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BP Lines Up Noble Rig for North Sea CCS Drilling Job

May 30, 2025

BP has hired Noble Corporation’s Noble Innovator jack-up rig for a drilling job related to carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea.Under the contract, Noble Innovator will drill six firm wells for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) project in the North Sea.BP provides operatorship services to NEP, with project partners Equinor and TotalEnergies. The contract is expected to start in the third quarter of 2026…

Orbital Marine Gets LR Certification for O2-X Tidal Energy Turbine

Apr 01, 2025

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded an International Electrotechnical Commission for Renewable Energy (IECRE) feasibility statement to Orbital Marine Power for its O2-X tidal energy converter.The IECRE is a global renewable energy conformity assessment…

Op-Ed: Kazakhstan’s National O&G Firm Positioning Itself as Global Energy Player

Mar 28, 2025

The following article is an op-ed piece authored by Askhat Khassenov, Chairman of KazMunayGas (KMG), Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, who discusses how KMG is positioning itself as a strategic global energy player by forming key international partnerships…

Floatel International Sells Laid Up Accommodation Rig

Mar 19, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016.The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in…

Saudi and UAE Drilling Rig Owners Form Strategic Alliance

Feb 18, 2025

UAE-based shallow water drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has formed a strategic alliance with Arabian Drilling, the largest onshore and offshore drilling company in Saudi Arabia by fleet size, to work together on international rig deployment…

Floatel Firms Contract for Floatel Superior in North Sea

Feb 12, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig firm Floatel International has secured firm contract with an undisclosed client North Sea client for Floatel Superior.Floatel Superior will provide services in the second quarter of 2026 under the three-month contract…

Saipem Lands $620M Revolving Credit Facility

Feb 11, 2025

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has entered into a new $620 million revolving credit facility with a pool of fourteen national and international financial institutions.The facility has a tenor of three years, extendable for a further…

Danos Names Habbit Decommissioning Ops Manager

Jan 09, 2025

Danos has promoted Blake Habbit to lead the growth and development of the company's Gulf of Mexico decommissioning services.As operations manager, Habbit will oversee business operations and customer support throughout the decommissioning phase…

Noble’s Semi-Sub Rig Gets Multi-Well Drilling Job off Suriname

Dec 31, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has signed a contract with Petronas Suriname E&P for the high-specification semi-submersible rig Noble Developer to drill three wells offshore Suriname.The contract is expected to start around June 2025…

Noble Secures Work in Ghana and Gulf of Mexico for Its Drillship Pair

Dec 19, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured work for its Noble Venturer drillship, set for operations offshore Ghana, and Noble Globetrotter I drillship, which will be deployed in the Gulf of Mexico.The contract for Noble Venturer is with Tullow Ghana…

Noble Secures Drilling Work off Poland

Jul 22, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation announced its first drilling campaign offshore Poland.The jackup Noble Resolve will drill one well for CEP Central European Petroleum BV in the Wolin Concession starting October 2024, in direct continuation after SPS…

SLB Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates on International Drilling Demand

Jul 19, 2024

SLB beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, as the top oilfield services provider benefited from steady demand for its drilling equipment and technology in international markets.Offshore exploration and production as well as drilling in international markets…

Noble and Harbour Energy Sign Jack-Up Rig Contract

May 29, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract with oil and gas company Harbour Energy for its Noble Resilient jack-up rig.The rig has been hired for well intervention offshore U.K., spanning 30-70 days.It is estimated to begin in July 2024…

Women in Maritime Day: Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety

May 17, 2024

This year’s International Day for Women in Maritime focuses on the crucial role of women in ensuring maritime safety worldwide, while highlighting the changing attitudes towards gender in the industry.Observed globally on May 18 every year,…

Noble Corporation Hooks $40M Contract for Noble Resolve Jack-Up

May 10, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a new contract for the jack-up Noble Resolve with an undisclosed operator, offshore Spain.The campaign will consist of plug and abandon work on 13 wells and is expected to start in the second quarter 2025 and last approximately 170 days…

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