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Conversion Scarabeo 5 to floating production

Tuesday, August 26 2025

General – Conversion

Saipem has completed the conversion of the Scarabeo 5 semi-submersible drilling unit into a floating plant for the separation and boosting of hydrocarbons (Floating Production Unit – FPU).

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Filed Under: Congo, conversions, Drilling, ENI, FPU, International projects, LNG, Saipem, Semisub Tagged With: Congo LNG project, Conversion, drilling unit, Eni, FPU, saipem, Scarabeo 5

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

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