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Maersk spuds Tvillingen South probe

Jan 07, 2015

Exploration drilling has started on the Tvillingen South prospect in production license 510 in the Norwegian Sea. The prospect is located on the Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 28 km southeast of the Kristin field. The well…

Odfjell gets hands on Deepsea Aberdeen

Nov 06, 2014

Odfjell Drilling has taken delivery of Deepsea Aberdeen semisubmersible drilling rig from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea.  Deepsea Aberdeen, pictured, is a sixth generation ultra deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersible of enhanced GVA 7500 design…

Semco Maritime secures UK rig projects

Sep 24, 2014

Semco Martime received their first orders for their rig projects at Invergordon, UK, which include equipment, upgrading two Prospector Drilling jackup rigs and the Songa Offshore semisubmersible rig Songa Dee.  Songa…

Odfjell Drilling wins Statoil contract

Sep 10, 2014

Statoil awarded Odfjell Well Services a contract for tubular running services and rental services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The frame agreement is for tubular running services on a selection of Statoil’s installations…

Genel spuds SM-1 well off Morocco

Aug 01, 2014

Genel Energy plc spud the SM-1 well in the Sidi Moussa block offshore Morocco, partner San Leon announced on 31 July 2014. The Noble Paul Romano semisubmersible rig began drilling operations on 30 July, and is expected to take 60-90 days…

Saipem awarded US$540 million contracts

Jul 29, 2014

Saipem was awarded offshore drilling contracts worth approximately US$540 million in Indonesia, Nigeria, the Arabian Gulf and Latin America. The contracts refer to four different units of Saipem’s fleet. Indonesia contract Eni Muara Bakau B…

Barge sinks, 3 dead

Jul 21, 2014

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has said three people have died after a semisubmersible barge underdoing trials sank 2 nautical miles northeast of Sekupang, Batam, Indonesia, on Friday (18 July). The barge was the POSH MOGAMI…

Barents Statoil well approved

Jul 11, 2014

On 9 July, Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority granted consent for Statoil to use the semisubmersible drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen to drill exploration well 7125 4-3 Ensis at Production Licence 393 in the Barents Sea. The drilling location is about 42 km from the nearest land…

Deepsea Aberdeen close to sea trials

Jun 27, 2014

The naming ceremony of the semisubmersible rig Deepsea Aberdeen was celebrated at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in Okpo, South Korea 25 June.  The sea trials will roll out from July-August. Odfjell Drilling…

Transocean nets $953m of contracts

May 16, 2014

Drilling rig giant Transocean says it has picked up new contracts worth about US$953 million since 17 April. Giving its fleet update report, the firm said other highlights include: Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship - Awarded a three year contract offshore Brazil at a dayrate of $440…

Northern mull FPF spin

May 15, 2014

Houston based drilling and floating production firm Northern Offshore is considering spinning off its sole floating production platform (FPF) into a new business (pictured).  The firm operates the semisubmersible Northern Producer FPF…

BP kickstarts Na Kika

Feb 24, 2014

The third phase of the Na Kika field in the Gulf of Mexico recently entered production, BP announced. Phase 3 production started on 19 Feb 2014, with a second well expected to come online 2Q 2014. Sitting in around 6300ft of water…

Statoil hits in the Barents

Jan 16, 2014

Statoil ASA and partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made an oil and gas discovery in the Skavl prospect in PL532, close to Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea. Well 7220/7-2 S, drilled by the semisubmersible rig West Hercules, proved a 22m…

Aibel on Kristin/ Polarled project

Jan 16, 2014

Aibel will modify the Kristin semisubmersible platform in the Norwegian Sea as part of a project to connect it to the new Polarled pipeline. The contract, worth approximately NOK200 million (approximately US$3.2 million), was awarded as a…

OOS International inks Petrobras deal

Jan 07, 2014

Offshore accommodation services provider OOS International BV secured a four-plus-four-year charter contract for two semisubmersible crane and accommodation platforms for Petrobras. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered early 2014. The…

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