"Deepsea Atlantic" News

Odfjell Drilling Secures One-Well Extension for Deepsea Atlantic Rig

May 10, 2021

Norwegian oil firm Equinor has extended the contract with Odfjell Drilling for the use of the Deepsea Atlantic offshore drilling rig.Odfjell Drilling said Monday that Equinor had exercised its options to add one additional well to the Deepsea Atlantic contract…

Equinor Drills Two Dry Wells in North Sea, Off Norway

Jun 10, 2021

Norwegian oil firm Equinor has drilled two dry wells near the Fram field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Using the Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig, Equinor drilled the wells 35/11-25 S and 35/11-25 A in the production licence 090…

Odfjell Drilling Rig Trifecta: Equinor Hires 'Deepsea Stavanger' for 2022 Drilling

May 26, 2021

Norwegian oil firm Equinor has awarded offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling a contract for Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig, adding to the previously awarded deals for two other Odfjell Drilling rigs.The contract for the…

Equinor Secures Approvals to Drill Two North Sea Wildcats

Apr 12, 2021

Norway's Equinor has received approvals to drill two offshore wells in the production licence 090 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), which has granted the regulatory approvals for the drilling operations…

Equinor Adds Another Well to Odfjell Drilling Rig's Scope

Mar 22, 2021

Just days after exercising a one-well option for Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig, Norway's oil and gas firm Equinor has exercised another one.The offshore drilling company said Monday: 'Further to our press…

More Work for Odfjell Drilling's Offshore Rig with Equinor

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian oil company Equinor has exercised its option to add one more well to Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic offshore drilling rig contract.Odfjell Drilling said Wednesday the well had been exercised under the Continued Optionality mechanism…

Equinor Adds One More Well to Deepsea Atlantic Rig Term

Jan 18, 2021

Norwegian energy company Equinor has exercised an option to add one more well to the contract it has with Odfjell Drilling for the use of Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig.The news comes exactly a month after it was announced that Equinor had added two wells to the contract…

Equinor Adds Two Wells to Deepsea Atlantic Rig Scope

Dec 18, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has exercised its option to extend the contract for Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig.Odfjell Drilling said Friday that Equinor had exercised its right to add two new wells to the rig's contract…

Siemens to Upgrade Odfjell Drilling's Offshore Rigs to Minimize Emissions

Jan 27, 2021

Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling will retrofit two of its deepwater, semi-submersible drilling rigs with the Siemens Energy BlueDrive DC-Grid system, with the aim to reduce emissions.The Siemens Energy BlueDrive DC-Grid…

Equinor Gets OK to Use Deepsea Atlantic Rig on Vigdis Field

Nov 02, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor has received regulator consent to use Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig for production drilling on the Vigdis offshore field.Vigdis is a field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea…

Odfjell Drilling Nets Four-year Term on Wintershall's Brage Platform

Dec 18, 2020

Offshore drilling services company Odfjell Drilling has won a four-year extension to its drilling services deal with oil company Wintershall Dea on the Brage platform in Norway.The two companies had signed a four-year firm deal in mid-December 2016…

Norway: Equinor Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Dec 08, 2020

Norwegia oil and gas firm Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Tordis field in the North Sea offshore Norway.Equinor, using the Deep Sea Atlantic drilling rig, has completed the drilling of the wildcat well 34/7-37 S in the production license…

Odfjell Drilling, Equinor Firm Up Offshore Drilling Deals in Norway

Nov 23, 2020

Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has signed firm drilling contracts with Equinor for the use of two of its offshore drilling rigs in Norway.The contracts are for the use of the Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling…

NOV Energy Recovery System for Offshore Rigs Gets Corvus ESS

Nov 11, 2020

Corvus Energy, energy storage solutions provider for the offshore energy industry has been selected by National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply the Energy Storage System (ESS) to be used on an offshore drilling rig.Corvus will deliver its ESS…

Equinor to Hire Deepsea Aberdeen Rig for Breidablikk Drilling

Oct 05, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor plans to use Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Aberdeen semi-submersible drilling rig to drill at its Breidablikk project in the North Sea offshore Norway.The Breidablikk field, for which the plan for development and operation was submitted last month…

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