Drilling
Transocean announced that the Deepwater Conqueror was awarded a two-well contract for work in Equatorial Guinea with an undisclosed operator.
[Read more…] about Transocean announces $80 million contract for ultra-deepwater drillshipAker BP has made a gas discovery near Duva Field
Drilling
Preliminary calculations show that the size is between 0.15 and 2.4 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent, which corresponds to 1-15 million barrels.
[Read more…] about Aker BP has made a gas discovery near Duva FieldContract award to Odfjell Drilling for Deepsea Bergen drilling rig
Drilling
Vår Energi announced a long-term contract award to Odfjell Drilling for the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig.
[Read more…] about Contract award to Odfjell Drilling for Deepsea Bergen drilling rigDeep Value Driller wins one-well contract in Indonesia
Drilling
Ventura Offshore has agreed to provide marketing and operational management services for the 12,000-foot drillship Deep Value Driller, owned by Eldorado Drilling.
[Read more…] about Deep Value Driller wins one-well contract in IndonesiaEquinor, Aker BP & Vår Energi join forces for NCS
Exploration
Equinor is establishing a strategic exploration collaboration with Aker BP and Vår Energi to pursue some of the largest remaining opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
[Read more…] about Equinor, Aker BP & Vår Energi join forces for NCSNoble signs contract for Noble Intrepid
Drilling
ORLEN Upstream Norge AS has awarded Noble Corporation a contract for the Noble Intrepid ultra-harsh environment jackup rig.
[Read more…] about Noble signs contract for Noble IntrepidFugro awarded three-year deepwater ROV contract in India
ONGC
Vantage International has awarded Fugro Survey India a three year contract to provide ROV based deepwater drill support services for ONGC’s offshore drilling operations in India.
[Read more…] about Fugro awarded three-year deepwater ROV contract in IndiaPetrobras finds more gas offshore Colombia
Fossil Energy
Petrobras has discovered a new gas accumulation at the Sandia-1 exploration well on Block GUA-OFF-0, which is located offshore Colombia.
[Read more…] about Petrobras finds more gas offshore ColombiaShell exploration well offshore Egypt indicates commercial discovery
Oil Discovery
Shell’s Velox-1X exploration well off the coast of Egypt has encountered promising oil indicators and could lead to the first crude oil discovery in the under-explored Western Mediterranean region.
[Read more…] about Shell exploration well offshore Egypt indicates commercial discoveryAdvancing drill floor safety and efficiency with Auto Slip system
Technology
Huisman has signed a contract with the offshore drilling contractor Seadrill for the delivery of an AS605X Auto Slip system, marking another step towards greater automation of the drill floor.
[Read more…] about Advancing drill floor safety and efficiency with Auto Slip system