling

Jan 23, 2017

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a new contract with Petrogas E&P Netherlands for the jackup, Maersk Resolute. The firm contract covers the drilling of the two wells, A8 and A9 in the A12 block of the Dutch continental shelf. The drilling…

Repsol lines up rig for Colombia drilling

Jan 03, 2017

Repsol has lined up a rig to drill its Siluro-1 exploration well in block RC-11 offshore Colombia and plans to start drilling in Q2 this year.  The Spanish oil firm has lined up Maersk Drilling's Maersk Developer deepwater semisubmersible for the shallow water job…

Maersk Drilling, NOV tackle drilling equipment maintenance

Nov 21, 2016

Maersk Drilling and National Oilwell Varco (NOV) have entered into a five-year partnership to improve maintenance predictability for drilling equipment. The shared vision behind the partnership is to implement a new maintenance mind-set which…

Maersk Drilling cuts more jobs

Oct 24, 2016

Maersk Drilling is reducing its workforce at its Copenhagen headquarters by 70 in response to the continued market decline and reduced industry activity. Image from Maersk. The…

Maersk Drilling warns of low 2016 rates

Feb 11, 2016

Despite posting an increase in profits, Danish drilling firm Maersk Drilling has warned that there's a need for a different cost level in the offshore drilling industry. The firm posted US$751 million profits for 2015, up from $478 million in 2014…

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