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Valiant Driller jackup completes move

Mar 30, 2015

Aqualis Offshore completed the marine warranty services for the dry transportation of the mobile offshore drilling unit Valiant Driller jackup from Indonesia to India, where it will operate for ONGC. Aqualis currently provides marine warranty services on 26 rigs offshore India…

KrisEnergy hits at Rossukon-2

Mar 24, 2015

KrisEnergy’s Gulf of Thailand campaign is getting off to a good start with an oil and gas discovery already made at its first exploration well, the Rossukon-2.   The Key Gibraltar jackup. From Shelf Drilling…

KrisEnergy kicks off Thai campaign

Mar 17, 2015

Singapore-based KrisEnergy began its drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand. The Key Gibraltar. From Shelf Drilling.   The campaign is starting at the Rossukon-2 exploration well…

Wärtsila chosen to power new barges

Mar 13, 2015

Two new jackup barges ordered by the National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC), based in the United Arab Emirates, will feature fully integrated Wärtsilä power generation and electrical and automation (E&A) solutions. The SEP 650 and…

GDF Suez hits at Dalziel

Mar 12, 2015

GDF Suez E&P UK made a new discovery at the Dalziel structure in the UK Central North Sea. The Transocean Galaxy II jackup. From Transocean.  Well 22/16-6 flowed at rates in excess of 8000…

Lamprell delivers India-bound jackup

Mar 05, 2015

Dubai-based fabrication and engineering firm Lamprell has delivered the jackup drilling rig Greatdrill Chaaru to Greatship Global Energy Services within budget and ahead of schedule. Construction of the rig was undertaken on a fast-track…

Constructing Mariner

Mar 01, 2015

The Mariner heavy oil discovery on the East Shetland Platform in UK block 9/11 will be one of the largest offshore developments on the UK Continental Shelf in more than a decade. Meg Chesshyre checks on its progress. Chris…

Keppel FELS' 100th jackup rig

Feb 27, 2015

Keppel FELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), is on track to deliver PV Drilling VI, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to PV Drilling Overseas (PVDO), a subsidiary of PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Corp (PV Drilling) on time and on budget…

Rig operators look for silver lining

Feb 26, 2015

Offshore drilling rig operators have put a positive spin on the tough market conditions, suggesting that the downturn could improve the global fleet and offer opportunities to buy distressed assets.  Seadrill CEO and President Per Wullf said while…

Maersk introduces four subsea support vessels

Feb 24, 2015

Maersk Supply Service show an illustration of its four new subsea support vessels, due to enter the market no later than 2017. The vessels are rated for advanced operations in water depths of up to 3000 m. They offer 1925 sq m of free deck space for equipment and cargo…

Talisman gets Snømus approval

Feb 23, 2015

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway granted Talisman Energy Norge AS consent for exploration drilling of well 15/12-24 at the Snømus prospect. Image of the Maersk Giant jackup. From Maersk. The well is located in production license 672…

Latest Maersk Drilling XLE named

Feb 16, 2015

Maersk Drilling’s third XL Enhanced ultra harsh environment jackup was officially named Saturday morning at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore. Margareth Øvrum, Executive Vice President in Statoil, named the rig - the third in a series…

Minor oil discovery at Romeo

Feb 13, 2015

Statoil Petroleum has made a minor oil discovery at the Romeo prospect in production license 146 in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea. The Romeo well 2/4-22 S was drilled about 20km north of the Ekofisk field and 2.3km northeast of the 2/4-21 discovery…

VAALCO continues at Etame

Feb 11, 2015

VAALCO Energy began first production from the Etame 10-H well, part of its six-well development drilling campaign on the Etame Marin block, offshore Gabon.  SEENT platform installation. From VAALCO.   Etame…

MEO gives up Blackwood stake

Feb 09, 2015

MEO Australia is withdrawing from the Blackwood discovery and transferring it to Eni Australia, who will now own 100% stake. Blackwood, Heron map. From MEO.   Blackwood is located in NT/P68…

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