offshore drilling

By Rachel Butt (Bloomberg) — Vantage Drilling International is exploring strategic options including a potential sale, according to people familiar with

Offshore drilling company Seadrill Limited has announced the successful all-stock acquisition of Aquadrill LLC. The acquisition, valued at $958 million,

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has secured additional contract fixtures for two of its harsh environment semisubmersibles in what is the latest development in the

Equinor has awarded Transocean two major offshore drilling contracts for the harsh-environment Transocean Encourage and Transocean Enabler rigs, primarily in

Singaporean offshore shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has delivered the world’s second 8th generation drillship, named Deepwater Titan, to a subsidiary of

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill (NYSE and OSE: SDRL) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Aquadrill in an all-stock transaction.

Italian-based Saipem has been awarded new offshore drilling contracts in the Middle East and West Africa worth approximately $800 million. The five contracts

(Reuters) – Guyana, one of the world’s hottest oil drilling zones, will offer 14 offshore exploration blocks under terms that

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The UK will soon offer new licenses to explore areas of its seabed for oil and gas, but even if the drilling is

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean says the market for offshore drilling services is clearly recovering after eight “extremely challenging”

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday applauded efforts by Lebanon and Israel seeking to reach a decision

BERLIN (Reuters) – Environmentalist groups in Germany and the Netherlands are challenging plans for a new gas field in the North Sea, a German

JERUSALEM, July 2 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Saturday it had sent three unarmed drones towards an Israeli Mediterranean gas rig,

June 26 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have attacked a drilling platform in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company,

June 20 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas

BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) – Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against any “aggressive action” in disputed waters where both states

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – Rental rates for offshore oil and gas rigs have rocketed higher, boosted by a race to lift production

Singaporean rigbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine has signed bareboat charter contracts for two more of its “legacy” jackup rigs, the latest sign

By Katharine Gemmell (Bloomberg) — Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling offered to divest some of its offshore operation platforms to avoid an in-depth

By Paul Takahashi (Bloomberg) Questioned by U.S. lawmakers this week, chief executives from the nation’s biggest oil companies took great pains to explain