Fossil Energy – Drilling
Seadrill won another contract for the 6th generation ultra-deepwater drillship West Vela.
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Petrobras contracts Seadrill drillship pair
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill announced that Petrobras has awarded 1,064-day fixed-term contracts to each of the West Auriga and the West Polaris in Brazil.
[Read more…] about Petrobras contracts Seadrill drillship pairShell confirms presence of gas in block off Egypt
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Shell Egypt has completed the drilling of the first well in its three-well exploration campaign, Mina West, located in the North East El-Amriya block, in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Read more…] about Shell confirms presence of gas in block off EgyptTPAO starts drilling new Black Sea well
Fossil Energy – Black Sea
TPAO has started drilling the Filyos-1 well in the Black Sea offshore Türkiye with the Fatih drillship.
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Fossil Energy – Drilling GoM
Diamond Offshore 12,000-ft drillship Ocean BlackHawk has left Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for the US GoM for a new contract after undergoing its five-year special periodic survey (SPS) and other contract preparations.
[Read more…] about Ocean BlackHawk heads for US GoMTransocean announces Petrobras contract and rig acquisition
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Transocean has announced that the ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Aquila has been awarded a three-year contract with Petrobras.
[Read more…] about Transocean announces Petrobras contract and rig acquisitionValaris announces drillship contract award
Fossil Energy – 12-Well Contract
Valaris has been awarded a 12-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-7, which will be reactivated for this contract.
[Read more…] about Valaris announces drillship contract awardNew drillship contract adds $518 million to Transocean backlog
Fossil Energy – Drilling GOM
An undisclosed, independent operator has awarded Transocean a 1,080-day contract for a high-specification seventh-generation, ultra-deepwater drillship in the Gulf of Mexico offshore Mexico.
[Read more…] about New drillship contract adds $518 million to Transocean backlogSeadrill plans to take over management of acquired rigs
Fossil Energy – Management
Following its acquisition of Aquadrill, Seadrill President and CEO Simon Johnson said that Seadrill intends to take control of the former Aquadrill rigs at an appropriate time based on discussions with existing managers and the customers currently using these rigs.
[Read more…] about Seadrill plans to take over management of acquired rigsSaipem awarded drilling contract offshore Ivory Coast
Fossil Energy – Ivory Coast
Saipem has been awarded by the Joint Venture Eni Côte d’Ivoire Ltd. and Petroci a drilling contract offshore the Ivory Coast worth 400 million USD.
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