Equinor has exercised an option for a batch of eight wells to extend the use of the Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The exercised options are planned to start in the fourth quarter of 2025 in direct…
Australian oil and gas giant Woodside has signed a $1 billion loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support the development of Scarborough gas project offshore Australia.The loan agreement further strengthens Woodside’s balance sheet…
BW Energy has made a ‘substantial’ oil discovery with good reservoir quality in the DHIBM-7P pilot well drilled to appraise the northern flank of the Hibiscus field, offshore Gabon.BW Energy said it plans to complete the well as a production well later in 2024…
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), supported by ABL as tow master and marine warranty provider, has moved a record high 45 drilling rigs to new locations ahead of the Indian monsoon season.The 45 rig moves of jack-up rigs…
UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has received final approval from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to develop its fully owned and operated Belinda field in the North Sea.The field will be tied back to the Triton FPSO following the drilling…
Muanda International Oil Company (MIOC), Perenco’s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) subsidiary, has drilled two exploration wells to date in 2024, making the first exploration discovery offshore the country in almost thirty years.Using…
Drilling and well services provider Odfjell Technology has secured a contract with COSL Drilling Europe, valued at approximately $14.8 million.The fixed part of the three-year contract encompasses tubular running services, with the option for two additional one-year periods…
ExxonMobil and its partners have made an oil discovery at Block 15 offshore Angola, while drilling the exploration well located in the Kizomba B development area.The discovery was made while drilling the Likembe-01 well in Block 15, operated by ExxonMobil…
It certainly has been an active few months in the U.S. offshore wind space.Despite some ongoing issues, the fundamentals are looking surprisingly positive in the context of what has taken place over the last 12 months. In fact, the key concern…
State energy firm Pertamina and U.S. major ExxonMobil plan to conduct appraisal drilling for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub in Indonesia, with the companies signing an initial storage deal with South Korea's KNOC on Wednesday.Indonesia…
U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured a contract extension with Anadarko Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, for Ocean BlackHawk drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The two-year contract extension…
Esgian reports another busy week filled with a variety of updates, including new offshore acreage offered in the UK, Norway and Nigeria, in its Week 19 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsADES Holding Company has received a direct…
The approval of ABS Wavesight’s eLog Books for multiple operations and record keeping open up a world of opportunity for operators in terms of efficient, accurate record keeping.
Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has signed a contract with Thai national oil and gas company PTTEP for one of its modern jack-up drilling rigs, worth $94 million.The contract, signed on May 14, 2024, is for an 18-month firm term plus a nine-month optional extension…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is resisting regulatory demands requiring it to assess the impact on Indigenous groups of drilling in an offshore basin near the mouth of the Amazon River, Chief Exploration and Production Officer Joelson Mendes told journalists on Tuesday…