The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea, to be conducted with COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The permit is for wellbore 34/10-56 S in production license 050 HS.The license is operated by Equinor with 70% working interest, while Petoro holds the remaining 30%.The drilling operation will be conducted with COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig…
ADNOC Drilling has reported its strongest-ever first-quarter performance, supported by high fleet utilization, growth in integrated drilling services and long-term contract coverage across its operations.The UAE-based drilling contractor posted first-quarter revenue of $1…
ADNOC Drilling has completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in MB Petroleum Services (MBPS), forming a joint venture that expands its presence across Gulf markets and increases its total fleet to 170 rigs.The transaction, completed ahead of schedule…
Equinor is extending key supplier agreements with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion ($1.8 billion). Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton and SLB Norge have been awarded the contracts for integrated drilling and well services to help maintain production from the Norwegian continental shelf…
Amplitude Energy has awarded a contract to JDR Cable Systems to supply subsea control umbilicals for its East Coast Supply Project offshore Victoria, aimed at supporting gas delivery to southeastern Australia.JDR will supply about 18 km of hydraulic control umbilicals…
Equinor has secured a permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) to drill a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7220/5-EC-2 H in production license 532.The license is operated by Equinor with 46.3%, with partners Vår Energi holding 30% and Petoro the remaining 23…
Security is all too often treated as a purely compliance-driven exercise. This isn’t advisable in any industry, but it is particularly damaging for those that fall under critical infrastructure frameworks. Ports, and, by extension, the dredging operations that maintain and expand shipping lanes…
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Skoll and Hati prospects, east of the Visund field in the North Sea.Wildcat well 34/8-A-37 H was drilled in production license 120, 140 kilometers west of Florø and four kilometers east of the Visund A platform…
A Dutch climate activist group launched a new court case against Shell on Tuesday in the Netherlands, demanding that the British energy major immediately end its investments in new oil and gas projects.Like a number of its peers seeking to capitalise…
ABL Group, via its Egypt-based units, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PetroSafe to collaborate on onshore and offshore technical services for energy assets in Egypt.The agreement covers offshore and onshore facilities and…
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a contract by Energean for an exploratory drilling campaign offshore Greece.This campaign, which is expected to start in early 2027, is for one firm well offshore Greece, in Block 2 located at the Northwestern Ionian Sea…
Evolve Energy has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Shell Energy Europe to secure electricity from the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea.The agreement runs until 2035 and will supply about 112 GWh of renewable electricity per year…
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has informed that several of its rigs in the Middle East are returning to operations following recent disruptions, as the company secures a new contract in Southeast Asia.The company said the Arabia…
RWE has installed the world’s first offshore wind turbine featuring a CO2-reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades at Denmark’s Thor offshore wind farm.The 1.1 GW project, located off Denmark’s west coast, will include 72 turbines of up to 15 MW each…
Aberdeen-based subsea technology specialist Decom Engineering has secured a United States patent covering key elements of its Chopsaw cutting technology, strengthening its position in the subsea and onshore cutting market.The patent protects a combination of mechanical and operational features…