Fossil Energy – Drilling
Transocean’s upcoming contract with Woodside for a drillship offshore Mexico has been assigned to the 12,000-ft drillship Deepwater Thalassa.
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Vantage to explore drilling opportunities with Dorado drillship
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has entered into a marketing agreement with Eldorado Drilling for the seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship Dorado.
[Read more…] about Vantage to explore drilling opportunities with Dorado drillshipNorway clears Equinor for drilling in Barents Sea
Fossil Energy – Drilling
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.
[Read more…] about Norway clears Equinor for drilling in Barents SeaExxonMobil discovers gas offshore Egypt
Fossil Energy – Egypt
ExxonMobil Egypt discovered hydrocarbons in the Nefertari-1 exploratory well in North Marakia block, about 5 miles offshore Egypt.
[Read more…] about ExxonMobil discovers gas offshore EgyptEsso to expand Kipper gas field
Fossil Energy – Australia
Esso continues to develop its Kipper gas field in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin.
[Read more…] about Esso to expand Kipper gas fieldBiden issues mass offshore drilling ban
Fossil Energy – Drilling Ban
US President Joe Biden on Monday, January 6, banned offshore drilling across an immense area of coastal waters, two weeks before Donald Trump takes office pledging to massively increase fossil fuel production.
[Read more…] about Biden issues mass offshore drilling banSLB awarded multi-region deepwater contracts by Shell
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Shell has awarded Global energy technology company SLB a series of major drilling contracts to support capital-efficient energy development across its deep- and ultra-deepwater assets in the UK North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, the Gulf of Mexico and others.
[Read more…] about SLB awarded multi-region deepwater contracts by ShellCOSLInnovator gearing up for next UK well
Fossil Energy – Drilling
The COSLInnovator has concluded drilling and completion operations on the North Sea well, which is part of a four-well campaign managed by Petrofac, and is moving on to the next one.
[Read more…] about COSLInnovator gearing up for next UK wellPetrobras hires Seadrill’s drillship pair for Brazil ops
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Petrobras has awarded contracts to Seadrill’s two ultra-deepwater drillships – West Jupiter and West Tellus – for work offshore Brazil.
[Read more…] about Petrobras hires Seadrill’s drillship pair for Brazil opsAcquisition Tungsten Explorer Drillship
Fossil Energy – Drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling and French energy major TotalEnergies have created a joint venture (JV) entity TEVA Ship Charter to acquire Vantage’s drillship Tungsten Explorer.
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