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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Redeployment jack up rig Noble Regina Allen
Fossil Energy – Drilling Argentinia
Noble has secured a contract with Total Austral, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, to redeploy the harsh-environment jack up rig Noble Regina Allen for the drilling of three horizontal wells at the Fénix project in southern Argentina.
[Read more…] about Redeployment jack up rig Noble Regina AllenCOSL to buy four new jack-up drilling rigs
Fossil Energy – New Jack-Up Rigs
China-based offshore drilling contractor China Oilfield Services (COSL) said this week it had agreed to buy four jack-up drilling rigs from Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore.
[Read more…] about COSL to buy four new jack-up drilling rigsTransocean 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 acquisitionNeptune Energy commences drilling operations at Yakoot prospect
Fossil Energy – Drilling Gulf of Suez
Neptune Energy announced drilling operations have begun at its operated Yakoot exploration well, located in the North West El Amal Concession in the southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt.
[Read more…] about Neptune Energy commences drilling operations at Yakoot prospectSuccessful exploration drilling in UK North Sea
Fossil Energy – Exploration Drilling K2 Prospect
Ithaca Energy announced the results of exploration drilling at the K2 prospect, located in Block 22/14c of the Central North Sea of the UK Continental Shelf.
[Read more…] about Successful exploration drilling in UK North SeaPetronas reports 6 oil and gas discoveries off Sarawak coast
Fossil Energy – Oil and Gas Discoveries
Malaysia state oil firm Petronas said on Monday it has made six oil and gas discoveries in five blocks off the coast of Sarawak.
[Read more…] about Petronas reports 6 oil and gas discoveries off Sarawak coastNew 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 backlogConocoPhillips lines up Transocean rig for Otway Basin drilling
Fossil Energy – Exploration Drilling
Offshore oil and gas explorer 3D Oil has received letter of award from ConocoPhillips Australia for the Transocean Equinox drilling rig to support an exploration drilling programme in the Otway Basin in Australia.
[Read more…] about ConocoPhillips lines up Transocean rig for Otway Basin drillingC-NLOPB permits ExxonMobil to begin drilling operations
Fossil Energy – Drilling Permission
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has granted ExxonMobil permission to begin exploratory drilling using Odfjell-managed semisub Hercules.
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