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OMV Norge Strikes Oil at Eirik Prospect in North Sea, Off Norway

Apr 20, 2023

Oil and gas company OMV Norge has made an oil discovery at the Eirik prospect in the North Sea, off Norway, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Thursday.The wildcat well 15/2-2 S, in the production license 817, where OMV is operator,  was…

Transocean's Backlog Grows to $8.6B with Latest Rig Deals in Norway and Australia

Apr 19, 2023

Deepwater drilling company Transocean has secured $546 million worth of drilling contracts in the past quarter, according to its rig fleet status report issued Tuesday.The contracts were secured by four rigs, the Transocean Enabler, Transocean Encourage…

Saipem's 7th-gen Drillship Santorini Secures Two-year Extension with Eni

Apr 19, 2023

Italian oil company Eni has extended the contract for Saipem's 7th-generation Santorini drillship for two years, starting in August 2023.According to Saipem, the extension is worth approximately 280 million dollars. 'To this amount will be added…

Chevron Seeking Drillship to Explore for Gas in Eastern Mediterranean

Apr 18, 2023

Chevron is seeking a [drillship] to explore for natural gas off Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel as the U.S. energy major looks to meet growing demand in the region and Europe, two sources told Reuters.Chevron, which operates in the three eastern Mediterranean countries…

IOG's Blythe H2 Well Drilling Faces Setback Due to 'Abnormally' Pressured Gas and Oil Influx

Apr 18, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company IOG said Tuesday that the drilling of the Blythe H2 offshore well would take longer than initially thought due to 'abnormally' pressured gas and oil influx encountered while drilling  through the Hauptdolomit formation…

Aker BP Makes Oil Discovery in North Sea, Offshore Norway

Apr 13, 2023

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has discovered oil in the North Sea offshore Norway, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Thursday.Aker BP used the Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the wildcat well 25/4-15.According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate…

Trillion Energy Spuds Bayhanli-2 Well at SASB Offshore Gas Field in Turkey

Apr 11, 2023

Trillion Energy International, an oil and gas firm focused on the Turkish section of the Black Sea, said Tuesday it had started drilling the Bayhanli-2 well at the SASB offshore gas field.Bayhanli-2 is the fifth gas well in the company's multi-well drilling program at the SASB gas field development…

Diamond Offshore's Ocean GreatWhite Rig Kicks Off Five-well Drilling Campaign for BP

Apr 07, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore said Thursday that its Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible drilling rig had kicked off its five-well drilling campaign for BP West of Shetland.'This marks an important milestone for this harsh-environment…

Offshore Drilling Firm Seadrill Acquires Aquadrill. Combined Backlog at $2.6B

Apr 04, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Seadrill said Tuesday it had completed the previously proposed acquisition of Aquadrill, a company previously known as Seadrill Partners.In connection with the completion of the transaction, Seadrill issued an aggregate 29…

BW Energy Wraps Drilling and Completion on Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 Production Well

Apr 03, 2023

Oil and gas company BW Energy said Monday it had completed the drilling and completion operations on DHIBM-3H, the first production well of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development campaign in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon. 'Responsibility…

Unnamed Client Chooses Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic Rig for North Sea Operations

Mar 31, 2023

Norwegian offshore drilling firm Odfjell Drilling said Friday it had signed two letters of intent with an unnamed client for the use of Odfjell's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig in the North Sea region.The LOIs have a combined…

Transocean Adds $113M to Backlog with New Offshore Rig Contract Wins

Mar 29, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won contracts for two of its harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rigs. The contracts are worth around $113 million in total for the firm part.Transocean said that its Transocean Endurance offshore…

TotalEnergies Spuds Benriach Offshore Well in UK. Targets 638 Bcf of Resources

Mar 29, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies has spudded the 'highly prospective' Benriach Well in the Laggan Tormore area, west of Shetland, UK.This is according to Kistos, TotalEnergies' partner in the project, who said Tuesday that TotalEnergies had started drilling at the exploration well…

Equinor Awards Transocean New Contracts for Two Offshore Drilling Rigs in Norway

Mar 28, 2023

Norwegian oil giant Equinor has, on behalf of several licenses in Norway, awarded contracts for the use of Transocean's offshore drilling rigs Transocean Encourage and Transocean Enabler.Transocean Encourage semi-submersible drilling rig will mainly be used in the Norwegian Sea…

Equinor Secures Drilling Consent for Litago and Eggen Prospects in North Sea

Mar 28, 2023

Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety regulator the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Equinor consent for exploration drilling in block 31/2 in the North Sea.The consent is related to the well well 31/2-24 (top hole), and well…

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