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UK's Gas Output Up 26% in 1H 2022

Aug 24, 2022

Gas production in the United Kingdom rose 26% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, an industry body said on Wednesday, as Britain cuts Russian energy imports in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The 3…

Aker BP Makes Oil and Gas Find Near Skarv Field

Aug 15, 2022

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has made an oil and gas discovery 14 km northeast of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea and 220 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen, Norway.The wildcat well 6507/3-15 encountered an oil and gas column totaling about 115 meters in the Fangst and Båt groups…

Rig on the Move: Eco Atlantic to Spud 'Transformational' Gazania-1 Well Off S. Africa in September

Aug 12, 2022

Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic said Friday it expected to start drilling at its Gazania-1 well off South Africa in September, as the Island Innovator rig, owned by Island Drilling Company AS, was released and mobilized Friday. The Gazania-1 well is located in the Orange Basin in South Africa…

Aquadrill, Diamond Offshore Extend Auriga Drillship Deal

Aug 12, 2022

Offshore drilling company Aquadrill -  ex-Seadrill Partners - has extended the charter hire agreement for its Auriga drillship with Diamond Offshore Drilling after reaching an agreement on the one-year mutually agreed option in the current underlying drilling contract…

Norwegian Oil Firm Expands into Ivory Coast

Aug 22, 2022

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator with operations in Kurdistan and the North Sea, is now expanding to West Africa with the agreed acquisition of offshore fields in Ivory Coast. DNO said Monday that RAK Petroleum plc would transfer its ownership of Mondoil Enterprises LLC to DNO…

Ecochlor Launches “EcoOne Container Unit” for Offshore Market

Aug 22, 2022

Ecochlor launched a containerized version of the EcoOne filterless ballast water management system (BWMS), targeting the Semi-Submersible Rigs, Jack-Up Rigs, Drillships, FPSOs, FSRUs and other vessels with infrequent ballasting operations at medium to high flow rates…

Sapura Energy Sells Three Offshore Rigs for Scrap

Aug 22, 2022

Malaysian company Sapura Energy has agreed to sell three tender-assisted drilling rigs to NKD Maritime Limited for an aggregate cash consideration of $8,2 million.'The disposal of the rigs was carried out by way of tender exercise. Based on an informal market survey…

EMAR Offshore Services Buys Two Fast Crew Suppliers for Oil & Gas Work in Angola

Aug 08, 2022

Dutch maritime services firm EMAR Offshore Services has bought two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2206 for an undisclosed fee.The first vessel, named E-Six, has already begun operations in Angola, supporting the local oil and gas industry, and will be joined by the E-Seven shortly…

Velesto Upgrades Two Jack-Up Rigs

Aug 10, 2022

Malaysian offshore drilling firm Velesto said Wednesday it had completed 'the offline capabilities upgrading works' for NAGA 5 and NAGA 6, making the two rigs - the first Malaysian jack-up drilling rigs to be equipped with offline capabilities…

ADNOC L&S Wins $1.17B Contract for 13 Jack-up Barges

Aug 12, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday awarded a $1.17 billion (AED4.3 billion) contract to  ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) for the hire of 13 self-propelled jack-up barges.ADNOC said the jack-ups would help it drive offshore…

Denmark: TotalEnergies Adds Two Months to Maersk Drilling's Jack-up Rig Term

Aug 12, 2022

Denmark-based offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling said Friday that TotalEnergies EP Denmark A/S had exercised an option to add two months to the accommodation services work scope for the jack-up rig Maersk Interceptor in the Danish North Sea…

Diamond Offshore Reels in $610M in New Drilling Rig Contracts

Aug 10, 2022

Offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore said Wednesday it had recently secured $610 million worth of offshore drilling contracts, with the company CEO confident of sustainable long-term demand for offshore drilling services 'for years to come…

Equinor Gets Safety Body Consents for Two Norwegian Sea Projects

Aug 09, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has this week received two consents from the offshore safety body Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to carry out works on two projects in the Norwegian Sea using the Transocean Encourage and Deepwater Stavanger offshore drilling rigs…

ADNOC Drilling Wins $3.4B in Jack-up Drilling Rig Contracts

Aug 08, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its international partners have awarded two contracts totaling more than $3.4 billion (AED12.6 billion) to ADNOC Drilling to hire eight jack-up offshore rigs. 'The contracts, valued at $1.5 billion (AED 5…

Ørsted Raises 2022 Outlook Despite Disappointing Offshore Wind Business Performance

Aug 11, 2022

Renewables firm Ørsted raised its full-year outlook on Thursday thanks to high power prices, after a disappointing showing in its offshore wind business led to weaker-than-expected second-quarter core earnings, which knocked its shares.Europe's power crunch…

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