Drilling
Deepsea Mira drilling rig, owned by Northern Ocean (NOL) and managed by Odfjell Drilling, has completed a drilling contract with Shell offshore Namibia.
[Read more…] about Deepsea Mira Rig wraps up Shell’s drilling job off NamibiaAppraisal well confirms oil in Orange Basin
Fossil Energy
Rhino Resources has finished drilling a well in the Orange Basin after confirming the presence of oil-bearing rock.
[Read more…] about Appraisal well confirms oil in Orange BasinMultimillion-dollar exploration campaign off coast of Papua New Guinea
Fossil Energy
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies and Malaysia’s Petronas have kicked off a multimillion-dollar oil and gas exploration campaign off the coast of Papua New Guinea, Oceania.
[Read more…] about Multimillion-dollar exploration campaign off coast of Papua New GuineaSecuring rig capacity for high production on NCS
Letter of Intent
Equinor has entered into a letter of intent with Transocean for the use of three Cat D rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf.
[Read more…] about Securing rig capacity for high production on NCSTotalEnergies to drill new well in Suriname next year
Suriname
TotalEnergies expects to begin a new well drilling campaign next year to extend its exploration targets in Suriname.
[Read more…] about TotalEnergies to drill new well in Suriname next yearJadestone brings first Malaysia campaign well online at 3,000 bpd
Fossil Energy
The Asia-Pacific-focused upstream company Jadestone Energy has drilled and brought its first well online in the 2026 Malaysia infill drilling campaign on the PM323 production-sharing contract.
[Read more…] about Jadestone brings first Malaysia campaign well online at 3,000 bpdEni makes Indonesia gas discovery in Kutei basin
Oil and Gas
Eni from Italy has announced a major natural gas discovery offshore Indonesia after drilling the Geliga-1 exploration well in the prolific Kutei Basin.
[Read more…] about Eni makes Indonesia gas discovery in Kutei basinBP hires semi-sub for drilling ops off UK
Drilling
Noble Corporation has secured a three-well drilling contract with BP for the semi-submersible rig Noble GreatWhite offshore the United Kingdom.
[Read more…] about BP hires semi-sub for drilling ops off UKEquinox secured for offshore Australia Bedout drilling campaign
Drilling
Santos has hired the Transocean Equinox semisubmersible rig for a multi-well exploration drilling campaign offshore Western Australia.
[Read more…] about Equinox secured for offshore Australia Bedout drilling campaignMulti-year contract for Borgland Dolphin
Drilling
Dolphin Drilling has announced the contract fixture of its semi-submersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin.
[Read more…] about Multi-year contract for Borgland Dolphin