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Noble Corp. Taps Kongsberg Digital Simulator Tech

Dec 16, 2024

Houston-based Noble Corporation contracted with Kongsberg Digital for the delivery of navigation, engine and dynamic positioning (DP) simulators based on Kongsberg Maritime’s K-Pos DP system. The simulators will be tailored and integrated with…

DNO Proves 'Dry Belt' in North Sea to be Not So Dry with New Oil Discovery

Dec 02, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has made an oil discovery in the Othello prospect in the southern North Sea, offshore Norway, refuting what the industry deemed as a dry belt area.The discovery was made in wildcat well 2/6-7 S in production license 108…

Akeng Deep Exploration Well Off Equatorial Guinea Results in Sub-Commercial Discovery

Dec 02, 2024

Kosmos Energy and its partners have concluded the drilling of Akeng Deep exploration well at Block S offshore Equatorial Guinea, which failed to deliver a commercial discovery.The well was drilled to a total vertical depth of approximately 4…

SBM Offshore Secures $1.5B Financing for FPSO Jaguar

Nov 22, 2024

SBM Offshore has completed the $1.5 billion project financing of the Jaguar floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at ExxonMobil's Whiptail project, located in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.The…

Noble Picks ABS Wavesight’s Solution for Offshore Assets’ Digital Recordkeeping

Nov 14, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has selected ABS Wavesight’s eLogs electronic logbooks for digital recordkeeping across its entire fleet of offshore assets.ABS Wavesight eLogs offers a comprehensive and streamlined approach to recordkeeping for both the maritime and offshore industry…

Trident Energy Brings Ceiba Field’s Infill Well Onstream in Equatorial Guinea

Oct 31, 2024

Trident Energy has brought online the C-45 infill well at Ceiba field, part of Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea, which is already producing over 5,000 barrels of oil per day.The well first came Online on October 15, and according to Trident Energy…

CEP Taps Zenith Energy for Well Management Services Offshore Poland

Oct 30, 2024

Aberdeen-based well management company Zenith Energy has been awarded six-figure well management contract with Central European Petroleum (CEP) as part of Poland’s Wolin project.Zenith has been contracted to provide full well management including all well engineering…

Mammoet Assists with Noble’s Regina Allen Jack-Up Repair

Oct 28, 2024

Mammoet has been hired by shipbuilder and ship repair company Damen Shiprepair to assist with a jack-up leg repair for the Noble Corporation drilling rig Noble Regina Allen, reducing the downtime of the rig during retrofit process.Initially…

Transocean Starts Merger Talks Seadrill

Oct 28, 2024

Offshore drilling provider Transocean is in talks to merge with rival Seadrill, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.The companies are discussing the potential structure of the combination, it said.However…

Denmark’s First Offshore Carbon Storage Project Gets DNV’s Site Certification

Sep 19, 2024

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has certified the first CO2 storage site for Project Greensand in Denmark, marking a key milestone in the advancement of carbon capture and storage (CCS).Building on prior certifications issued in June 2023…

Esgian Week 36 Report: New Contracts Awarded in India, Guyana and West Africa

Sep 08, 2024

Esgian provides an update on new contract awards for Greatship, Transocean, Noble and Stena Drilling in its Week 36 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsGreatship has secured a contract with Cairn for its 350-ft Greatdrill Chetna jackup drilling rig in India…

Noble Corporation Completes Diamond Offshore Acquisition

Sep 04, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation on Wednesday announced it has completed its acquisition of peer Diamond Offshore Drilling. The merger creates the industry's largest fleet of 7th generation dual-BOP drillships and adds 4…

Esgian Week 35 Report: Petronas Plans Return to Mexico

Sep 01, 2024

Esgian provides an update on plans for Petronas to return to the deep waters off Mexico in its Week 35 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsMalaysia's Velesto said Monday it has secured a Letter of Award for its 350-ft jackup…

Israel Takes Next Step in Aphrodite Gas Field Development

Sep 01, 2024

The partners in the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field have submitted a plan to the Cypriot government to develop the project at a cost of about $4 billion, Israel's NewMed Energy said on Sunday.NewMed said that together with partners Chevron…

Cyprus Sets Deadline for Aphrodite Development Plan

Aug 26, 2024

A Chevron-led consortium that holds licensing rights over a gas field off Cyprus will present an updated development plan within days, one of the partners said on Monday, after Cyprus gave them a three-month deadline to comply.There have been…

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