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Vantage secures work for idle drillship Platinum Explorer

General – Drilling Contract

Vantage Drilling has received a binding Notification of Award (NOA) from India’s ONGC for the 12,000-ft drillship Platinum Explorer following the conclusion of a tender for a deepwater drillship campaign in India.

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Multiple offshore drilling contracts for SLB

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Global energy technology company SLB has been awarded multiple offshore drilling services contracts by Mubadala Energy from Abu Dhabi for the Tangkulo natural gas deepwater development and associated exploration and appraisal drilling activities in the Andaman Sea, offshore Indonesia.

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Papua New Guinea’s first deepwater exploration well

Fossil Energy – Papuan Basin

TotalEnergies and PETRONAS have joined forces to drill Mailu-1, Papua New Guinea’s first deepwater exploration well, marking a significant milestone for the Pacific region.

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Archer awarded integrated deepwater P&A contract in GoM

Fossil Energy – P&A Contract

Norwegian-based Archer, in collaboration with SLB, has been awarded an integrated plug and abandonment (P&A) contract with Equinor for the Titan platform in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).

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Hunting delivering equipment to back deepwater drilling off Guyana

Fossil Energy – Deepwater Drilling

London-headquartered energy services provider Hunting has begun the delivery of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) accessories to support deepwater drilling operations offshore Guyana.

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Exxon controls deep water asset larger than surface area of TT

Fossil Energy – Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Roodal Moonilal, recently announced the signing of a historic Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with ExxonMobil for an offshore deepwater block larger than the nation’s landmass.

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Fugro to support deepwater gas project for Eni

Fossil Energy – Eni

Fugro has been awarded a contract to conduct a comprehensive site characterisation programme for an Eni-operated deepwater gas development project in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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