North Atlantic Drilling News


Equinor Exercises Two Well Option for Deepsea Atlantic Rig

Oct 16, 2026

Equinor has exercised options for two additional wells using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig, extending its firm contract into the late fourth quarter of 2027.The additional wells will be drilled in direct continuation of the rig's existing contract…

Eni Advances Coral North Drilling, Eyes Third Mozambique FLNG

Oct 16, 2026

Italian energy firm Eni will start drilling up to six development wells from November that will feed gas to its new Coral North floating liquefied natural gas platform offshore Mozambique, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.The project is on track to start production by 2028…

Eni to Drill Multiple Wells Offshore Mozambique

Oct 15, 2026

Italian energy firm Eni will start drilling up to six development wells from November that will feed gas to its new Coral North floating liquefied natural gas platform offshore Mozambique, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.The project is on track to start production by 2028…

Seadrill Loses Appeal in $55M Hercules Drilling Rig Dispute with SFL

Oct 15, 2026

SFL Corporation has won a Norwegian appeals court ruling in its contract dispute with Seadrill over the redelivery of the offshore drilling rig Hercules, with the court ordering Seadrill to pay approximately $55 million (NOK 525 million).The…

Seascape Energy Expands Temaris Gas Acreage Offshore Malaysia

Oct 15, 2026

Seascape Energy has signed a letter of agreement with Petronas for a 547-square-kilometre extension of its Temaris Cluster Small Field Asset production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Malaysia, potentially doubling the gas resources identified in the area…

BW Energy Confirms Commercial Oil in Two Appraisal Wells off Gabon

Oct 15, 2026

BW Energy has confirmed commercial oil volumes in two appraisal wells at the Dussafu field offshore Gabon, identifying approximately 8 million to 9 million barrels of gross recoverable oil and paving the way for two additional production wells…

Equatorial Guinea Aseng Project on Track for First Gas Delivery in 2028

Oct 14, 2026

US oil major Chevron is on track to deliver the first gas from its offshore Aseng gas project in Equatorial Guinea in 2028, a senior company executive said on Wednesday.Equatorial Guinea is aiming to bolster its dwindling gas production, which threatened its LNG exports…

Argentina Takes Falklands Oil Dispute to International Tribunal

Oct 14, 2026

Argentina's government said on Tuesday it had filed a request for provisional measures with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea seeking to halt British-authorized hydrocarbon activity near the Falkland Islands.The request aims…

Equinor Plans Subsea Tieback for New North Sea Discovery

Oct 14, 2026

Equinor and its partners Petoro and TotalEnergies have made an oil and gas discovery near the Oseberg field in the Norwegian North Sea, with preliminary estimates indicating between 19 million and 50 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent…

Seadrill Secures Offshore Drilling Deals Across Four Countries

Oct 13, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured new drilling contracts and extensions covering four rigs offshore Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola and in the U.S. Gulf.In Indonesia, West Carina drillship has been awarded a contract with an undisclosed…

Hampidjan to Supply Heavy-Lifting Slings for Cadeler's Wind Ace

Oct 13, 2026

Hampidjan Advant has signed an agreement with Cadeler to manufacture and supply heavy-duty lifting slings for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm project in the North Sea off the east coast of England.The equipment will be used aboard Cadeler's new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV)…

Murphy Oil Finds More Oil Offshore Vietnam, Côte d'Ivoire

Oct 13, 2026

Murphy Oil Corporation has reported a successful appraisal well offshore Côte d'Ivoire and an oil discovery offshore Vietnam, alongside the start of production from two offshore developments in Vietnam and the Gulf of America.In Côte d'Ivoire…

DOF Group Awards North Sea Subsea Decommissioning Contract

Oct 12, 2026

DOF Group ASA announced the award of a significant contract with a North Sea operator for a subsea decommissioning campaign.The contract scope includes project management, engineering, offshore execution and disposal services for the removal…

Eni Agrees Indonesian Gas Asset Sales to Pertamina and Medco

Oct 12, 2026

Eni has signed two binding agreements to sell 10% interests in seven production sharing contracts (PSCs) in Indonesia to Pertamina and Medco, covering assets operated by its joint venture with Petronas.Under the first agreement, Eni will sell its 10% interests in the East Sepinggan…

Transocean Adds $1.1B to Offshore Drilling Backlog

Oct 09, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has added approximately $1.1 billion to its firm contract backlog following final approval of a previously announced agreement with Equinor and a new drilling contract with Shell offshore Norway.The company…

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