Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has welcomed West Auriga and West Polaris drillships back to its fleet, which are now entering final preparations ahead of their assignments for Petrobras offshore Brazil.West Polaris and West Auriga are sixth and seventh generation ultra-deepwater drillships, respectively, both built by Samsung in South Korea.The drillships are currently completing the client acceptance process in Brazil…
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…
The Western Australian Government has issued an environmental approval to Woodside and the North West Shelf joint venture for extension of the project.After six years of assessment and appeals, this is a critical step in the approvals process…
Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has delivered first gas from the Thylacine West 1 and 2 development wells following successful connection to the Otway Gas Plant in Victoria.The Thylacine West development wells are located approximately…
Ocean Installer won 'a sizeable' project from Anasuria Hibiscus UK Limited as part of a new frame agreement for offshore construction. The Teal West Development comprises a subsea tie-back to the Anasuria FPSO. The scope of work on Teal West includes installation of manifold…
U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy has set out plans to drill three consecutive high-impact subsalt wells in the Gulf of Mexico, using Seadrill’s West Vela drillship.In an operations update, Talos Energy said it expects to take possession…
Moray West offshore wind farm, an 882 MW project currently under construction, has delivered first power from the first series of wind turbines already installed offshore Scotland.The power has been exported to the National Electricity Transmission System (NETS)…
Boskalis’ cable-laying barge Giant 7 has started the installation of the second and final nearshore export cable for the 700 MW offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west Beta), being built offshore the Netherlands.The works on the second cable follow the successful installation of the first…
U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured the marketing rights for three seventh generation drillships - West Dorado, West Draco and West Libra, which will be renamed Tidal Action.Diamond Offshore entered into an agreement with Eldorado Drilling…
The first export cable for the Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore wind farm will come ashore next week as the work progresses to connect the 700 MW project to the Dutch grid.According to an update from transmission system operator TenneT, several…
Siemens Gamesa has produced the first nacelles for over 14 MW-rated offshore wind turbines that will be deployed at Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.The nacelles were produced at Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven factory in Germany. According to the company…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured multiple contract awards totaling approximately $97.5 million for its West Vela and West Cappella drillships, announcing also it would resume management services for its West Auriga drillship earlier than expected…
The first two batches of transition pieces (TPs) for the Moray West offshore wind project, comprising 20 units, have been delivered and offloaded at the Port of Nigg in Scotland.Following arrival, the TPs underwent transfer of care inspections…
West Azeri platform, located in the Caspian Sea at Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field, has achieved 1 billion barrels total production.The announcement was made by BP, which is the operator of ACG oil field, on behalf of its partners SOCAR…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill on Friday announced that Petrobras has awarded 1,064-day fixed-term contracts to each of the West Auriga and the West Polaris in Brazil.The contracts are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2024 and represent total contract value of approximately $1…
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