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Neptune Gets Nod for Dugong Drilling with Deepsea Yantai Rig

May 06, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has received regulatory approval to use the Deepsea Yantai rig for exploration drilling in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway said Wednesday it had granted Neptune the consent…

NOPSEMA: Offshore Operators Well Equipped to Deal with COVID-19

May 06, 2020

Australian offshore oil and gas safety regulator NOPSEMA has said that the offshore oil and gas companies operating in the country are 'are equipped with adequate arrangements for protecting workers from infectious diseases such as COVID-19…

Seafox Hopes GMS Will Reconsider on Takeover Proposal

May 06, 2020

Offshore jack-up rig company Seafox has increased its ownership in rival and takeover target Gulf Marine Services to 16.39 percent by acquiring 9,38 million shares in GMS on the market at a price of 10 pence per share on Tuesday.The Dutch company also made a 'no increase' statement…

Oceaneering's ROS Wraps Remote Work Campaign on Offshore Rig

May 05, 2020

Offshore services provider Oceaneering has said that its Remotely Operated Survey (ROS) group has completed an Integrated Rig Services campaign Apache.Oceaneering was contracted by Apache Corp. in June 2019 to provide Integrated Rig Services on the Noble Sam Croft drillship…

No Oil at Eni's Ehecatl Prospect Offshore Mexico

May 05, 2020

Eni has not found oil at its Ehecatl-1 exploration well in Block 7, offshore Mexico, Cairn, a partner in the project has said.Cairn said on Tuesday operations had been completed at the Eni-operated Ehecatl-1 exploration well in the Sureste Basin…

Petrofac Delays North Sea P&A Program. Awilco's Rig on Standby Rate

May 04, 2020

Awilco Drilling has said that it has reached a deal with Petrofac to delay the start of the plug and abandonment works with Awilco's WilPhoenix offshore rig.Awilco in March announced the rig deal with Petrofac Facilities Management for its 1982…

GMS Rejects 'Opportunistic' Takeover Proposal by Seafox

May 04, 2020

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a UAE-based provider of offshore service jack-up units has rejected a takeover proposal from Seafox.Seafox on April 30, 2020, announced an unsolicited and non-binding approach to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Gulf Marine Services…

Spirit Energy Gets OK for Barents Sea well

May 01, 2020

Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has been given the approval to drill an offshore well in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.The country's offshore oil and gas safety body PSA Norway, said this week that it had given Spirit Energy permission to drill the 7321/8-2 S offshore well…

Valaris Says Rigs May Be Idle for Up to Two Years

Apr 30, 2020

Offshore drilling contactor Valaris, which is exploring a bankruptcy restructuring, on Thursday said it could take up to two years to reactivate idle equipment as contracts dry up during a historic rout in oil prices.Global oil markets have…

Transocean in $392M 1Q Loss. Expects Delays in New Contracts

Apr 30, 2020

Offshore drilling company Transocean reported a net loss for the first quarter of $392 million, or $0.34 per diluted share. The company expects delays with new contracts due to COVID-19 but says it expects to continue to deliver offshore drilling 'industry’s best margins…

Borr Drilling Sells Two 1980s-Built Jack-Ups

Apr 30, 2020

Jack-up rig specialist Borr Drilling has sold two jack-up drilling rigs and backlog associated with them effective from April 1, 2020, for $15.8 million.The two jack-ups, the Dhabi II and Paragon B152, built in 1981 and 1982, respectively, are on contracts with UAE's ADNOC…

Valaris Posts $3B 1Q Loss. Plans Stacking and Scrapping Rigs

Apr 30, 2020

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris on Thursday reported a net loss of $3.01 billion, or $15.19 per share, for the first quarter 2020 compared to a net loss of $216 million, or $1.09 per share, in fourth-quarter 2019.First-quarter 2020 results included a non-cash asset impairment charge of $2…

Maersk Drilling Bags 11-Month Extension for Maersk Intrepid Jack-Up Rig

Apr 30, 2020

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won an 11-month contract extension for its jack-up drilling rig Maersk Intrepid with Equinor in Norway, which will see the drilling firm earn more than $100 million.Maersk Drilling said Thursday…

Seafox Proposes to Take Over GMS

Apr 30, 2020

The Dutch owner of a fleet of offshore jack-up service vessels Seafox has made a non-binding proposal to take over the UAE-based jack-up specialist GMS. Both companies provide offshore service support jack-up units for hook-up and commissioning in the oil & gas and offshore wind industries…

Keppel O&M Says Pivot to Gas, Renewables Pays Off

Apr 29, 2020

Keppel Offshore & Marine, an offshore construction subsidiary of Singapore's Keppel Corp, expects challenging conditions ahead due to the drop in oil prices but says its business diversification into gas and renewables has paid off.The company…

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