Drilling News

 

Seadrill Expects Contracting Rigs Market to Improve

Nov 27, 2018

Norwegian offshore drilling rig firm Seadrill Ltd sees the contracting rigs market improving from 2019-20, as it reported its first quarterly results on Tuesday since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July.The company, controlled by Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen…

Rolls-Royce to Equip New Drilling Rigs

Nov 27, 2018

Rolls-Royce said it has signed agreements for the supply of mooring equipment to drilling rigs under construction at Singapore’s KeppelFELS yard and China Merchants Heavy Industry’s facility in Jiangsu, China.The 12-point mooring system Rolls…

Ecopetrol Sets 2019 Investment at $3.5 billion

Nov 27, 2018

Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Tuesday it will invest between $3.5 billion and $4 billion in 2019, slightly above this year as it bolsters spending on exploration and production projects.The investment is the backbone of an…

Seadrill CEO Sees 2019 as Another Challenging Year

Nov 27, 2018

The next year will be another challenging time for offshore drillers due to continuing supply overhang even though prices are starting to improve, the chief executive of rig firm Seadrill told Reuters on Tuesday.The Oslo- and New York-listed company…

JDC Bags Indonesian Drilling Contract

Nov 26, 2018

Japanese offshore drilling company Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC) has entered into a drilling contract with Premier Oil for the provision of the Hakuryu-11 jack-up drilling rig.JDC announced in a press release that that its subsidiary company 'P…

Canadian Drillers Expect Flat Year

Nov 26, 2018

The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) said that the Canadian oil and gas industry is simply too dysfunctional to anticipate any kind of quick recovery.As a result, Canadian service companies are exploring any and all options to generate positive cash flows…

UK Ambassador Visits Energean's Offshore Facilities

Nov 26, 2018

United Kingdom Ambassador to Greece Ms. Katherine Smith visited Energean offshore drilling facilities at Prinos.The Delegation of the British Embassy toured by boat the Prinos Oil Field Platforms and “Energean Force”, the Energean owned drilling rig…

Equinor Extends Maersk Intrepid Deal

Nov 25, 2018

Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor ASA has exercised two options of two months each for jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid, said Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling.As a result, the rig is now contracted to Equinor until the end of February 2020…

Eni Norge Granted Drilling Permit

Nov 22, 2018

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7122/7-7 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.The well  will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility after concluding the drilling of wildcat well for Equinor Energy AS…

Lundin to Drill Barents Sea Well

Nov 22, 2018

Europe's independent oil and gas exploration and production company Lundin Norway will drill and test a new exploration well in the Barents Sea, following approval by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA).'Lundin is the operator for production licence 767…

Faroe Petroleum Spuds Well off Norway Coast

Nov 21, 2018

Aberdeen-headquartered Faroe Petroleum has started drilling the Brasse East exploration well off the coast of Norway.The oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK announced…

Rowan Drillship Swap

Nov 21, 2018

U.S. offshore drilling contractor Rowan announced on Wednesday that its charter contract with Fieldwood Energy for the Rowan Reliance will be transferred to the Rowan Resolute under the same contractual terms, which includes a one-year, firm term plus three 90-day options…

Shelf Drilling Bags Contract Extension for Trident XIV Jack-up Rig

Nov 20, 2018

International jackup drilling contractor Shelf Drilling announced that it has secured a one-year extension on the Trident XIV jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current contract for workover operations offshore Nigeria.The  international…

McDermott Bags Petrobras Contract

Nov 20, 2018

McDermott International announced a large contract award by Petrobras for a natural gas pipeline project in support of the client’s Santos basin pre-salt field program.The contract covers the implementation of the ultra-shallow segment of the new Rota 3 gas export pipeline…

40-50 Exploration Wells Planned off Norway in 2019

Nov 20, 2018

Oil and gas companies plan to drill 40-50 exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2019, similar to levels seen in 2018, the head of exploration activities at the country's Petroleum Directorate told a conference on Tuesday.Norway…

Current News

TotalEnergies Takes Operatorship of Namibia’s Block via Galp Asset Swap Deals

TotalEnergies Takes Operatorsh

Borr and Ocean Oilfield to Buy Six Noble Rigs in $424M Transactions

Borr and Ocean Oilfield to Buy

Transocean’s Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Up for $130M Australian Job

Transocean’s Ultra-Deepwater D

Petronas Enlists MISC for FPU Job at Gas Field Offshore Brunei

Petronas Enlists MISC for FPU

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine