Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has extended the contract for the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible offshore drilling rig.The rig, owned by China's CIMC and managed by the Norwegian drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling, was recently used to…
Jack-up drilling rig contractor Borr Drilling on Friday reported a $109,6 million net loss for the second quarter of 2020, on revenues of $84 million.For comparison, Borr provided the 1Q 2020 figures, in which it posted a loss of $87 million…
After striking a play-opening gas find offshore South Africa in 2019 with the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig, the French oil and gas major Total has brought the same rig back to the country and has started drilling on another closely watched prospect - the Luiperd…
Norwegian offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling will recycle its oldest drilling rig the Deepsea Bergen, to focus on its modern, harsh-environment drilling rigs.In a quarterly update on Thursday, Odfjell said that the Deepsea Bergen rig…
Over the past four months we have been flooded by news of just how badly the offshore rig market has been hit during the double whammy of the Corona pandemic and oil price fallout. We witnessed what seemed like a never-ending wave of contract…
Cash strapped offshore accommodation provider Floatel expects a prolonged downturn in the offshore accommodation market, with no significant improvements expected before 2022.The company, which operates five semi-submersible accommodation rigs…
Valaris, the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by fleet size, said Tuesday that the New York Stock Exchange had decided to suspend its shares and delist them.The offshore drilling company has been hit hard by the blended effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic…
Offshore drilling rig contractor Seadrill's ongoing attempt to restructure its massive debt could leave current shareholders with minimal or no ownership at all, the Oslo-listed company said on Tuesday.Demand for exploration and drilling has…
Oil and gas companies Equinor and ConocoPhillips on Friday received approvals for drilling of offshore wells in the North Sea, and the Norwegian Sea, respectively.Equinor has been given a regulatory approval from the oil and gas safety body…
Danish drilling company Maersk Drilling has won more work for its low-emission, harsh-environment jack-up drilling rig Maersk Integrator.The Norwegian oil company Aker BP has awarded the rig an additional one-well contract, to drill the Ula F – Producer 1 well at the Ula field…
Valaris, the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by fleet size, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, in a move to restructure its debt load and reduce debt by more than $6.5 billion.The company has been hit by the combined effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic…
Offshore drilling contractor COSL has signed a drilling rig contract with oil company Chrysaor, following a letter of intent signed more than a month ago.The contract is for the COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig to be used for drilling of two wells in Norway next year…
Cyprus on Monday criticized European Union partners over what it said was diffidence amounting to 'a policy of appeasement' in dealing with Turkey, locked in a stand-off with Cyprus and Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean…
Australian oil company Beach Energy has signed a new contract with drilling company Diamond Offshore for the use of the Ocean Onyx semi-submersible drilling rig.The news comes after Beach in April terminated the previously signed contract for the rig…
North Oil Company, a JV between Qatar Petroleum and Total, has awarded contract extensions for two jack-up rigs owned by Japan Drilling Company.JDC said Monday that the extensions - one year for each rig - have been secured for jack-up drilling…
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