offshore drilling


Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Sembcorp Marine Delivers Second 8th Generation Drillship
Offshore

Sembcorp Marine Delivers Second 8th Generation Drillship

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

January 3, 2023
Total Views: 1744

Friday, December 23, 2022
Seadrill drillship on the horizon
Offshore

Seadrill Acquires Aquadrill in All-Stock Deal

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

December 23, 2022
Total Views: 812

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Saipem Awarded Offshore Drilling Contracts Worth $800 Million
Offshore

Saipem Awarded Offshore Drilling Contracts Worth $800 Million

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

November 15, 2022
Total Views: 2575

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Guyana Oil Port
Offshore

Booming Guyana Sets Offshore Oil Auction Under Revamped Fiscal Terms

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

November 5, 2022
Total Views: 1764

Monday, October 3, 2022
north sea oil rig
Offshore

UK’s New Oil and Gas Exploration Licenses Unlikely to Boost Supply for Years

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

October 3, 2022
Total Views: 651

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
offshore rig
Offshore

Transocean Says Offshore Drilling Market Rebounding After ‘Extremely Challenging’ Eight Years

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

August 2, 2022
Total Views: 3149

Sunday, July 17, 2022
U.S. Welcomes Lebanon, Israel Maritime Boundary Efforts
Offshore

U.S. Welcomes Lebanon, Israel Maritime Boundary Efforts

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

July 17, 2022
Total Views: 2098

Saturday, July 16, 2022
Germany Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore

Environmentalists Challenge North Sea Gas Drilling Plans In Dutch Court

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

July 16, 2022
Total Views: 2043

Sunday, July 3, 2022
 Israeli Naval Ship Intercepts Drones Launched At Gas Rig 
Offshore

 Israeli Naval Ship Intercepts Drones Launched At Gas Rig 

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

July 3, 2022
Total Views: 30556

Sunday, June 26, 2022
oil gas platform angola production energy
Offshore

Ukraine Attacks Crimean Oil Platform For Second Time In A Week

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

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 4003

Monday, June 20, 2022
Oil Platform
Offshore

Ukraine Strikes Crimean Black Sea  Drilling Platforms, Pro-Russian Regional Head Says

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

June 20, 2022
Total Views: 16841

Sunday, June 5, 2022
Lebanon Warns Against Any Israeli ‘Aggression’ In Disputed Waters
Offshore

Lebanon Warns Against Any Israeli ‘Aggression’ In Disputed Waters

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

June 5, 2022
Total Views: 1375

Friday, May 27, 2022
offshore oil and gas rig
Offshore

Offshore Rig Dayrates ‘Quickly Heading’ to $400,000

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

May 27, 2022
Total Views: 3899

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Keppel O&M Secures Charters for Two Additional ‘Legacy Rigs’
Offshore

Keppel O&M Secures Charters for Two Additional ‘Legacy Rigs’

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

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 1054

Monday, May 9, 2022
Noble and Maersk Drilling to Divest Rigs to Soothe UK Competition Concerns Over Proposed Merger
Offshore

Noble and Maersk Drilling to Divest Rigs to Soothe UK Competition Concerns Over Proposed Merger

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

May 9, 2022
Total Views: 1590

Friday, April 8, 2022
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Offshore

Shell Wants To Drill Offshore But Spud To Market Takes 13 Years

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

April 8, 2022
Total Views: 5527

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
offshore oil rig
Offshore

The U.S. Just Took a Step Closer to a Legal Climate Standard

By Leslie Kaufman (Bloomberg) — Late last week, the District Court in D.C. delivered a stunning and unexpected victory to climate

February 2, 2022
Total Views: 1607

Italian Drilling Specialist Saipem Weighs Capital Increase After Profit Warning
Offshore

Italian Drilling Specialist Saipem Weighs Capital Increase After Profit Warning

By Alberto Brambilla, Chiara Albanese and Daniele Lepido (Bloomberg) — Saipem SpA is evaluating a capital increase after issuing a profit warning

February 2, 2022
Total Views: 991

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
maersk viking drillship
Offshore

Offshore Drillers Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling to Merge

Offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) and Maersk Drilling have announced an agreement to combine the two companies, creating one of the

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 1742

Tuesday, October 26, 2021
drillship
Offshore

Valaris Reactivating A Second Drillship

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris will reactivate another drillship after being awarded a two-year contract offshore Angola. The contract was awarded by

October 26, 2021
Total Views: 1714