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Cutthroat Well Could Hold Up To 1 Billion Barrels

Mar 22, 2022

U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp is drilling in a new area offshore of Brazil that could have as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and gas, its partner Murphy Oil said on Tuesday.If exploration is successful, it would be Exxon's first oil discovery in Brazil as an operator…

Repsol Uses Enhanced Drilling's Riserless Mud Recovery System at Yme Field

Mar 16, 2022

Norwegian offshore drilling technology company Enhanced Drilling said Wednesday that Spanish Repsol had signed up to use its RMR Riserless Mud Recovery system in the Norwegian part of the North Sea in a multi-well deal due to start in May 2022…

Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling Select Executive Team for Combined Company

Mar 18, 2022

Offshore drilling companies Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling, which are set to merge, on Friday announced executive management team for the combined company.The executive management team appointments will be effective after the closing of the business combination announced on November 10…

Diamond Offshore Set to Relist on NYSE

Mar 25, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has received approval to relist its unrestricted common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol 'DO.' 'The company expects the common stock to commence trading on or about Wednesday…

Saipem Nets $325M Offshore Drilling Deal with Aker BP

Mar 17, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Italy's Saipem an offshore drilling contract worth $325 million.Saipem said Thursday the operations under the three-year contract, to be carried out by the Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig…

Maersk Drilling Bags 150-Day Deal for Maersk Resolve Jack-up Rig

Mar 16, 2022

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won a contract that could employ its Maersk Resolve jack-up drilling rig with an undisclosed client in the UK sector of the North Sea for the majority of 2022.The contract is expected to start in April 2022…

Golden Energy Offshore Bags Term Deal for Warm-stacked PSV

Mar 14, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Golden Energy Offshore Services has secured a term contract for the Energy Scout platform supply vessel.According to the company, the reactivation process has started as the vessel has been in warm lay-up for 16 months…

Empyrean Gets Rig Slot on NH9 Semi-sub to Drill 'World-class' Jade Prospect

Mar 14, 2022

Empyrean said Friday it had secured a rig slot for the use of the COSL NH9 semi-submersible drilling for the drilling of Empyrean's Jade offshore well offshore China. Empyrean has described the Jade prospect  as 'one of the most exciting wells to be drilled globally in 2022…

Fortescue Future Industries Buys PSV from MMA Offshore for Green Ammonia Conversion

Mar 23, 2022

Australian offshore vessel owner MMA Offshore has completed the sale of the vessel “MMA Leveque” to a subsidiary of Fortescue Future Industries (“FFI”) for US$7.75M.FFI plans to convert the 74.87 meters long platform supply vessel to dual fuel…

Acteon's Claxton to Acquire Oceaneering's Decommissioning Personnel and Assets

Mar 16, 2022

Claxton, a brand within Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has agreed to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from Oceaneering.From the anticipated closure date of March 30, 2022, certain Oceaneering staff based in Norway will transfer to Claxton…

KCA Deutag to Help Equinor Cut Emissions, Energy Consumption at Cat J Jack-up Rigs

Mar 15, 2022

Oil and gas drilling and engineering firm KCA Deutag has secured a contract with Equinor to carry out an energy optimization project for two CAT J jack-up drilling rigs, the Askeladd and Askepott, in the Norwegian section of the North Sea. The project…

Offshore Technology Conference 2022: Winners of Spotlight on New Technology Awards Revealed

Mar 17, 2022

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), to be held in Houston between May 2–5, 2022, announced today the winners of the 2022 Spotlight on New Technology Award. 'This prestigious award is presented to OTC exhibitors who are revolutionizing…

Petronas Carigali Awards Offshore Drilling Contract to Velesto

Mar 11, 2022

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Petronas, has awarded a two-year contract to Velesto Energy's subsidiary Velesto Drilling for the provision of jack-up drilling rigs.The contract, which covers a suite of Velesto's NAGA jack-up rigs…

FAR Ltd. Boss Norman Gets Notice of Termination after 10 Years in Position

Mar 24, 2022

Australian oil and gas company FAR Limited said Thursday it had given notice of termination to Managing Director Catherine Norman. She has also resigned as a director of the company.Norman, a professional geophysicist with over 30 years’ experience…

Eco Atlantic Agrees to Buy Guyana-focused JHI

Mar 14, 2022

Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire 100% of Toronto-based JHI Associates Inc. ('JHI'), including JHI's 17.5% stake in the Canje Block offshore Guyana.The Canje Block, offshore Guyana, is directly adjacent to the prolific Stabroek…

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