"Maersk Drilling" News

Total to Charter Two Maersk Offshore Drilling Rigs for Suriname Operations

Nov 24, 2020

French oil major Total has awarded a conditional letter of award to Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling for the supply of two deepwater rigs, Mærsk Developer and Maersk Valiant, for an exploration and appraisal project in Suriname’s Block 58…

Chrysaor, Aker BP Obtain Approvals for Offshore Wells in Norway

Jan 27, 2021

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has this week given its consent to oil firms Chrysaor and Aker BP to use the COSL Innovator and Maersk Integrator drilling rigs, respectively, for their drilling projects offshore Norway.Chrysaor, which is working to complete its merger with Premier Oil…

Total, Apache Make Another Oil Find Offshore Suriname

Jan 14, 2021

French oil giant Total and its partner Apache said Thursday they'd made a new significant oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. This follows previous offshore discoveries in the Block at Maka Central…

Spirit Energy Books Maersk Jack-Up Rig for North Sea Well

Jan 13, 2021

Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has hired Maersk Drilling's jack-up rig Maersk Resolve to drill one development well in the UK North Sea. The well will be drilled at the Grove North East area. Spirit Energy, a subsidiary of Centrica, said that…

OMV to Use Maersk Drilling Rig for North Sea Wildcat

Dec 07, 2020

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has chartered a Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rig to drill an exploration well offshore Norway.Maersk Drilling said that OMV would use its jack-up rig Maersk Integrator to drill one exploration well in the…

Wintershall Noordzee Starts Gas Production from Sillimanite South Field

Jan 13, 2021

Wintershall Noordzee, a Gazprom-Wintershall Dea joint venture, has started production of the D12-B3 well, at the Sillimanite South offshore gas field in the Dutch North SeaThis gas field was discovered last year following the completion of the…

Maersk Inspirer Rig Towed to Yme Offshore Field, OKEA Says

Jan 04, 2021

Maersk Drilling's Maersk Inspirer jack-up rig, converted to a production platform, has been towed to the Repsol-operated Yme oil field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, OKEA, a partner in the field said Monday.'OKEA ASA...is pleased to announce…

Noble Energy Drops Colombia Offshore Drilling Plan. Might Drill in 2021

Nov 20, 2020

Oil company Noble Energy, now owned by Chevron, has decided not to drill the previously planned offshore well in Colombia this year.The company had signed a drilling contract in January with the Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling for the use of the Maersk Valiant drillship in Colombia…

Petrogas Charters Maersk Drilling Jack-Up for North Sea Wells

Nov 05, 2020

Oil and gas company Petrogas E&P Netherlands has hired Maersk Drilling's jack-up rig Maersk Resilient to drill three wells in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The 110-day contract for the harsh-environment drilling unit is expected to start…

Denmark: Nini West Field Suitable for Injection and Storage of CO2

Nov 27, 2020

A carbon capture and storage project in Denmark which entails storing CO2 under the Danish North Sea seabed has cleared the first major hurdle after the intended subsea reservoir was confirmed feasible for CO2 injection by independent certification…

Shell Books Maersk Viking Drillship for Brunei Offshore Well

Nov 11, 2020

Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling has secured a drilling contract for its Maersk Viking drillship with Shell in Brunei.Brunei Shell Petroleum Company will use the 227 meters long 7th generation drilling rig to drill one deepwater exploration well offshore Brunei Darussalam…

Dana Petroleum Taps Maersk Drilling for Dutch North Sea Project

Oct 01, 2020

Danish offshore drilling rig company Maersk Drilling has signed a drilling contract with Dana Petroleum in the Netherlands, to provide a jack-up rig for the drilling at a project in the Dutch North Sea, and has agreed to delay a project in Denmark…

Fugro's Positioning Services for Petronas' Suriname Drilling Program

Dec 15, 2020

Dutch offshore services company Fugro has said it has won a contract with Malaysia's Petronas, to provide positioning services for Petronas' exploration program offshore Suriname.The news comes just days after Petronas said it had discovered hydrocarbons in its Block 52…

Petronas Makes Its First Offshore Discovery in Suriname

Dec 11, 2020

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has made its first offshore discovery offshore Suriname.The company, as the operator of Block 52, said Friday the hydrocarbon discovery had been made while drilling the Sloanea-1 exploration well in the offshore block…

Maersk Drilling Targets 50% Emissions Cut in Drilling Ops

Sep 18, 2020

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has set a target to cut the intensity of CO2 emissions from its drilling operations by 50% by 2030. Jørn Madsen, CEO of the company which leased drilling rigs to oil companies said:'Climate change…

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