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Grupo R New Jack-up Rig Reaches Mexico

Jan 28, 2020

Mexican E&P company Grupo R has informed that its newbuild jack-up rig Cantarell III has arrived from Singapore to Mexico ahead of a new contract, which is set to start in March 2020.The Mexico’s energy services provider said in a press note that after a 45-day trip from Singapore…

Byron Set to Spud Gulf of Mexico Well After Rig Delay

Jan 28, 2020

Byron Energy is set to begin drilling at its SM71 F4 well in the Gulf of Mexico, following a recent delay caused by bad weather.Byron said Tuesday that the Enterprise Offshore Drilling 264 jack-up rig arrived on location to drill the SM71 F4 well from Byron's F Platform…

Karoon Spuds Marina Well Offshore Peru

Jan 28, 2020

Karoon Energy has started drilling at its 256 million barrel prospect Marina-1 offshore Peru using the Stena Forth drillship.Karoon said Monday that the drilling operation at the Block Z‐38 in Peru's Tumbes Basin would take 30 days. Tullow, Karoon's partner in the project…

QP Charters Northern Offshore Jack-Up Rig

Jan 28, 2020

Qatar Petroleum has chartered the Energy Embracer jack-up drilling rig from Northern Offshore.The Energy Embracer was delivered from the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard in China to Northern Offshore in December 2018 and has since been warm stacked…

Valaris' Critic Joins Board of Directors

Jan 27, 2020

Offshore drilling company Valaris has agreed to appoint Adam Weitzman to its Board. Weitzman is a partner at hedge fund Luminus which owns 18.7% of the outstanding shares of Valaris.Weitzman, as part of Luminus, has over the past year criticized Valaris (formerly known as EnscoRowan)…

U.S. Offshore Rig Count Bumped Up

Jan 27, 2020

The U.S. weekly offshore rig count rose by one unit last week, Baker Hughes' weekly rig count report released on Friday showed.According to the report, there were 21 offshore drilling rigs active in the U.S. during the week, up from 20 during the previous week…

Semco to Prepare West Bollsta Rig for Norway

Jan 24, 2020

Offshore drilling company Seadrill has hired Semco Maritime to prepare the newbuild West Bollsta drilling rig for the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The recently delivered drilling unit, currently at anchor near Tenerife, is soon to set sail for Semco Maritime's yard at Hanøytangen outside Bergen…

Keppel O&M Turns Profitable in 2019

Jan 23, 2020

Singapore's Keppel Corp. Offshore & Marine division posted a profit for the full year 2019 citing cost cuts and lower impairment costs.For the full year, Keppel O&M posted a net profit of S$10 million, a significant increase compared to a loss of S$109 in 2018…

Norway: Regulator Spots Irregularities Aboard West Bollsta Rig

Jan 22, 2020

The Norwegian offshore safety regulators have found irregularities aboard the recently delivered West Bollsta offshore rig.The rig is owned by Northern Drilling's spin-off Northern Ocean, and managed by Seadrill. The regulator, PSA Norway, carried out an audit late in November 2019…

Edison Spuds Egypt Offshore Well

Jan 22, 2020

Oil and gas exploration firm Edison has reportedly started drilling operations at its North Thekah concession offshore Egypt.According to what appears to be Edison's press release circulated online, Edison started drilling on January 18, 2020 in the Mediterranean Sea block…

Bad Weather Delays Byron GoM Well

Jan 21, 2020

Byron Energy will put off a planned drilling operation in the Gulf of Mexico, as bad weather has hampered the rig move.Providing an update on its planned South Marsh Island F4 well, Byron said Tuesday it had been advised by the drilling contractor…

5-year Maintenance Services Deal for GMS

Jan 21, 2020

GMS, the UAE-based operator of self-elevating support vessels (SESV), has been awarded a five-year contract in the Middle East.The company announced Tuesday the 5-year award for maintenance services 'as an enhanced extension to an existing vessel contract…

Africa Energy Reveals Total's Luiperd Drilling Timeline

Jan 20, 2020

Following last year's large gas/condensate discovery at Brulpadda well offshore South Africa, French oil major Total is preparing to drill more wells in the vicinity.After the Brulpadda, estimated by Rystad Energy to hold 500 mboe to 600mboe…

Malaysian Stock Exchange to Delist Perisai

Jan 20, 2020

Malaysian offshore vessel and rig owner Perisai Petroleum Teknologi is about to get delisted after Bursa Malaysia decided to dismiss the company's request to give it more time to get its business in order.Perisai, which provides vessels and rig to the local oil and gas industry…

End of the Line for Safe Bristolia Flotel

Jan 20, 2020

Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has agreed to sell the Safe Bristolia flotel for scrap.In an operational update for the fourth quarter of 2019, Prosafe on Monday said that it had entered into an agreement to sell the Safe Bristolia…

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