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Atlanta Field Drilling: Enauta Agrees Contract Extension for Alpha Star Offshore Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Friday that it had exercised the option for the Alpha Star drilling rig to drill two wells for Atlanta’s Full Development System, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.As previously reported, Enauta said earlier…

Neptune Energy Spuds Hamlet Wildcat Near Gjøa Field, Off Norway

Feb 28, 2022

OIl and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling on the Hamlet exploration well in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.The well, formally named well 35/9-16S is being drilled by the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by China's CIMC and operated by Norway's Odfjell Drilling…

VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescues Nine People From Burning Jack-up Rig in Texas

Feb 25, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued nine people Thursday from a burning jack-up drilling rig near Sabine Pass, Texas.Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 12:51 p.m. from the dredging vessel Ohio that the Pride…

Venus 1-X Well: Total Makes 'Significant' Oil Discovery Offshore Namibia

Feb 24, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies said Thursday it had made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia.TotalEnergies said that its Venus…

Transocean Sees Rig Demand, Dayrates Growing in 2022

Feb 23, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean expects rig dayrates to keep growing, boosted by high oil prices and growing demand, the company's CEO said Tuesday, as the company posted its fourth-quarter results.Transocean CEO Jeremy Thigpen said: 'As we move into 2022…

ExxonMobil Spuds Cutthroat Well Offshore Brazil

Feb 21, 2022

ExxonMobil has started drilling at the Cutthroat prospect in a deepwater block in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin, offshore Brazil.The news of the drilling start-up was shared by Enauta, one of Exxon's partners in Block SEAL-M-428, where the well site is located…

Odfjell Drilling to Take Over Management of SFL's West Linus Jack-Up Rig from Seadrill

Feb 21, 2022

SFL Corporation, the owner of the West Linus jack-up drilling rig, has signed a rig management deal with offshore drilling firm Odfjell Drilling for the provision of management services for the harsh-environment unit.The rig, delivered in 2014…

Trillion Energy to Use GSP Offshore's Jack-Up for Black Sea Drilling Campaign

Feb 17, 2022

Black Sea-focused oil and gas company Trillion Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Romanian offshore drilling company GSP Offshore for drilling services at Trillion's planned SASB natural gas production and development program in the Black Sea…

Aquadrill's Polaris Drillship Catches Fire in Sri Lanka

Feb 17, 2022

Aquadrill's Polaris drillship caught fire earlier this week at Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka. According to the port authorities, the incident happened Tuesday, and the fire was quickly extinguished.'The Hambantota International Port Emergency Response Unit (ERU) together with the port’s Quality…

Guyana: CGX, Frontera Go All-in on Corentyne Block. Won't Drill at Demerara in 2022

Feb 14, 2022

CGX Energy and Frontera said Monday they'd focus on their Corentyne block in Guyana in 2022 fully, and not engage in drilling activities on the Demerara block at all.The partners said their decision was based on the positive results from the Kawa-1 offshore well…

TotalEnergies Books Stena Drilling's Semi-sub for UKCS Work

Feb 11, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has chartered Stena Drilling's Stena Spey semi-submersible drilling rig for drilling operations on the UK Continental Shelf.Stena Drilling said that the mobile offshore drilling unit would start the contract between March 16…

ADNOC Drilling's Profit Rises 6.1%

Feb 11, 2022

Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Drilling reported on Friday a rise of 6.1% in 2021 net profit, with revenues boosted by its onshore and oilfield services businesses.Net profit for 2021 was $603.9 million, up from $569 million in the year-earlier period.Revenues increased to $2…

Enauta Books Semi-Submersible Rig for Atlanta Field Drilling

Feb 09, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta has hired the Alpha Star semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the fourth production well at its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Enauta expects to start drilling in the fourth quarter of 2022…

Santos Set to Spud Pavo-1 Well Offshore Australia

Feb 04, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Carnarvon Energy said Friday that the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig was on its way to the Pavo-1 well location, offshore W. Australia.Santos is the operator of the project, and Carnarvon is a partner with a 30% interest…

Western Gas Targets 2Q Spud Date for 'High-impact' Sasanof-1 Well as All Regulatory Approvals Granted

Feb 03, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas expects to spud its 'high-impact' Sasanof-1 exploration well on the North West Shelf offshore Australia in the second quarter of 2022. The company said Thursday it had received all the necessary regulatory approvals for the drilling operation…

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