By Matthew Tostevin HANOI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The drilling ship at the center of a row between Vietnam and China over oil prospecting in disputed waters in the South China Sea has arrived in waters off the Malaysian port of Labuan, shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon showed on Monday. Drilling by the Deepsea Metro I ship was suspended in Vietnam's Block 136/3 last month … [Read more...]
Turkey Sends Ships and Submarine to Monitor Drillship Near Cyprus
ISTANBUL, July 13 (Reuters) - Turkey has sent two ships and a submarine to monitor a drilling vessel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the military said on Thursday, in a move likely to increase tension with Cyprus after reunification talks failed last week. The drilling work, a contractual obligation between Cyprus and France's Total, comes a week after the collapse of … [Read more...]
ExxonMobil Extends Contract for Maersk Drillship at a Fraction of the Original Rate
Maersk Drilling says it has been awarded a 150-day contract extension by ExxonMobil for the ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Viking at a significantly lower day rate compared to the original long-term contract. The company said the estimated value of the contract extension is $22.5 million, which corresponds to a day rate of approximately $150,000 per day. Maersk Viking … [Read more...]
Drillship Walkthrough: See What It’s Like Inside an Ultra-Deepwater Drill Rig [VIDEO]
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Ever wonder what it's like inside a modern ultra-deepwater drillship. Well, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUc5GnXSvCM The video was filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard a 2010-built Samsung design 12000 drillship (using intrinsically safe equipment while the rig was idle, of course). … [Read more...]
Noble Renegotiates Drillship Contracts with Shell
London-baed drilling contractor Noble Corporation has agreed with Royal Dutch Shell to amend the long-term charter contracts for three ultra-deepwater drillships citing the challenging environment for offshore exploration and production projects. The contract amendments pertain to the Noble Bully II, Noble Globetrotter I and Noble Globetrotter II, which are currently … [Read more...]
Atwood Drillships Delayed Two Years at DSME
Houston-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to postpone the delivery of two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships by two years. Delivery of the newbuilds Atwood Admiral and Atwood Archer is now scheduled until September 30, 2019 … [Read more...]
Transocean: Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Discoverer India Terminated Early
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean says it has received a notice for the early termination of the contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer India. Transocean announced Monday that its customer Reliance Industries Ltd. (Reliance) has elected to exercise its contractual option to terminate the contract for the drillship effective December 2016 … [Read more...]