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Energean Makes Another Gas Find Offshore Israel. Upgrades Athena Discovery Size Estimate

Nov 07, 2022

Oil and gas company Energean said Monday it had made a commercial gas discovery at the Zeus- 01 prospect, in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel. The company also said that contingent resources at Athena discovery, also in Israel, had been upgraded following post-well analysis…

Neptune Energy Spuds 'Exciting' Calypso Well in Norwegian Sea

Nov 04, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy said Friday it had started drilling on the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.Neptune Energy is using the Deepsea Yantai, a semi-submersible rig owned by CIMC and run by Odfjell Drilling,  to drill the exploration well formally known as Well 6407/8-8 S…

OMV Makes Gas/Condensate Discovery Offshore Norway

Nov 04, 2022

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has made gas/condensate discoveries offshore Norway at the Oswig exploration well 30/5-4S and sidetrack 30/5-4A.The wells were drilled about 10 kilometers northwest of the Oseberg field in the North Sea and 150…

Angola: Sonadrill Wins 12-well, $402,500 Per Day Contract for Libongos Drillship

Nov 03, 2022

Sonadrill, Seadrill's 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a 12-well extension in Angola for the Libongos drillship at $402,500 per day.The total contract value for the firm part of the deal is around $327 million, inclusive of additional services…

Dolphin Drilling Can Take Part in Petrobras' Offshore Drilling Rig Tenders

Nov 02, 2022

Offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling said Wednesday it had been re-approved as an official rig supplier and would be invited to take part in Petrobras upcoming rig tenders.Bjørnar Iversen, CEO of Dolphin Drilling said: 'We are pleased with our re-approvement…

Inadequate Planning, Execution Led to 35.2-ton Slip Joint Dropping from Offshore Rig in Norway

Oct 31, 2022

Inadequate planning and execution led to a 35.2-ton slip joint unintentionally dropping from Odfjell Drilling's offshore drilling rig to an offshore supply ship before ending up on the seabed offshore Norway in March this year, an investigation by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has shown…

UK: Oil Firms Failing to Meet Drilling Obligations Face Financial Penalties

Oct 28, 2022

The UK oil and gas regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) warned the industry on Friday that it would not hesitate to take action against companies that fail to meet their license obligations. 'An investigation has been opened into whether a company…

Dolphin Drilling Starts Trading on Euronext Growth

Oct 28, 2022

Offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling on Thursday announced public trading on Euronext Growth, after a recent private placement and share issue with total gross proceeds of $45 million. “Dolphin Drilling has attractive assets, a strong…

World's First 8th Generation Drillship Starts Maiden Contract

Oct 28, 2022

Offshore drilling company Transocean said Thursday that its Deepwater Atlas, the world's first 8th generation drillship, had started its first contract.The offshore drilling rig, delivered by Singapore's Sembcorp Marine in June, is under a contract with Beacon Offshore Energy in the U…

Sembcorp Marine to Buy Keppel Offshore & Marine for $3.2B, Scraps Merger Plan

Oct 27, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) scrapped a deal to merge with Keppel Corp's offshore and marine unit and form new company, in favour of directly buying the unit for S$4.50 billion ($3.19 billion), the Temasek-backed oil rig builder said on Thursday…

UK: Offshore Drilling Crews Call Off Strike, Accept 10% Pay Increase

Oct 26, 2022

More than 450 offshore drilling and drilling maintenance workers covered by the United Kingdom Drilling Contractors Association (UKDCA) have accepted an improved offer of 10% on their rates of pay back dated to June 1, 2022, Unite the union said Wednesday…

ExxonMobil Makes Two More Oil Finds at Guyana's Stabroek Block

Oct 26, 2022

ExxonMobil has made two new discoveries at the Yarrow-1 and Sailfin-1 wells on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.The discoveries, which are the eighth and ninth this year, will add to the block’s previously announced gross discovered recoverable…

Equinor Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea

Oct 26, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has drilled a dry exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Wednesday that the well 6607/12-5 had been drilled in the production license 943.Using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig…

Island Drilling's Offshore Rig Lands $30M Contract with Dana Petroleum

Oct 25, 2022

Offshore drilling firm Island Drilling has signed a drilling contract with Dana Petroleum for a drilling program in the UK in 2023.For this, Island Drilling will supply its 2012-built harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig, Island Innovator…

Shell Sets Spud Date for High-impact North Sea Well

Oct 25, 2022

Oil major Shell is set to spud the high-impact Pensacola well in the North Sea next month, Deltic Energy, Shell's partner in the project, said Tuesday.Shell informed Deltic Energy that preparations were underway to move the Maersk Resilient jack-up drilling rig to the Pensacola location…

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