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BHP Books Aquadrill's Vela Drillship for Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Mar 08, 2022

Australia-based BHP has booked Aquadrill's Vela drillship for a drilling operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The rig, managed by Seadrill, is currently in the Gulf of Mexico, on a contract with Equinor until May. After the expiration of the contract…

Update: Valaris Drillship Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula, Mississippi

Mar 14, 2022

A Valaris drillship hit the Akti bulk carrier ship on Saturday, after breaking free its moorings near the VT Halter Shipyards and Chevron docks in Pascagoula,  Mississippi. At around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders…

AGR to Supply Personnel for COSL Drilling's CNOOC-bound Offshore Drilling Rig

Mar 04, 2022

Offshore drilling company COSL Drilling Europe has recently secured a contract for its COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig, and the rig will start drilling for CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited next month.The news was shared this week by…

How Dependent is Germany on Russian Gas?

Mar 08, 2022

Russia has warned it may shut off its main Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany after Berlin halted approval of a second line across the Baltic Sea in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  The comment, from Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak…

Azinam Hires Island Innovator Rig for Gazania-1 Well, Offshore S. Africa

Mar 03, 2022

Oil and gas company Azinam, soon to be acquired by Eco Atlantic, has hired Island Drilling's Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Gazania-1 well offshore S. Africa. The news comes in the wake of the recent significant…

VIDEO: Allseas' Pioneering Spirit Vessel Installs 25,000t Johan Sverdrup P2 Platform

Mar 10, 2022

The second processing platform (P2) was earlier this week installed for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 development offshore Norway using Allseas' giant Pioneering Spirit vessel, in a single lift operation.This follows the installation of the jacket…

Atlanta Field Drilling: Enauta Agrees Contract Extension for Alpha Star Offshore Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Friday that it had exercised the option for the Alpha Star drilling rig to drill two wells for Atlanta’s Full Development System, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.As previously reported, Enauta said earlier…

Saipem to Cut Costs, Scale Back Green Push, Focus on Traditional Offshore Oil Business

Feb 24, 2022

Troubled energy contractor Saipem will cut costs, sell assets, and scale back green ambitions to focus more on its core oil and gas business after plunging deep into the red last year.The Italian group stunned investors in January when it downgraded…

Neptune Energy Spuds Hamlet Wildcat Near Gjøa Field, Off Norway

Feb 28, 2022

OIl and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling on the Hamlet exploration well in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.The well, formally named well 35/9-16S is being drilled by the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by China's CIMC and operated by Norway's Odfjell Drilling…

Cyclone Threat: Santos Removing Workers from Noble Tom Prosser Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Santos is downmanning the Noble Tom Prosser rig, used for Pavo-1 well drilling off W. Australia, due to a cyclone threat, Carnarvon Energy, Santos partner in the project said  The well is being secured and the…

Eni Set to Spud Dan Tranh-1X Well Off Vietnam

Mar 02, 2022

Eni Vietnam B.V., a unit of Italian energy group Eni, is expected to start drilling at the Dan Tranh-1X well in Vietnam's offshore oil block 115/09 from late this month, state oil firm PetroVietnam said on Tuesday.PetroVietnam will invite Essar…

U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Sale Bids Top $1.5B, with More to Come

Feb 24, 2022

The largest-ever U.S. sale of offshore wind development rights - for areas off the coasts of New York and New Jersey - attracted a record $1.5 billion in bids on Wednesday, supporting President Joe Biden's plan to create a new domestic industry…

Coast Guard Medevacs Oil Worker from Platform Off Louisiana

Feb 28, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an oil platform worker last Thursday near Breton Sound, Louisiana.Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a notification at approximately 6:25 p.m. from the oil platform Breton Sound 21 of a  worker sustaining serious injuries to the arm…

Aker BP May Export More Gas from Skarv Offshore Field

Feb 10, 2022

Norway's Aker BP is considering whether to increase gas exports from its Skarv field to take advantage of high prices that exceed those for oil, Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said on Thursday.Aker BP currently injects natural gas produced…

PGS' Ramform Titan Seismic Vessel Makes First Ever U.S. Port Call

Mar 07, 2022

The Norwegian seismic survey company PGS' seismic vessel Ramform Titan recently entered Galveston, Texas, marking the first-ever visit of a Titan-class vessel to a U.S. port. The PGS vessel is mobilizing for a 4D survey in the Gulf of Mexico…

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