Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has appointed William Thomson to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).Thomson will assume the additional role of COO with effect January 1, 2025, reported Ihab Toma, Chief Executive Officer…
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has signed a contract with Petronas Suriname E&P for the high-specification semi-submersible rig Noble Developer to drill three wells offshore Suriname.The contract is expected to start around June 2025…
PC North Madura II, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned oil firm Petronas, has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Hidayah field, located offshore Indonesia.The development plan encompasses the drilling of oil production wells…
Al Jurf and Dana jack-up rigs (Credit: ADNOC Drilling)Abu Dhabi’s offshore drilling contractor ADNOC Drilling has boosted its offshore drilling rig feet with the arrival of two new high-specification jack-up rigs.The new jack-up rigs, Al Jurf and Dana…
The Danish Energy Agency has launched the fourth licensing round for exploration and CO2 storage in three areas near the Danish coast.The licensing round for exploration and use of the subsurface for geological storage of CO2 covers Jammerbugt…
Danos has promoted Blake Habbit to lead the growth and development of the company's Gulf of Mexico decommissioning services.As operations manager, Habbit will oversee business operations and customer support throughout the decommissioning phase…
Shell will write down around $400 million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in a blow to the southern African country's efforts to become a crude producer.Shell told Reuters that discovered oil and gas…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has completed the sale of the jack-up rig West Prospero for $45 million.The West Prospero is an independent leg cantilever jack-up with operational history in Northeast Africa and Southeast Asia.Built in 2007…
Oslo-listed offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling has announced positive outcome in the arbitration case with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) over the termination contract for Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible rig that was hired for operations offshore Nigeria…
Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured a contract with Thailand’s state-owned PTTEP for its offshore jack-up drilling rig, marking a fourth redeployment of rigs that were suspended by Saudi Aramco earlier in 2024.The contract in the Gulf of Thailand…
Brazilian oil and gas company Brava Energia has started production from the Atlanta floating, production storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Brazil.The achievement makes Brava Energia the first independent oil and gas company in the…
Equinor and its partners have drilled two wells in the North Sea, both of which were proven dry.The wildcat wells Kvernbit and Mimung (35/10-14 A and 35/10-14 S) are the first to be drilled in production license 1185, which was awarded in 2023…
TotalEnergies has exercised an option as part of the contract with Northern Ocean for its DeepSea Mira semi-submersible rig, extending its stay in West Africa for up to three months.The firm term of the contract has, as a result, been extended by approximately 65 to 93 days…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore7/1-3 in production license 1090, operated by Var Energi with 50% working interest, along with partners Aker BP holding 30% and Petoro 20% stakes…
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has entered into agreement to sell its Main Pass I jack-up rig for $11 million and retire it from drilling operations.Shelf Drilling said the Main Pass I rig will be permanently retired from drilling operations…
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