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TWMA to Handle Spirit Energy's Offshore Drilling Waste

Feb 25, 2021

UK-based drilling waste management company TWMA has said it has won a seven-figure contract with oil and gas company Spirit Energy.  The first scope of a five-year contract will see TWMA provide drilling waste management services on the harsh…

Transocean Posts 4Q Net Loss. Revenue Drops

Feb 23, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean reported a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $37 million for the fourth quarter of 2020.For comparison, for the fourth quarter of 2019, the company's net loss attributable to controlling interest was $51 million…

Chrysaor Spuds Its First Well Offshore Norway as Operator

Feb 18, 2021

Oil and gas company Chrysaor has spudded the Jerv exploration well in the North Sea, offshore Norway, OKEA, a partner in the production license PL973 where the well is located, said Thursday.Chrysaor started drilling at the well formally known as well 15/12-25 on Thursday…

Transocean Bags New Drilling Deals, Sees One Contract Terminated, and Retires Leiv Eiriksson Rig

Feb 15, 2021

Offshore drilling firm Transocean on Friday released its quarterly fleet status report in which it announced several new contracts, a contract termination in Malaysia, and the retirement of the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig.Some of the contracts have been announced previously…

Carnarvon Gearing Up for Buffalo Drilling Start

Feb 15, 2021

Australian oil company Carnarvon Petroleum is gearing up to start drilling at its Buffalo oil field project, in the Timor Sea, offshore East Timor.The company has awarded the drilling management services to Petrofac, which will include completion of detailed well design…

Vantage Drilling Agrees to Manage Seadrill Partners' Floaters

Feb 12, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling's subsidiary Vantage Holdings International has signed an agreement to manage and market some of Seadrill Partners' offshore drilling rigs.Under the deal, signed on February 9, VHI will provide marketing…

Offshore Driller Transocean Launches Wearable Tech to Boost Drill Floor Safety

Feb 11, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean on Thursday announced the deployment of what it said was the offshore drilling industry’s first safety system that integrates a wearable locating device with drill floor equipment and machine stoppage controls…

Seadrill Seeks Bankruptcy Protection—Again

Feb 10, 2021

Offshore drilling rig contractor Seadrill has filed for bankruptcy protection at a court in the U.S. state of Texas, it said on Wednesday, the second time in four years the company has entered into so-called Chapter 11 restructuring.The Oslo…

MOL Drills Duster in North Sea Off Norway

Feb 10, 2021

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has drilled a dry well in the North Sea, offshore Norway, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate informed Wednesday.The exploration well 2/9-6 Sl was drilled on the west side of the Mandal High, about 9 kilometers…

Seadrill's Subsidiary Asia Offshore Drilling Files for Chapter 11

Feb 08, 2021

Offshore driller Seadrill said Sunday that Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection cases have been filed in the Southern District of Texas in respect of Seadrill's subsidiaries Seadrill GCC Operations Ltd, Asia Offshore Drilling Limited, Asia Offshore Rig 1 Limited…

South Korea's KNOC Hires Maersk Drilling's Drillship

Feb 08, 2021

South Korean national oil company KNOC has booked the Maersk Viking drillship to drill one exploration well in Block 6-1 offshore South Korea.Maersk Drilling, the owner of the offshore drilling rig, said Monday the would begin in June 2021, in direct continuation of the rig’s previous work scope…

The Bahamas: BPC Completes Drilling of Perseverance #1 with Non-Commercial Oil Discovery

Feb 08, 2021

Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) said Monday that its Perseverance #1 well offshore The Bahamas has encountered oil, however, not in commercial volumes.'The Perseverance #1 well in The Bahamas has encountered hydrocarbons, successfully validated the structural model and the petroleum system…

Energy Drilling to Manage, Market Seadrill Partners' Tender Rigs

Feb 05, 2021

Energy Drilling Management Pte Ltd (EDMPL) has entered into a management agreement with Seadrill Partners to maintain, market, and operate the tender rigs Seadrill-T15, Seadrill-T16 and West Vencedor.After the transaction, EDMPL will effectively…

Aker BP Books Maersk Integrator Jack-Up Rig for Two Ivar Aasen Field Wells

Feb 05, 2021

Maersk Drilling has won a two-well contract for its jack-up drilling rig Maersk Integrator with Aker BP in Norway.The Danish drilling company said Friday, that rig will, in direct continuation of its previously announced work scope with a different operator…

Malaysia: Icon Offshore Clinches Drilling Contract with Petrofac

Feb 04, 2021

Oilfield services firm Petrofac has awarded Icon Offshore a contract for the supply of a jack-up drilling rig for drilling at the PM304 block offshore Malaysia.Under the contract, Icon Offshore, through its subsidiary Persiai Offshore, will supply the Perisai Pacific 101 jack-up drilling rig…

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