"Shelf Drilling" News

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…

Lamprell - challenging year ahead

Jan 12, 2015

Depressed oil prices are going to make 2015 a challenging year as the “industry adjusts to the new realities,” rig, engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has said.  The Dubai-based company had an “exceptionally strong” 2014, with…

Drydocks booked for jackup repairs

Nov 09, 2014

Drydocks World has been chosen to carry out the drydocking and repairs of the jackup High Island IV for Shelf Drilling.  Shelf Drilling is a key player in the shallow water drilling market, owning 40 rigs worldwide. Drydocks World-Dubai has previously worked on six of Shelf Drilling’s rigs…

Afren begins drilling at Ameena East

Nov 11, 2014

London-based Afren spudded the Ameena East prospect located in OML 115, offshore Nigeria with joint venture partner Oriental Energy Resources. Afren workers at Ebok. From Afren.   The…

No pay for Mancharee-1

Aug 25, 2014

Singapore-based KrisEnergy completed drilling on the Mancharee-1 well off the Gulf of Thailand with no significant pay zones identified. KrisEnergy says gas shows were encountered at several levels but no significant pay zones were identified…

KrisEnergy spuds Mancharee-1 well

Aug 08, 2014

Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd. announced Seadrill Ltd.’s West Cressida jackup rig spud the Mancharee-1 exploration commitment well in block G10/48 in the Wassana oil field, in the Gulf of Thailand. Seadrill's…

KrisEnergy contracts jackup for Thai campaign

Jun 24, 2014

KrisEnergy Ltd. an independent upstream oil and gas company, announced it has contracted the Key Gibraltar jack-up rig for development, appraisal and exploration drilling in two licenses in the Gulf of Thailand. The contract with Shelf Drilling (Southeast Asia) Limited…

MPD pilot success on Troll

May 14, 2014

Norway-based Enhanced Drilling has completed a pilot, managed-pressure-drilling project with Statoil.  Enhanced Drilling’s EC-Drill system, a managed-pressure-drilling system for use off floating rigs, was used to drill three branches…

Rig refurbishment renaissance

Jan 08, 2014

Rising requirements for rigs in the Middle East is increasing competition for jackup refurbishment and conversion. Elaine Maslin reports. About quarter of the world’s 480-strong jackup drilling rig fleet resides in the Persian Gulf and…

Rig Market Review

Apr 14, 2013

The global rig market is strong, with high utilization, high day rates, and nearly 200 offshore drilling rigs under construction. Drilling contractors are changing their fleet makeup, modernizing, streamlining, and concentrating on market sectors…

Shelf Drilling

Jan 10, 2013

Dubai-based Shelf Drilling acquired 38 shallow-water drilling rigs after completing a US$1.05 billion sale with Transocean. Shelf Drilling is also expected to pick up as many as 3500 employees from the deal. Shelf Drilling will take control of seven rigs immediately…

Shelf acquires Transocean rigs

Dec 03, 2012

Four Friede & Goldman L-780-Mod II jack-ups were sold to Shelf Drilling by TransoceanShelf closes $1.05 B jack-up rigs acquisitionTransocean has completed the sale of 38 shallow water rigs to newcomer Shelf Drilling for $1.05 billion, the company announced on 30 November 2012…

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