Wintershall has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible to drill six production wells on the Maria field. Wintershall Norge is the operator of the Maria field oil and gas field at Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea…
Image of the Vole au ven jackup, from Damen. Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) completed work in Vlissingen on Jan de Nul Group’s Vole au vent jackup, a 140m vessel built specifically…
GE and Noble Corp. have entered a partnership to collaborate on the Digital Rig(SM) solution, enabling data-driven operational efficiency by using data analytics, with the target of a 20% reduction in operational expenditure across the rigs…
PGS completed its newbuild program earlier this week, launching the Ramform Hyperion seismic acquisition vessel with a naming ceremony at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co. yard in Nagasaki, Japan. Ramform Hyperion…
Kosmos Energy started the second phase of its multi-well exploration drilling program offshore Mauritania and Senegal. The Atwood Achiever drillship is now on location offshore Senegal in the Cayar Offshore Profond block and has started…
PGS has completed its fleet expansion with the naming of its latest newbuild, the Ramform Hyperion, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding yard in Nagasaki, Japan today (22 March). The first vessel of the Ramform Titan-class came in 2013 with the delivery of Ramform Titan…
Vryhof, a provider of anchoring and mooring solutions, and its business unit Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a provider of offshore mooring services, have launched a new engineering unit to support the company’s offshore oil and gas, renewables and aquaculture operations across the globe…
A Norwegian newcomer with ties to Seadrill, Borr Drilling, is set to acquire Transocean’s entire jackup fleet, including newbuilds, in a US$1.35 billion deal. The Constellation II jackup. Image from Transocean…
Fugro is teaming up with TGS to conduct the Otos survey in the Gulf of Mexico to pull together a complete picture of geological features, including hydrocarbon seeps. The Fugro Brasilis. Images from Fugro…
Diamond Offshore has won its case in a Brazilian court against the state oil firm Petrobras regarding the early termination of the Ocean Valor semisubmersible. Image of the Ocean BlackHawk, from Diamond Offshore…
Solstad Offshore signed a contract with Repsol Sinopec Resources UK for hire of the Normand Jarstein construction service vessel for a period of 90 days firm, with further 60 days options. The contract is set to start at the end of April 2017.
GustoMSC has unveiled its latest jackup design for the NG-5500X-LD self-propelled jackup, the NG series. Illustration of the NG-5500X-LD self-propelled jackup, from GustoMSC. Based…
Odfjell Drilling received a letter of intent for use of the Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible for one firm high-pressure, high-temperature well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Image of the Deepsea Bergen…
Shearwater GeoServices Norway has signed two separate deals offshore Norway, and in the Asian Pacific region. Image of the Polar Marquis, from Shearwater. Shearwater received…
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore for four Cat-D type semisubmersible drilling rigs operating in the North Sea. Songa Encourage…
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