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Shelf Drilling Permanently Retires Jack-Up Rig

Dec 19, 2024

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…

Petrobras to Keep Constellation’s Semi-Sub Rig Under $61M Contract Extension

Dec 24, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured an extension of the current contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Atlantic Star with Petrobras, worth up to $61 million.The contract extension is for an additional period of up to 301 days…

OE’s 2024 Top of the Festive Video Pops

Dec 25, 2024

The holiday season would not be the same without the top festive videos shared by offshore industry companies which we, now traditionally, include every year to get us in that merry mood.This year, some of the companies - like Stena Drilling…

Galp Finds Oil and Gas Condensate Offshore Namibia

Dec 31, 2024

Galp, together with its partners NAMCOR and Custos, has found more light oil and gas condensate in a well at PEL83 license offshore Namibia.The partners drilled and logged the Mopane-2A well (well #4) in PEL83, which was spudded on December 2…

Aker BP Gets Green Light for Drilling Ops in Norwegian Sea

Dec 19, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP two drilling permits for wildcat wells in the Norwegian Sea.The permits are for wellbore 6306/6-3 S in production license 886, and 6507/5-13 S in production license 212.Aker BP operates the license 886…

Pharos Energy Extends Licenses for Two Vietnamese Gas Fields

Dec 26, 2024

UK-based oil and gas explorer Pharos Energy said its two joint ventures in Vietnam have received local government approval to extend their licenses by five years to the early 2030s.The Te Giac Trang (TGT) field, operated by the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company…

Petrobras Hires Seadrill’s Drillship Pair for Brazil Ops

Dec 30, 2024

Petrobras has awarded contracts to Seadrill’s two ultra-deepwater drillships – West Jupiter and West Tellus – for work offshore Brazil.West Jupiter has been hired under a 1,095-day contract, following a competitive tender process. The contract…

Offshore Drilling 2025: 3 Things to Watch During a Year of Market Corrections

Dec 24, 2024

2024 has been another strong year for the offshore drilling rig market with high utilization and dayrates. However, the winds of change have started to blow, and the market is already showing some signs of weakening demand and declining dayrates across the three main rig types – jackups…

OKEA and DNO Exchange Stakes in Mistral and Horatio Prospects Off Norway

Dec 19, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas companies DNO and OKEA have entered into swap agreement to exchange 10% interests in production licenses that contain Mistral and Horatio prospects.As part of the agreement, DNO Norge will pick up 10% interest in PL1119 containing the Mistral prospect…

Shell to Seek Suriname’s Approval for Four-Well Offshore Drilling Plan

Dec 18, 2024

BG International, a unit of oil major Shell operating in Suriname, plans to submit a plan to the South American country's environmental agency for drilling up to four exploration wells at offshore Block 65, according to a company document seen on Tuesday…

Transocean’s Drillship to Stay in India Under New $111M Deal

Dec 18, 2024

India-based oil company Reliance Industries Limited has exercised an option under the previously agreed firm contract with Transocean for its Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship.Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed that a four-well…

Equinor Makes Oil and Gas Discovery Near Troll Field in North Sea

Dec 17, 2024

Equinor and its partners DNO and Petoro have made an oil and gas discovery west of the Troll field in the North Sea, currently estimated at between 2 and 12 million barrels of oil equivalent.The discovery, made 17 kilometers from the Troll field…

Petrobras Hires Constellation’s Drillship for Work Offshore Brazil

Dec 17, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a contract with Petrobras for its ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star, which will operate offshore Brazil, covering remote areas of frontier exploration, such as the Equatorial Margin and Pelotas Basin…

Aker BP Bites Dust Offshore Norway

Dec 13, 2024

Aker BP and its partners have drilled a wildcat well in the northern part of the North Sea, which proved to be dry.The well 34/6-7 S was drilled with Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig, about 40 kilometres north of the Visund field…

AI & Offshore Energy: The Higher the Stakes, the More Value AI Creates

Dec 18, 2024

Idle time for a drilling rig costs about $250,000 an hour. AI is being embraced across the industry to ensure it doesn’t happen.A while back, an energy major had an unfathomable, intermittent problem with its drilling operations. It was beginning to cost big money…

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