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Equinor industrialising plugging operations

Saturday, March 29 2025

Fossil Energy – Contract

Island Drilling Company has been awarded a three-year contract for well plugging on Equinor-operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) using the Island Innovator semi-submersible rig.

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Filed Under: Archer, Baker Hughes, Drilling, Equinor, International News, Island Drilling, Semisub, well plugging Tagged With: Archer Oiltools, baker hughes, drilling, Equinor, Island Drilling, semisub, well plugging

Aker BP gets all clear for drilling ops off Norway

Wednesday, March 19 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling Permit

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.

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Filed Under: Aker BP, Drilling, drilling permit, International projects, Norwegian Offshore Directorate, Norwegian Sea, Semisub Tagged With: Aker BP, Drilling permit, NOD, norwegian sea

Harbour Energy gets drilling permit for CCS Exploration off Norway

Wednesday, March 19 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling Permit

Harbour Energy has secured a permit to drill a well in the Norwegian Sea, which is part of the carbon storage exploration license at Havstjerne development.

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Filed Under: CCS, Drilling, drilling permit, Exploration, Harbour Energy, International News, Norway, Semisub Tagged With: ccs, drilling, exploration, Harbour Energy, NOD, norway

Valaris to retire three semisubs from global fleet

Thursday, February 20 2025

General – Retirement

Bermuda-based drilling contractor Valaris has decided to retire three semi-submersible rigs from its global fleet and focus on high-specification units, as announced in a press release.

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Filed Under: drilling rig, International projects, retirement, Semisub, Valaris Tagged With: retirement, semisub, Valaris

Norway clears Equinor for drilling in Barents Sea

Tuesday, February 11 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.

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Filed Under: Barents Sea, Drilling, drilling permit, Equinor, International projects, Norway, Norwegian Offshore Directorate, Semisub Tagged With: barents sea, drilling, Drilling permit, Equinor, NOD, norway

Three wells offshore Suriname

Tuesday, December 31 2024

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Noble and PETRONAS Suriname E&P have agreed the high-specification semisubmersible rig Noble Developer to drill three wells offshore Suriname.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, International projects, Noble, Petronas, Semisub, Suriname Tagged With: noble, petronas, Suriname

Delimited discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Tuesday, December 10 2024

Fossil Energy – Gas Discovery

Wintershall Dea has proven gas in appraisal well 6507/4-5 S in the Norwegian Sea, 270 kilometres north of Kristiansund.

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Filed Under: Drilling, Gas discovery, International News, Semisub, WintershallDea Tagged With: drilling, Gas discovery, norwegian sea, Wintershall DEA

Equinor brings on another rig

Monday, November 18 2024

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind AS to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta on the Norwegian continental shelf.

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Filed Under: Drilling, Equinor, International News, Norway, Semisub Tagged With: drilling, Equinor, norway, semisub

$137 Million contract award for harsh environment semisubmersible

Thursday, May 11 2023

Fossil Energy – Drilling Contract

Offshore drilling firm Transocean has secured a five-well drilling contract for its Transocean Equinox offshore drilling rig.

[Read more…] about $137 Million contract award for harsh environment semisubmersible

Filed Under: Australia, Drilling, International projects, Semisub, Transocean Tagged With: australia, drilling, transocean

Shell plans 10 additional wells offshore Namibia

Tuesday, April 18 2023

Fossil Energy – Namibia

Shell has applied to amend its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) with Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to allow for the drilling of up to 10 additional exploration and appraisal wells on licence PEL 0039 off southern Namibia.

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Filed Under: Drilling, International projects, Namibia, Semisub, Shell Tagged With: drilling, Namibia, Shell

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