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Baker Hughes Beats Profit Estimates on International Demand

Oct 25, 2023

U.S. oilfield technology firm Baker Hughes beat third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its services and equipment in international markets.Energy firms booked record profits last year following a spike in commodity…

TotalEnergies Hires Jack-up Rig for Fénix Project Drilling in Argentina

Sep 19, 2023

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…

SLB to Add $5B in Revenue This Year, Sees Similar Growth in 2024

Sep 07, 2023

SLB is on track to add about $5 billion in revenue this year, and sees similar potential for growth in 2024, mainly helped by increased drilling in international markets, CEO Olivier Le Peuch said at a conference on Wednesday.SLB, the world's largest oilfield service company and former Schlumberger…

Australian Operations Continue: INPEX Extends Noble Deliverer Rig Contract

Aug 04, 2023

INPEX Operations Australia, an Australian subsidiary of the Japanese firm INPEX, has exercised an option to extend the contract for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Noble Deliverer for drilling at the Ichthys field in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia…

SLB Tops Earnings Estimates on Demand for Offshore and International Drilling

Jul 21, 2023

SLB beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Friday as a rebound in offshore and international drilling activity boosted demand for its oilfield services and equipment, even as activity in North America declined. Drilling activity in regions such as the Middle East and Asia…

Oilfield Service Providers to Get Lift from International, Offshore Demand

Jul 18, 2023

The Big three oilfield services (OFS) companies will likely report higher profits for the second quarter as resurgent demand in international markets and strong offshore drilling helped counter tepid activity in North America.Baker Hughes, Halliburton…

Noble Corp. Wins $49M Drillship Contract Extension in Malaysia

Jul 11, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Noble Corporation said Tuesday that Shell's Malaysian subsidiaries Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (SSB/SSPC) had exercised three one-well options on the current Noble Viking drillship contract in Malaysia…

Noble Drilling Semi-sub Secures $43M Offshore Drilling Contract in Suriname

Jul 07, 2023

Malaysian national oil firm Petronas has awarded a 90-day contract for Noble Corporation's semi-submersible deepwater rig Noble Discoverer.Petronas will use the Noble Discoverer to drill an exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname, where it is the operator with a 50% stake…

Malaysia's Anti-graft Agency Says Probing Petronas, International Oil Firm

May 26, 2023

Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Friday said it is investigating allegations of corruption involving state oil firm Petronas and an international oil and gas company.Petronas has cooperated fully with the commission in the investigation…

Noble Corp. Wins $50M Contract for Jack-up Rig in UK North Sea

Dec 14, 2022

BP has awarded the offshore drilling company Noble Corp. a one-year drilling and plugging & abandonment services contract in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract, for which Noble Corp. will deploy the ultra-harsh environment Noble Innovator (ex-Maersk Innovator) jack-up rig…

ABL Group Buys Well Control Equipment Firm HOSE International

Oct 26, 2022

Energy and marine consultancy ABL Group (ABL) said Wednesday it had acquired the operations of well control equipment specialists HOSE International.The two companies have cooperated since 2019 to jointly provide rig and well control inspection services for the offshore industry…

US Offshore Oil Output Drops as Hurricane Ian Approaches

Sep 27, 2022

U.S. offshore oil producers on Tuesday were keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Ian's track as the powerful storm shut-in at least 480,000 barrels of oil production as it heads toward Florida.The hurricane entered the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and is forecast to become a dangerous…

GE Can't Make, Sell Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbines in U.S. Over Patent Infringement

Sep 12, 2022

A Boston federal judge barred General Electric Co on Wednesday from making and selling its Haliade-X wind turbines in the United States, after a jury found in June that the turbines infringed a patent owned by rival Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S…

Kongsberg Digital to Handle Floatel Internationals Digital Services

Jun 14, 2022

Floatel International will become a part of Kongsberg Digital's digital infrastructure Vessel Insight.Floatel is currently operating in the North Sea region, Australia, Gulf of Mexico and Brazil and have a fleet consisting of five semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels…

International Seaways Sells Stake in Al Shaheen Oil Field FSOs to Euronav

Jun 08, 2022

Oil tanker operator International Seaways has sold its 50% stake in two floating storage and offshore (FSO) vessels, the FSO Asia and FSO Africa, to its joint venture partner Euronav NV. The purchase price values the two FSO vessels at $300 million in total…

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