Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has reported an equipment handling incident on its Deepsea Atlantic rig, which caused a blowout preventer (BOP) to drop to the seabed and prompted a suspension of operations.The incident occurred on April 18 while running the BOP, which fell to a depth of about 1,100 meters, the company said.No personnel were injured and the rig remains secure, but operations have been halted while the BOP is recovered and any necessary repairs are carried out…
Equinor is extending key supplier agreements with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion ($1.8 billion). Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton and SLB Norge have been awarded the contracts for integrated drilling and well services to help maintain production from the Norwegian continental shelf…
Equinor has completed its investigation into a well control incident on Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Bollsta drilling rig in September 2025, classifying it in the company’s highest category of severity.The incident occurred during plugging operations…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi and its partner Kistos Energy have drilled a dry well in the Balder area in the North Sea.The well 25/8-C-23 D, dubbed Prince Updip, was drilled in production license 027, from the Ringhorne platform, just over 200 kilometers west of Stavanger…
Equinor and its partner ORLEN have discovered gas and condensate in an exploration well drilled in the North Sea.The find was made in the Sissel prospect in production license 1137, operated by Equinor with 50% working interest, while its partner ORLEN holds the remaining 50%…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract for its Viking Princess platform supply vessel (PSV).The contract has been signed with operators DNO Norge, Sval Energi, which is another DNO subsidiary, and Wellesley…
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has signed a contract with Equinor for its Deepsea Aberdeen semi-submersible drilling rig, following the letter of intent the companies agreed in November.Equinor will use Deepsea Aberdeen rig to…
Odfjell Drilling has completed the acquisition of the harsh-environment drilling rig Deepsea Bollsta, including the novation of the rig’s drilling contract with Equinor for a firm period running until early 2028 and with five one-year extension options…
Shell has booked Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig for a drilling campaign offshore Namibia.The Odfjell Drilling-managed rig has been scheduled to start operations in Namibia in April 2026.The contract covers one firm well and includes one optional well…
Shell is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in the PEL 39 exploration block offshore Namibia from April 2026 with its partners QatarEnergy and Namibia's national oil company Namcor.Shell's Namibia country chair Eduardo Rodriguez said…
Equinor and its partner Aker BP have discovered hydrocarbons in wildcat wells drilled in the North Sea.The gas/condensate discovery was made in the Lofn and Langemann prospects, part of 1140 production license, operated by Equinor with 60% working interest…
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has received confirmation from Aker BP that it will extend the firm contract period for use of the Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig by one year.With this signed confirmation, the Deepsea Nordkapp extends its firm contract backlog to the end of 2027…
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has signed a $480 million deal to acquire Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig from Northern Ocean, while securing also securing a job for its Deepsea Aberdeen rig.Deepsea Bollsta has been…
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean and oil and gas firm Rhino Resources have signed a contract extension for Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig for work offshore Namibia.The contract for Deepsea Mira with Rhino Resources, signed in July 2025…
Odfjell Oceanwind has been granted Basic Design Approval (BDA) from DNV for the Deepsea Star floating offshore wind design.The BDA covers the use of Siemens Gamesa’s SG DD-236 15 MW wind turbine generator in a wide range of conditions, including…
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